Destin Beach Live Cam, Emerald Coast, Florida

Welcome to the beautiful Emerald Coast. This live cam from Joseph Shenouda looks out over the sugar-white sand and emerald-green water of Destin, Florida, and is handy for checking surf conditions, planning a vacation or simply enjoying a relaxing ocean backdrop.

Destin sits on a narrow strip of land on the Florida Panhandle, between Choctawhatchee Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It began as a small fishing village and now calls itself the World's Luckiest Fishing Village, with one of the largest charter fishing fleets in the country based in Destin Harbor. Its beaches are famous for sand made of fine white quartz from the Appalachian Mountains and for the clear green water that gives the Emerald Coast its name. Nearby, Crab Island, a sandbar near the East Pass, becomes a huge floating party in summer.

On the camera you can watch the waves, beachgoers and boats, and look out for dolphins just offshore. Spring and summer are the busiest seasons, and autumn brings calm, clear seas. Hurricane season runs from June to November. Destin uses Central Time, and sunsets over the Gulf are a highlight.

The stream is provided by Joseph Shenouda.