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Gulf Coast Guide

Bay St.
Louis

Bay Time

Everything for a slow day on the bay: the Old Town beach, easy parking by the harbor, a live-music main street and one of the best sunsets on the coast.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Old Town, harbor & the beach

Bayfront Sunset

Old Town send-off over the bay

Dining

Po-boys, oysters & Old Town cafes

Things to Do

Redfish charters & bay cruises

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Bay St. Louis Beach

Calm bayfront sand along Beach Blvd

Free roadside parking

North Beach

Old Town beachfront & restaurants

Free parking

Washington Street Pier

Fishing & sunset pier

Free lot

Buccaneer State Park

Waveland · beach & water park

Entry fee

Waveland Beach

Long quiet sand to the west

Free parking

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Waveland

10 min west

Buccaneer State Park & long beaches

Pass Christian

15 min east

Harbor, oysters & antique row

Gulfport

25 min east

Jones Park & the Ship Island ferry

New Orleans

60 min west

French Quarter day trip up I-10

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Bay St. Louis. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Bay St. Louis, the water is 73°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 72°F. Wind is 16 mph from the ESE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 53 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 3:56 AM, Low 4:05 PM.