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Sand Key Park Fishing Piers

Pinellas · pier

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7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week; closed the day after Thanksgiving and December 25Paid: automated pay stations (pay-by-plate), $6 per day through November 30, 2026; $3.50/hour capped at $12/day from December 1, 2026. Annual passes available.

Good for

Target species

Spanish mackerel Florida pompano Flounder Whiting Ladyfish

Style

pierjettysurf

Officially listed features

restrooms

From the official source linked below.

General guidance: Gulf beach next to Clearwater Pass; mackerel and pompano work the surf and pass mouth on strong tides.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNE 10 mphgusts 2270° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNE 12 mphgusts 2270° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 12 mphgusts 2270° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNE 14 mphgusts 2375° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNE 15 mphgusts 2280° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 16 mphgusts 2679° · Rain 3%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNE 14 mphgusts 2373° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNE 10 mphgusts 2170° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNE 9 mphgusts 2068° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 10 mphgusts 1868° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 8 AMNNE 9 mphgusts 1868° · Rain 1%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 12 mphgusts 2075° · Rain 1%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 14 mphgusts 2180° · Rain 3%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMNE 15 mphgusts 2580° · Rain 3%Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 12 mphgusts 2274° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 10 mphgusts 2172° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Forecast from National Weather Service, updated Oct 25, 7:36 PM ET

Lifeguard stand on the beach at Sand Key Park — Photo: Dlohcierekim · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Conditions can change; check the official source before you go.

Status	Call ahead Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources · (727) 582-2581 · website
Status note	County park page notes a seawall section held closed through August 2026 for staging for the City of Clearwater marina project.
Address	1060 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33767
Hours	7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week; closed the day after Thanksgiving and December 25
Parking / fees	Paid: automated pay stations (pay-by-plate), $6 per day through November 30, 2026; $3.50/hour capped at $12/day from December 1, 2026. Annual passes available.
Amenities	Park restrooms, Park picnic shelters
Fishing license	Statewide (FWC): a Florida saltwater fishing license is required unless exempt or covered by a licensed fishing pier; a free shore-based shark fishing permit is also required to target sharks from shore, jetties, bridges and piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from Pinellas County: Sand Key Park

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Spanish mackerel Clearwater Pass mixes Gulf and pass water, making current seams useful lanes to cover with a Gotcha plug.
Florida pompano Gulf and Clearwater Pass water provide sandy coastal feeding lanes to search with compact jigs.
Flounder Clearwater Pass water offers a coastal corridor for working bottom baits during the fall flounder movement.
Cobia Clearwater Pass links Gulf and pass water for occasional sight-casting opportunities as cobia travel the coast.
Whiting Gulf water beside Clearwater Pass offers sandy margins to test at several casting distances.
Ladyfish Gulf and Clearwater Pass flow provide moving-water lanes to swim a light jig through.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station Clearwater Beach (8726724). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Clearwater Beach (8726724) · 2.1 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 06:24	Low	-0.244
2026-10-26 12:53	High	2.57
2026-10-26 18:01	Low	1.345
2026-10-26 23:45	High	3.373
2026-10-27 07:09	Low	-0.422
2026-10-27 13:46	High	2.372
2026-10-27 18:30	Low	1.465
2026-10-28 00:17	High	3.449
2026-10-28 07:58	Low	-0.461
2026-10-28 14:52	High	2.158
2026-10-28 18:59	Low	1.57
2026-10-29 00:54	High	3.448
2026-10-29 08:53	Low	-0.368
2026-10-29 16:08	High	1.983
2026-10-29 19:31	Low	1.662
2026-10-30 01:39	High	3.354
2026-10-30 09:54	Low	-0.177
2026-10-30 17:29	High	1.885
2026-10-30 20:08	Low	1.749
2026-10-31 02:38	High	3.171
2026-10-31 11:03	Low	0.063
2026-10-31 19:01	High	1.897
2026-10-31 21:06	Low	1.839
2026-11-01 02:58	High	2.937
2026-11-01 11:19	Low	0.292
2026-11-01 19:06	High	2.008
2026-11-01 22:14	Low	1.871

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Clearwater Beach Pier 60, Oct 19 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 2 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (4 samples).

Samples are point-in-time observations; missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Check FWC’s current report.

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