Can you swim in the ocean at Miami Beach?

Calm, crystal-clear water and soft, white sand have always beckoned swimmers and sunbathers to the beaches in Greater Miami & Miami Beach. There's plenty of space for you and your crew to experience a day of carefree bliss along the shore in a way that's just your style.



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According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt. This year, there have been 25 reported cases and five deaths since January 2023. “Living in Florida, being around the marine environment, we need to be aware of what it is,” said Dr.

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Our shores have shallow waters often resulting in sandbars, so the sun can reflect off the white sea floors and the surrounding microscopic plankton, which creates the gradient effect of clear-to-emerald-to azure-to-navy waters as you progress further out into the Gulf.

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PROHIBITED ON THE BEACH: Smoking cigarettes or filtered tobacco products. Narcotics and marijuana. Large tents, tables or similar structures. Loud music.

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Contact with tentacles (even those that have broken off) can cause red, raised streaky welts that can last from 1-2 weeks and cause severe pain, tingling, itching, and even nausea and headache. Do not touch jellyfish that have washed up on the beach; even dead jellies can sting!

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