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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

more tools coming

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

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.

Right now at St. Simons, the water is 87°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 86°F. Wind is 13 mph from the SSW and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 6:05 AM, High 12:06 PM, Low 6:22 PM.