The Sands
Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
No photo of The Sands yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:40 pm8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 11°C51°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.9 m3 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
- Restrooms240 m800 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi
- Boat ramp230 m740 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.2 km0.7 miPort Royal (village)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miBeaufort Executive Airport (BFT)
Nearby places
- 4 Island PizzaFood and drink980 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Mitchelville Beach14 km8.8 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Folly Field Beach19 km12 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Bradley Beach19 km12 mi south away7.8 Great later
- Burkes Beach20 km12 mi south away7.8 Great later
- Singleton Beach20 km13 mi south away7.8 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.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%
- Thu8.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 7%