Miami Beach Webcam – Sunny Isles Beach and Collins Avenue

The Miami Beach Webcam looks out over the beach at the Acqualina Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, just north of the city of Miami Beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. From above the resort grounds, the camera takes in a green lawn set with rows of bright red umbrellas and an oversized chess board, then the wide pale sand with its loungers and umbrellas, and the turquoise Atlantic stretching to the horizon, with palm trees framing the left side of the view. A second tab moves south to South Beach, where a street camera looks down on Collins Avenue at a busy intersection, with hotel towers, palms, traffic lights and the steady flow of cars, taxis and people. One shows the beach, the other the street life that Miami Beach is famous for.

About Miami Beach and Sunny Isles Beach

Miami Beach is a city of 82,890 people (2020 census) built on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, across the water from Miami. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915, and covers 39.42 square kilometers (15.22 square miles), about half of it water. Its southern end, South Beach, holds the Miami Beach Architectural District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and described as the world’s largest collection of Art Deco architecture, with hundreds of hotels and apartment buildings put up between 1923 and 1943. Collins Avenue, Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road are its best known streets.

Sunny Isles Beach, where the main camera stands, is a separate city of 22,342 people (2020 census), incorporated on June 16, 1997. It sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, north of Haulover Park and south of Golden Beach, on just 2.62 square kilometers (1.01 square miles) of land. In 1920 the developer Harvey Baker Graves promoted the area as an American Riviera, and today its row of oceanfront towers is ranked the 14th tallest skyline in the United States. Collins Avenue, State Road A1A, runs the length of both cities.

The beach camera belongs to the Acqualina Resort, which streams it on its own YouTube channel, and the Collins Avenue camera is run by ZeroEight, which has streamed South Beach street life around the clock for more than a year.

Weather and Climate in Miami Beach

Miami Beach is warm all year. On the 1991 to 2020 normals, January averages a high of 23 C (74 F) and a low of 16 C (61 F), and April reaches 26 C (80 F). July is hot and humid, averaging 31 C (88 F) by day and 26 C (78 F) at night, and October still averages 29 C (84 F). The city receives about 1,452 millimeters (57.2 inches) of rain a year, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November.

The seasons read clearly on the Miami Beach Webcam. Winter tends to bring clear skies and calm water, with the resort umbrellas open over the sand. Summer afternoons can turn quickly, with towering clouds building over the ocean and short, heavy downpours sweeping across the sand before the sun returns. On the Collins Avenue tab, rain shows up as glossy, reflecting pavement and fewer people on the sidewalks.

Things to Do Near Miami Beach

In Sunny Isles Beach, the Newport Fishing Pier reaches about 800 meters (half a mile) out into the Atlantic. First designated historic in 1982, it was damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and reopened after a rebuild on June 15, 2013. Haulover Park lies just to the south, and Oleta River State Park is close by.

Further south along Collins Avenue, South Beach is the place for Art Deco architecture, with hotels and apartment buildings from the 1920s, 1930s and early 1940s, along with Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road. Miami itself is a short drive west across the causeways over Biscayne Bay.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What can you see on the Miami Beach Webcam?

The main camera looks over the Acqualina Resort lawn and its red umbrellas to the beach and the Atlantic at Sunny Isles Beach. The Collins Avenue tab shows a busy South Beach intersection with hotels, palms and traffic.

Is there a Sunny Isles Beach webcam?

Yes. The main camera on this page is the Acqualina Resort beach camera in Sunny Isles Beach, looking east across the sand to the ocean.

Is Sunny Isles Beach part of Miami Beach?

No. Sunny Isles Beach is a separate city, incorporated in 1997, that lies north of Haulover Park. Collins Avenue links it with the city of Miami Beach to the south.

Is there a Collins Avenue webcam in Miami Beach?

Yes. The second tab is a 24-hour street camera on Collins Avenue in South Beach, looking down on a busy intersection.

Does the Miami Beach webcam show Ocean Drive?

No. The street camera on this page is on Collins Avenue, and the beach camera is in Sunny Isles Beach, so Ocean Drive is not in either view.

Does the Miami Beach webcam have sound?

The Collins Avenue camera streams the sounds of the street, from traffic and horns to music, according to its operator. Use the player’s volume control to hear it.

What is the weather like in Miami Beach?

Warm all year, with average highs from about 23 C (74 F) in January to 31 C (88 F) in July, and around 1,452 millimeters (57.2 inches) of rain a year. The weather bar under the player shows the current conditions.

When is hurricane season in Miami Beach?

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November. Storms that come close can bring high surf, heavy rain and strong wind, all of which show up clearly on the beach camera.

Source: Acqualina Resort and ZeroEight