The Beach Vibes3.2.3 - App Store

The Beach Vibes is the ultimate real-time beach conditions app for the Gulf Coast. Get live beach cams, smart activity recommendations, current beach flag statuses, surf reports, tides, and safety insights all in one app.

Plan the perfect beach day with accurate, location-specific data for swimming, surfing, snorkeling, paddle boarding, floating, and more. Whether you're at Pensacola Beach, Destin, Gulf Shores, South Padre Island, 30A, or any of our supported beaches, The Beach Vibes helps you stay safe and make the most of every trip to the coast.

What You’ll Love:

. Live Beach Camera Feeds - Watch real-time conditions from multiple public webcams at each beach. Check the weather forecast against actual live views with just one tap.

. Beach Safety Flags & Alerts - Always know the current lifeguard flag status (green, yellow, red, double red, purple). Includes clear explanations, rip current risk predictions, and future forecasts pulled from official sources.

. Smart Personalized Activity Recommendations - Our intelligent algorithms analyze wave height, wind, water temperature, visibility, tides, and flags to give you color-coded guidance (green = ideal, blue = not ideal, red = not recommended) for swimming, surfing, snorkeling, paddle boarding, and more.

. Ocean & Surf Conditions - Real-time wave height, swell period, water temperature, wind direction, and interactive wavy surf charts.

. Weather & Tides - Hourly forecasts, UV index with sunscreen guidance, sunset & sunrise times, current tide levels, and accurate high/low tide predictions.

. Community Reports - See real-time user-submitted beach conditions, observations, and photos from fellow beachgoers.

. Immersive Visuals & 3D Views - Enjoy dynamic wavy surf charts, 3D device visualizations, sunset tracking, and a sleek modern interface that makes checking conditions a pleasure.

Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - or use the app anonymously. Free to download, with optional premium subscription that includes an ad-free experience.

**Currently Supported Beaches:**
. Alabama: Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Dauphin Island
. Florida: Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, Destin, Grayton Beach, Rosemary Beach, Seaside Beach, Panama City Beach, Clearwater Beach, Siesta Beach
. Texas: South Padre Island, Galveston, Port Aransas / Mustang Island
. Mississippi: Biloxi Beach, Gulfport Beach
. Louisiana: Grand Isle
. Virginia: Virginia Beach (Sandbridge)

More beaches being added regularly.

**Where Our Data Comes From**
We combine multiple trusted sources including NOAA, National Weather Service (NWS), and other authoritative ocean and weather providers. By analyzing data from several services we deliver the most accurate and reliable beach conditions possible.

Safety Disclaimer: Coastal conditions can change rapidly. The Beach Vibes is for informational purposes only. Always check with local lifeguards, follow posted signs, and use caution. When in doubt, the live cameras in the app give you a real-time view of the beach as well.

Download The Beach Vibes today - your smartest, safest, and easiest way to plan & enjoy your beach day.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://thebeachvibesapp.com/termsofuse.html

Version History - Bug Fixes.
- Widgets 3.2.3 Jun 24 - Backend work to fix some things for subscribers.
- More design enhancements.
- The Beach Vibes-tailored list of events, activities, restaurants & happy hours has been generalized, further enhancements coming soon.
- Fixed some sign-in bugs.
- Continued enhancing of user interface and user experience.
- More bug fixes.
- Widgets (beta).
- Terms of Use (EULA): https://thebeachvibesapp.com/termsofuse.html 3.2.2 Jun 4 - Design enhancements.
- The Beach Vibes-tailored list of events, activities, restaurants & happy hours has been enhanced.
- Fixed some sign-in bugs.
- Continued enhancing of user interface and user experience.
- Reduced Ad overload for free users (app should be more pleasant on open...)
- More bug fixes. 3.2.0 Apr 5 - Community Reports
- Community Alerts
- The Beach Vibes-tailored AI that auto-generates daily a curated list of the best rated events, activities, bars, restaurants, and more.
- Removed Events (for now).
- New subscription option (yearly).
- Enhanced user interface and user experience.
- Reduced Ad overload for free users (app should be more pleasant on open...)
- Tons of bug fixes.
- More improvements on weather data/reporting. 3.1.0 Mar 29 Major bug fixes* and improvements.
*If you're noticing weird issues with signing up/validating email, or with incorrect weather reporting, this update should resolve those issues. 3.0.3 Mar 2 This Version 3.0.2:
- Corrected minor visual issue with Live Cams.
- Minor bug fixes.
- Email server changes.
Prev. Version 3.0.1:
- Added a "new!" pop-up for exposure to the new Info tab.
- Augmented Reality bug fixes and added uncheck feature for specific waypoints, not just waypoint categories.
- Performance enhancements.

