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Today at Hugh Taylor Birch
Rip current risk · Broward beaches
Sun 1 Nov · surf 3 to 4 feet
Mon 2 Nov: High, surf 3 to 5 feet
NWS Miami surf zone forecast, issued Sun 1 Nov, 3:31 PM
Water · Atlantic (Lake Worth Pier)
Warm · typical for November (typical 77–81°F)
NOAA reading Sun 1 Nov, 5:00 PM
UV Index · Fort Lauderdale
Protect your skin: shade at midday, SPF 15+, hat and sunglasses (EPA).
EPA forecast for Nov/01/2026
Tides today · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Anglin Fishing Pier
- High 1:21 AM 2.8 ft
- Low 6:38 AM 0.6 ft
- High 1:05 PM 3.1 ft
- Low 7:34 PM 0.8 ft
NOAA predictions (MLLW datum)
High Surf Advisory until Mon 2 Nov, 7:00 AM (NWS Miami)
About Hugh Taylor Birch
In the middle of Fort Lauderdale's hotel strip, Hugh Taylor Birch is a shady stretch of old-Florida hammock, a freshwater coastal dune lake and the Intracoastal shore. The park's entry fee covers parking, which on a busy beach weekend is worth the price on its own.
The ocean beach lies just across A1A: walk through the park's Beach Gate, where The Grove serves coffee and rents chairs and umbrellas, and use the crosswalk. Inside the park there are kayaks on the lake, a 1.9-mile park drive for bikes and skates, and Birch's 1940 home, now the Terramar Visitor Center.
Facts, checked on the official page
- Hours
- 8 a.m. to sunset, every day, including the beach access. [1]
- Entry
- $6 per vehicle (up to eight people), $4 single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle, $2 pedestrians, cyclists and extra passengers. 252 parking spaces are included. [2]
- Getting to the sand
- Through the Beach Gate and across A1A by the crosswalk. The old tunnels are closed. [1]
- Food and rentals
- The Grove at the Beach Gate: café and bar, shop, and rentals of kayaks, beach chairs and umbrellas. [3]
- Facilities
- Restrooms, picnic tables and grills, three rentable pavilions ($80 a day plus tax), a playground. The large pavilions and the Banyan and North End restrooms were closed for construction in a notice dated September 2025. [1]
- Dogs
- Not on beaches, boardwalks or playgrounds (Florida State Parks policy). [4]
- Accessibility
- One beach wheelchair, at the Ranger Station. [3]
- Without a car
- The Water Taxi stops at the park; BCT Route 11 runs along A1A. [5]
Not stated on the official pages we read (so we don't claim them): whether lifeguards guard the beach opposite the park (the park tells swimmers to heed the lifeguard flags but doesn't say who staffs them); showers.
Tides near Hugh Taylor Birch
NOAA predictions for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Anglin Fishing Pier, the nearest tide station. All tide stations.
Nearby
- Bonnet House Museum & Gardens: Historic estate next door to the south.
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: The guarded city beach, south along A1A.
Worth knowing
- The Terramar Visitor Center is Hugh Taylor Birch's 1940 home, open weekdays 9 a.m.–4 p.m. [1]
Photos
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Sources
- Florida State Parks: Hugh Taylor Birch, checked 2026-10-26
- Florida State Parks: Hugh Taylor Birch hours and fees, checked 2026-10-26
- Florida State Parks: Hugh Taylor Birch experiences and amenities, checked 2026-10-26
- Florida State Parks: pet policy, checked 2026-10-26
- Water Taxi: how it works, checked 2026-10-26
Fees, hours and rules change. If something here is out of date, the official page wins.