Beach Report: Tides & Forecast

Live beach-safety flags, water temp, waves, tides & forecasts for 500+ beaches and coastal destinations — free, straight from NOAA. Save your beaches and add the widget.

Is it a good beach day? Beach Report answers that in one line — backed by the live beach-safety flag, water and air temperature, wind, wave height, surf quality, rip-current risk, tide times, and the forecast for 500+ beaches and coastal destinations, pulled straight from NOAA.

FEATURES • Beaches near you, sorted by distance, with the current flag at a glance • Search 500+ beaches and coastal destinations by name, city, or state • Live conditions: water temp, air temp, wind, waves, surf quality, rip-current risk • A plain-English safety read — Good to go / Use caution / Hazardous • A 7-day forecast with weather icons, plus the day's tide charted with its next high and low • The Atlas: every beach on one map — pinch to explore, tap a pin, open its report • Directions to any beach in Apple Maps or Google Maps • Share any beach's conditions as a ready-to-send card • Recent webcam snapshots on beach pages, where available • NOAA weather alerts for your state — tap one for the full advisory • Save your favorite beaches for one-tap access • Home Screen widget: your beach's flag and conditions at a glance • Full field guides: best time to visit, entry fees, crowds, house rules, safety notes, accessibility, wildlife & history, parking, what to pack, and nearby dining, hotels & attractions • A magazine-style design made for iPad's big page — and one-handed on iPhone • Apple Watch app: your saved beaches' safety read, water temp, and tides on your wrist • No-spam alerts: notified only when a saved beach turns hazardous, with quiet hours and a daily limit

Free, and no account required. Conditions come from NOAA — the National Weather Service, the National Data Buoy Center, and CO-OPS tide stations.

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Safety note: flags shown may be inferred from current conditions and are not a substitute for on-site lifeguard flags or official guidance. Always follow posted signs and lifeguards.