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Golden Isles Guide

St. Simons
Island

Golden Isles

Everything for a day on Georgia's Golden Isles: conditions, parking, the pier village sunset and where to eat after the shrimp and grits.

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

Free beach lots & the village

Pier Village

Sound sunset over the pier

Dining

Shrimp, barbecue & crab cakes

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & the lighthouse

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

East Beach

Widest sand · lifeguards

Free lots

Coast Guard Station

Bathhouse, showers & lifeguards

Free lot

Massengale Park

Playground, grills & ADA access

Free lot

Neptune Park

Village pier, pool & mini golf

Village parking

Gould's Inlet

North-end tidal flats & birding

Small lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Brunswick

15 min west

Historic downtown & the shrimp docks

Sea Island

10 min north

The Cloister resort & the Avenue of oaks

Jekyll Island

30 min south

Driftwood Beach & the historic district

Little St. Simons

Ferry only

Private, wild 10,000-acre barrier island

see you on the sand

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

Beach with care. The National Weather Service has a Rip Current Statement out for St. Simons Island until 4 AM Wednesday. Strong rip currents. Stay out of the water unless a lifeguard is on duty. Right now at St. Simons, the air is 72°F. Wind is 15 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 5 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 67 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 1:56 AM, Low 8:20 AM, High 2:22 PM, Low 9:08 PM. Dogs are allowed right now. Allowed until May 29.