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JOHN PENNEKAMP STATE PARK

In United States · near Triumph Reef, Spiegel Grove.
Conditions last modeled 258.8h ago · water —
Sunset in
…
Full moon
25.6d
Tide range
normal
5/100

Sunset Score

Dull sky · 20:15
  • High / mid cloud 0% — thin canvas
  • Low cloud / horizon 94% low cloud — likely to block the sunset
  • Haze / aerosol Low — clean, saturated colour
  • Seaward horizon A headland/island blocks the open-water sunset — caps the view
Dull sky unlikely · modeled 5/100 · not a promise · confidence: low
63/100

Sun & Tan

Fair beach-sun day · mind the UV
  • Sky Part cloud · sun in spells
  • Warmth 34° — comfortable to lie out
  • UV peak (13:00) 8.7 — very high
☀️ Very High UV — fair skin burns in ~15 min unprotected. SPF 50+, cover up, ease off the midday sun (11–4).
modeled forecast · UV + cloud + temperature · confidence: high · modeled forecast · not medical advice
Sunset Score & Sun & Tan from the daily sky cache · refreshed 20h ago — Open-Meteo free tier, no per-view fetch.
Water
pending
seasonal · 258.8h ago
Swell / Wind
0.4m · 5.2kn
seasonal · 258.8h ago
Sunset
20:15 local
dull sky modeled
Tide
06:18 low -0.37m
next low · modeled (FES2014)
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Today's best windows

When the water suits each activity — hourly conditions + the tide curve. Forecast — never a promise.
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Low tide
06:18 · -0.37m
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Golden hour
19:42
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Sunset
20:15
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In-water
lighter swell/wind
DawnMiddayAfternoonDuskNight
Next low tide 06:18 (local) — tide-pool + easy-entry window. Tide prediction (next from now) — Open-Meteo · FES2014-based (modeled), refreshed daily. Times local.
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Not in a marine reserve on our map

Not inside a marine reserve on our map — still tread lightly. Checked against our marine-protected-area map.

In season near here

Likely around this coast this month, from Ocean Highways — coarsened. Possible, never promised.
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Loggerhead

Caretta caretta
MiCO meta-site for Loggerhead (Bentley et al. (2025) Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean. Nat Commun 16:4089. MiCO (mico.eco) — CC-BY 4.0, attribution required; data via Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.14873514.) · IUCN VU · region-level (~110 km) · possible, not pinned to this beach
🐾 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans
MiCO meta-site for Blue Marlin (Bentley et al. (2025) Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean. Nat Commun 16:4089. MiCO (mico.eco) — CC-BY 4.0, attribution required; data via Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.14873514.) · IUCN VU · region-level (~110 km) · possible, not pinned to this beach
🐾 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

American Manatee

Trichechus manatus
MiCO meta-site for American Manatee (Bentley et al. (2025) Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean. Nat Commun 16:4089. MiCO (mico.eco) — CC-BY 4.0, attribution required; data via Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.14873514.) · IUCN VU · region-level (~110 km) · possible, not pinned to this beach
+ 1 IUCN-sensitive (Endangered / Critically Endangered) species also range this wider region this month — names & exact locations withheld (anti-poaching).

Sunset Mode

Tonight's time, the vividness forecast, and where to be.
Tonight · sets at
20:15 local
  • Sunset Score 5 / 100 — Dull
  • Golden hour 19:42 – 20:15
  • Best west-facing spot Triumph Reef (49km)
  • Source computed astronomy + CAMS aerosol + cloud
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Water & safety: We don't have an official feed or a recent satellite pass here — treat this as unknown, not safe. · algal-bloom proxy: No recent ocean-colour pass. We can't tell you whether it's safe to get in, call the currents, or vouch for marine life — mind the local flags/lifeguard and your own limits. This panel is informational; it never makes a safety call.

Beachfront eat & drink

Venue names free from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Photos, hours & booking come from a licensed provider — a later phase, credited then.
restaurant

The Fish House

beachfront restaurant
venue: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · no photo — licensed-provider photos arrive in a later phase
restaurant

Author's Island Kitchen

beachfront restaurant
venue: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · no photo — licensed-provider photos arrive in a later phase
restaurant

HideOut restaurant

beachfront restaurant
venue: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · no photo — licensed-provider photos arrive in a later phase
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What's on around the water

Computed = certain. We never invent an event. (Feed + community events arrive with later phases.)
25.6d

Full moonComputed

Brightest tides + moonlit beach walks around then (full moon = bright sky).

10.8d

Dark-moon nightsComputed

Moonless nights ahead — the best chance for bioluminescence where it occurs (computed, not a sighting promise).

20:15

Tonight’s sunsetComputed

Modeled sky dull (5/100).

Local knowledge

Community + sourced facts that passed our QA pipeline — each labeled with its source & confidence. Unreviewed data never reaches this page; conflicting reports are shown, never silently merged.

accessible parking

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

ada spaces ⚠ conflicting reports — both kept

9
verified · confidence 85% · source

ada spaces ⚠ conflicting reports — both kept

4
verified · confidence 85% · source

address

Southeast end of Old Rd.
verified · confidence 85% · source

coast region

Gulf
verified · confidence 85% · source

entry fee

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

entry fee amount

8.00
verified · confidence 85% · source

food nearby

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

food on site

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

frontage m ⚠ conflicting reports — both kept

87.78
verified · confidence 85% · source

frontage m ⚠ conflicting reports — both kept

51.82
verified · confidence 85% · source

notes

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park has four different types of boat tours to ensure that all park visitors have the best opportunity possible to experience the park's coral reef system. campground closed from August 2, 2010 through March 30, 2011
verified · confidence 85% · source

park

State
verified · confidence 85% · source

parking type

free_or_not_reported
verified · confidence 85% · source

public access status

Full Access With Parking
verified · confidence 85% · source

restroom

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

shower

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

web url

http://www.floridastateparks.org/pennekamp/default.cfm
verified · confidence 85% · source

wheelchair access

Yes
verified · confidence 85% · source

advisory status

latest sample 10 MPN/100mL at/below the EPA single-sample value (70) — informational, not an issued advisory
sourced · confidence 50% · source

indicator

Enterococcus
sourced · confidence 50% · source

result unit

MPN/100mL
sourced · confidence 50% · source

result value

10
sourced · confidence 50% · source

sample date

2025-12-16
sourced · confidence 50% · source

station id

21FLDOH_WQX-MONROE320
sourced · confidence 50% · source

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PR#2 live-data slice. Sunset Score & Sun & Tan are modeled forecasts — labeled, not promises or medical advice — served from a daily governed cache (no per-view fetch). Conditions: Conditions & sky: Open-Meteo (modeled, CC-BY 4.0) · Aerosol: Copernicus CAMS · Wildlife: Ocean Highways (MiCO CC-BY / OBIS / GBIF / IUCN) · Protected areas: ProtectedSeas · Inventory: OSM (ODbL) / Wikidata (CC0). Local times are shown in each beach’s own timezone (IANA tz lookup). Tides are real hi/lo predictions (CO-OPS sensor / Open-Meteo FES2014-based, modeled). Beach orientation + open-water-sunset derived from the GSHHG coastline. Hero photo (where shown): free CC, Wikimedia Commons — credited; illustrated otherwise, never faked. Live cam, restaurant photos, sign-in, comments, check-ins and busy-ness arrive in later phases — shown as "pending", never guessed. Nothing stored in your browser.