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Is the beach good today?
Live beach scores near you — wind, waves, water temperature, UV, tides, and distance on the map. Know before you go.
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Is the beach good today? answers the question millions of coastal visitors ask every morning. Instead of guessing from a generic city forecast, you see a beach-specific score, distance from your location, and live wind, waves, water temperature, UV, and tides — built for Gulf Coast, Florida, and beaches across the U.S.
Open the map, allow location, and compare nearby spots side by side. Each beach card shows how many miles away it is and a 0–10 score from our transparent rubric on real API readings.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I know if the beach is good today?
- Check wind speed, wave height, water temperature, UV index, sky conditions, and tide times together. Is the beach good today? scores nearby beaches from live NOAA weather, CO-OPS tide and water-temperature stations, and Open-Meteo marine data so you get one number plus a breakdown before you drive to the shore.
- What makes a beach score high or low?
- Our rubric weights surf and wind (calmer is usually better for swimming), air and water temperature comfort, sky conditions, UV exposure, inferred water clarity, and algae risk from wind and wave patterns. Scores change through the day as forecasts update — they are not a fixed rating for every beach.
- Is the water safe to swim today?
- We show inferred water quality and algae risk from environmental signals, not lab-tested bacteria counts. Always follow local health department advisories, lifeguard flags, and red-tide bulletins. Use our score as one input, not the only safety check.
- Do you cover beaches near me?
- Yes. Enable location on the map view and we discover real beaches within about 50 miles using Mapbox and OpenStreetMap, then pull live conditions for each spot. Distance from you is shown on cards and on the map.
- Where does your beach weather data come from?
- Air temperature, wind, and sky conditions come from NOAA National Weather Service forecasts. Near-shore water temperature and tides use NOAA CO-OPS when a station is nearby. Wave height and UV index come from Open-Meteo. No signup required for basic conditions.
- Is Is the beach good today free?
- Yes. Checking nearby beaches, scores, maps, tides, and forecasts is free at isthebeachgood.com. Community photo reports are part of the product roadmap.