Florida spring break 2022: Beach webcams show waves, crowds amid COVID pandemic
It's spring break season in Florida!
With almost 2,000 miles of coastline between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Florida is home to some of the best beaches in the world, and many of them turn up on a variety of annual "Best Beaches" lists (more on that below).
Several cameras are positioned along beaches here, offering live video streams and photos that update every few minutes. Most of the beach cameras show waves, blue skies and, in some cases, lots of people.
What do the beaches here look like as we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic? Take a look at our Florida beach webcam guide.
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Cocoa Beach
This webcam shows you a view of the Cocoa Beach Pier, which is one killer place to get a view of a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral or Kennedy Space Center. Cocoa Beach is part of the Space Coast of Florida and home to many of the world's top surfers, including Kelly Slater, the GOAT of surfing.
Can't see the livestream? Here's a link to the tiki bar at the Cocoa Beach Pier
Stuart
St. Lucie Inlet in the town of Stuart is located on the Treasure Coast of Florida.
Can't see the livestream? Click on this link to see Stuart Beach
Flagler Beach
This webcam links to Flagler Beach Pier, a popular fishing spot. Flagler Beach is on the East Coast of Florida, sandwiched between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine.
Can't see the stream? Click this link for the Flagler Beach Pier webcam
St. Augustine Beach
This view, courtesy of the Surf Station, shows St. Augustine Beach, located on the East Coast of Florida. Surf Station provides a surf report with surf forecast, water temperature and weather.
Can't see the webcam? Click this link for the St. Augustine Beach surfcam from the Surf Station
Dania Beach
This livestream shows the Dania Beach Pier, which is close to Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood Beach.
Can't see the livestream? Click here to see the Dania Beach Pier and beach cam
Hollywood Beach, Florida
Not that Hollywood, btw.
This webcam from the city of Hollywood Beach offers a view of the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Hollywood Beach is on the East Coast of the Sunshine State between Dania Beach and Hallandale Beach.
Can't see the livestream? Click this link to view the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk
Fort Lauderdale
PTVtv has a view of Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, which is located in South Florida. Though playback on the webcam is not available in this story, if you click on the "watch on YouTube" link in the embed below, you'll be directed to PTVtv's official YouTube channel, which offers several live webcams. Or, you can click here for the link.
Marathon
This webcam shows a view from Bonefish Towers in Marathon, which is in the Florida Keys.
Can't see the livestream? Click here to see a view of Marathon, a city in the Florida Keys
Siesta Beach
This beach in Sarasota County has topped "best beaches" lists — worldwide, mind you — many times over. Siesta Beach, in Siesta Key, was voted the No. 1 best beach in America by Tripadvisor users in 2020. Though playback on the webcam is not available in this story, if you click on the "watch on YouTube" link in the embed below, you'll be directed to Sarasota County Government's official YouTube channel. Click here for the link to the Siesta Beach webcam.
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Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island is located along the Emerald Coast of Florida's Panhandle. Btw, note the time difference. Okaloosa observes Central Standard Time so they're one hour behind Florida beaches on the East Coast. This webcam offers a live view from the Wyndhan Garden hotel in Fort Walton Beach.
Can't see the livestream? Click here for a view of Okaloosa Island
Miramar Beach
This Leeward Key webcam shows you a view of Miramar Beach, located in Destin in the Florida Panhandle.
Can't see the livestream? Click here for the livestream to Leeward Key webcam
Deerfield Beach
This one's a little different but definitely worth including in our beach webcam roundup. The action's not on the sand, it's under water.
Here's a view, courtesy of Spinner the Sea Cam, of the Deerfield Beach underwater camera. Deerfield Beach is located in South Florida.
Can't see the underwater fun? Click here for the link to the Deerfield Beach sea cam
Contributing: Ginny Beagan, USA TODAY Network-Florida
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