Wide, driveable sand near the nation's oldest city.
St. Augustine Beach is in St. Johns County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Most parking at St. Augustine Beach is free, though a permit is required to drive on certain stretches of sand. Concessions are available here, a rarer amenity among the Atlantic Florida beaches Coasti tracks. Jacksonville Beach is the nearest other stop, about 32 miles north, with Daytona Beach roughly 47 miles south.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for St. Augustine Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Northeast Florida Regional (St. Augustine) (KSGJ).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
St. Johns County's coast rarely experiences the Karenia brevis blooms that drive red tide on Florida's Gulf side, though it isn't unheard of when a bloom rounds the peninsula. FWC's map covers St. Augustine Beach as part of its statewide sampling. See today's statewide red tide status.
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for St. Augustine Beach loads at the top of this page.
St. Augustine Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at St. Augustine Beach is free. Some beach-driving areas require a permit. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at St. Augustine Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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