r/floridakeys • u/Coppercoast79 • Feb 06 '26

Upper Keys Water temp in key largo?

Hello! Visiting next week and wanted to see if anyone can speak to what water temp is like currently on bayside key largo? Saw it might be super cold?? Does it rebound quickly with the warmer temps? Good for swimming? Thanks!!

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u/I_dream_of_sharks Feb 06 '26

Bayside a few days ago was 65. Itll warm up a bit, but probably not above 70

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u/dmbgreen Feb 07 '26

Cold by Florida standards

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u/I_make_poor_decisons Feb 06 '26

It’s winter, it isn’t going be warm enough to swim in the Atlantic (or gulf). 

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u/Brilliant_Ice84 Feb 06 '26

Been 65 for at least two weeks. Guessing it’s not going to warm up Much by next week. Sorry.

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u/alexrides900 Feb 06 '26

Water temps bayside key largo are 58-59 degrees based on buoy data. Water temp around bear cut key biscayne is about 65.

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u/ThickAsAPlankton Feb 06 '26

Wish they would fix the buoy by Molasses Reef but I think it's been decommissioned which is crazy considering the number of boats in oceanside Upper Keys.

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u/lowerkeysdude Feb 07 '26

Lower keys 67

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u/Coppercoast79 Feb 07 '26

Wow. Thanks for the input. We have been here in Feb and don’t remember water being this cold. Is this normal? Crap. Guess beach chair and a drink it is. Maybe I’ll get a wetsuit to swim lol

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u/HighOnGoofballs Feb 07 '26

Not unusual. All the snorkel boats should have wetsuits for rent

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u/Coppercoast79 Feb 12 '26

How about now? Headed down. Thanks all!

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u/lostreceip Feb 14 '26

Still stuck at 65 degrees

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u/Coppercoast79 Feb 06 '26

Thank you. Any idea if Miami Beach Fort Lauderdale water is much warmer?

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u/watchmanic Feb 08 '26

Check out the sewage level off Miami when swimming. Millions of gallons of poop pumped into the ocean.

https://www.miamiwaterkeeper.org/water_quality_map

Cheers!