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Swell turns live marine and weather data into a single 0–100 Beach Score for
4,805+ US beaches, refreshed every 15 minutes, and rates 16
activities from swimming to surfing to fishing — so you always know where to go
and what to do when you arrive.
How Swell works
- Search any of 4,805+ US beaches, or let Swell find the best ones near you right now.
- Read the live Beach Score — marine and weather conditions distilled into one 0–100 number.
- Check today's activity ratings, tide times and a 7-day outlook before you go.
Today's top-scoring beaches in the US
- Bow Beach, Chincoteague, VA — Beach Score 100
- Broadway Beach Access A.K.A Whitney Beach, Longboat Key, FL — Beach Score 100
- Yankeetown Beach, Port Inglis, FL — Beach Score 100
- Dallas Bluff Sandbar, Townsend, GA — Beach Score 100
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access, Surf City, NC — Beach Score 100
- Kitty Hawk, Duck, NC — Beach Score 100
- Smith Island Beach, Northampton County, VA — Beach Score 100
- Assateague Island National Seashore, Chincoteague, VA — Beach Score 100
- Contentment Bluff Sandbar, Townsend, GA — Beach Score 100
- Parramore Beach, Accomack County, VA — Beach Score 100
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