Saint Simons Island
Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
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
- 12°C53°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2717 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 1.1 m3 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.
About Saint Simons Island
St. Simons Island (SSI or just St. Simons) is a barrier island and census-designated place (CDP) located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. The names of the community and the island are interchangeable, known simply as "St. Simons Island" or "SSI", or locally as "The Island". St. Simons is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area, and according to the 2020 U.S. census, the CDP had a population of 14,982. Located on the southeast Georgia coast, midway between Savannah and Jacksonville, St. Simons Island is both a seaside resort and residential community. It is the largest of Georgia's Golden Isles (along with Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and privately owned Little St. Simons Island). Visitors are drawn to the island for its warm climate, beaches, variety of outdoor activities, shops and restaurants, historical sites, and natural environment.
Source: St. Simons, Georgia on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 9.6 km6 miSt. Simons (town)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miMcKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sea Island Beach4.0 km2.5 mi south-east away8.3 Great later
- East Beach8.3 km5.2 mi south away8.3 Great later
- Massengale Beach8.8 km5.5 mi south away8.3 Great later
- Neptune Road Public Beach Access9.0 km5.6 mi south away8.3 Great later
- Cedar Street Public Beach Access9.1 km5.7 mi south 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.
- Sat7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
- Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 8%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
- Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
- Wed7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
- Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 11%