Driftwood Beach
Glynn County, Georgia, United States
No photo of Driftwood Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm7.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
- High 6 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miSt. Simons (town)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miMcKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- 11th Streeth Public Beach Access2.9 km1.8 mi north-east away8.3 Great later
- 9th Street Public Beach Access3.0 km1.9 mi north-east away8.3 Great later
- 7th Street Public Beach Access3.2 km2.0 mi north-east away8.3 Great later
- 6th Street Public Beach Access3.2 km2.0 mi north-east away8.3 Great later
- 5th Street Public Beach Access3.4 km2.1 mi north-east away8.3 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 9%
- Sun5.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 11%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%
- Wed7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 12%