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Atlantic Coast Guide

Sandbridge
Beach

No Hotels, Just Sand

Everything for a quiet day on the barrier-island strand: conditions, the seasonal beach lots, a Back Bay sunset and where to eat after the sand.

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

Seasonal beach lots & the pier

Back Bay Sunset

Sunset over the marsh & bay

Dining

Crab shacks & steamer buckets

Things to Do

Back Bay kayak & surf tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Sandbridge Beach

Main public access · showers & pier trolley

Seasonal paid lots

Little Island Park

Fishing pier · surf beach · 122-acre park

Big lot · fills by 11

Back Bay Refuge

Undeveloped wildlife beach south of town

Refuge entry · quiet

False Cape

Remote state park · hike, bike or tram in

No car access

Croatan Beach

Local surf beach near Rudee Inlet · north

Small paid lot

The Resort Beach

Virginia Beach Boardwalk · 20 min north

City garages

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Back Bay NWR

Just south

9,000-acre refuge, snow geese & marsh trails

Pungo

15 min west

Farm country, produce stands & Blue Pete's

Virginia Beach

20 min north

The Boardwalk, Rudee Inlet & the Resort strip

False Cape

Hike/tram in

One of the last undeveloped Atlantic beaches

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Sandbridge, the water is 63°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 63°F. Wind is 7 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 3 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 145 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 1:06 AM, Low 7:13 AM, High 1:35 PM, Low 8:12 PM. Dogs are allowed right now. Allowed until May 28.