Live conditions · Miami Beach, including South Beach
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until 8:00 PM. Next high tide at tomorrow at 12:16 AM is expected to reach about +1.8 ft above normal high tide, enough to flood low streets.
Peak water today
+1.9ft
above normal high tide
Source: NOAA Tides & Currents, Virginia Key gauge; NWS. Updated 5:49 PM ET · Data delayed
Updated 6:00 PM ET
AdvisoryWeather alert · Until 8:00 PM, Oct 30
Miami Beach
Plans, costs, and results
$316M
proposed or under way
6
plans, projects, and funding
2
in design or under construction
3
completed
$18.0M
New and raised seawalls plus living shoreline (plants and rock) along North Beach waterways.
OutcomeRecommended for a 50% state cost share in Florida's 2025-26 Resilient Florida plan.
$4.3M
A new, higher public seawall along Indian Creek Drive, part of the city's program to raise and replace seawalls.
OutcomeBlocks tidal water from spilling over the bank onto Indian Creek Drive. The city's last update set completion for summer 2023.
Source: City of Miami Beach
$100.2M
Raises West Avenue and Bay Road from 14th Street to Lincoln Road about 24 inches, with a new pump station at 1671 West Ave, new drains, water and sewer lines.
OutcomeBuilt to cut rain and high-tide flooding in South Beach's lowest streets. Segments 2 and 3 due spring 2027; the city asked the state for $16.7M more in 2025.
Source: City of Miami Beach, Florida DEP, Resilient Florida 2025-26 plan
$198M of $439M
Voters approved a $439M general obligation bond. $198M of it goes to neighborhoods and infrastructure, including flood work.
OutcomeIssued in parts since 2019. The rest of the bond pays for parks ($169M) and public safety ($72M).
Source: Florida Politics
About $25M
A new seawall, permanent pump, and plans to raise Indian Creek Drive, one of the city's worst king tide spots.
OutcomeDuring the November 2016 king tide the street stayed dry at high tide, the first big test of the new system.
Source: CBS Miami
Up to $400M
About 60 new stormwater pumps, higher seawalls, and raised roads, starting in South Beach around Alton Road and 10th Street.
OutcomeFirst phase largely done by 2016, when the new system kept streets dry during king tides. The city then committed $400M to $500M more to raise low streets.
Source: Insurance Journal, CBS Miami
Bars compare each cost with the largest item (square-root scale, so smaller projects stay visible). Last reviewed Oct 2026. Costs are as published; final costs may change.
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