Added the following beaches:
- Alabama Beaches -
Orange Beach (36561)
Dauphin Island Public Beach (36528)

- Florida -
Clearwater Beach (33767)
Siesta Beach (34242)

- Texas -
South Padre Island (78597)
Galveston Island Beaches (77550)
Port Aransas Beach/Mustang Island (78373)

- Louisiana -
Grand Isle (70358)

- Mississippi -
Biloxi Beach (39530)
Gulfport Beach (39501)
Prev. Version 3.0:
Info tab (for some locations) with social posts, augmented reality, and map markers for locations of interests.
- Augmented Reality, locally mapped locations of interest: We research and pull from trusted resources all sorts of locations of interest. From snorkeling/dive spots, the best locally-known restaurants, fishing pier information, bathrooms/showers, locating free/paid parking, and more! In the general location, but not quite sure? Use our augmented reality camera view to locate and guide you DIRECTLY to the location of interest you're looking for.
Added the following beaches:
- 30A / Florida Beaches -
Grayton Beach (32549)
Rosemary Beach (32461)
Seaside Beach (32459)
Largely improved app design and overall theme.
Added gear recommendations to beach activities. 3.0.2 Jan 11 This Version 3.0.1:
- Added a "new!" pop-up for exposure to the new Info tab.
- Augmented Reality bug fixes and added uncheck feature for specific waypoints, not just waypoint categories.
- Performance enhancements.

Added the following beaches:
- Alabama Beaches -
Orange Beach (36561)
Dauphin Island Public Beach (36528)

- Florida -
Clearwater Beach (33767)
Siesta Beach (34242)

- Texas -
South Padre Island (78597)
Galveston Island Beaches (77550)
Port Aransas Beach/Mustang Island (78373)

- Louisiana -
Grand Isle (70358)

- Mississippi -
Biloxi Beach (39530)
Gulfport Beach (39501)
Prev. Version 3.0:
Info tab (for some locations) with social posts, augmented reality, and map markers for locations of interests.
- Augmented Reality, locally mapped locations of interest: We research and pull from trusted resources all sorts of locations of interest. From snorkeling/dive spots, the best locally-known restaurants, fishing pier information, bathrooms/showers, locating free/paid parking, and more! In the general location, but not quite sure? Use our augmented reality camera view to locate and guide you DIRECTLY to the location of interest you're looking for.
Added the following beaches:
- 30A / Florida Beaches -
Grayton Beach (32549)
Rosemary Beach (32461)
Seaside Beach (32459)
Largely improved app design and overall theme.
Added gear recommendations to beach activities. 3.0.1 12/28/2025 Info tab (for some locations) with social posts, augmented reality, and map markers for locations of interests.

- Augmented Reality, locally mapped locations of interest: We research and pull from trusted resources all sorts of locations of interest. From snorkeling/dive spots, the best locally-known restaurants, fishing pier information, bathrooms/showers, locating free/paid parking, and more! In the general location, but not quite sure? Use our augmented reality camera view to locate and guide you DIRECTLY to the location of interest you're looking for.

Added the following beaches:
- 30A / Florida Beaches -
Grayton Beach (32549)
Rosemary Beach (32461)
Seaside Beach (32459)
Largely improved app design and overall theme.

Added gear recommendations to beach activities. 3.0 12/15/2025 2.0.1:

- Minor bug fixes. 2.0.1 09/20/2025 * App may appear unrecognizable from version 1.x.x… completely (this is a good thing, trust us!)
Complete redesign:

- Light & Dark theme now available. Controlled or by your devices theme.

- Date & time slider on the Home Screen, so you can see more than just the current hour.

- New weather and ocean data algorithms and sourcing.

- New surf condition visuals.

- A spinning beach ball you can manually spin and select activity from to be able to see weather & predictions on same page.
- More, better designed live cams.

- Events.

- More settings.

- Tons of bug fixes.

- Sign-in/Sign-up with Google or Apple now available! The Beach Vibes account sign-in/sign-up with any e-mail is still available.
Future updates planned. Releases should happen more often now, and introduce even more useful information for the beaches, including adding more beaches.

Don't see your beach listed? Check back later - adding the entire coastal U.S. very soon! 2.0 09/19/2025 1.1.1 updates:
Bug fixes
- Major fix regarding app stability. 1.1.0 did not crash on open in testing, however, once updated/downloaded from app store it would crash. This has been fixed. Apologies for any inconveniences.
Other improvements
- New locations added. More to come.
- Design enhancements.
- Improved notification language & experience.
- Performance enhancements.
- Weather Info: More improvements to how the weather is sourced. Weather reports should be more accurate.

- Settings: You can now setup notifications, tailored to your needs. *Requires a low-cost, monthly subscription to support app development & server costs. Cancel anytime.
- New features coming soon for subscribers. 1.1.2 07/14/2025 1.1.0 updates:

Subscriptions reduced to $2.99/mo.
Design enhancements.
Better notification handling.
More notification options.
Profiles added - primarily to handle subscription users for now. More functionality with users coming soon.
Performance enhancements.

More safety information via the Safety Throw Ring. Tap it to bring up beach safety information.

Weather Info: More improvements to how the weather is sourced. Weather reports should be more accurate.

Settings: You can now setup notifications, tailored to your needs. *Requires a low-cost, monthly subscription to support app development & server costs. Cancel anytime. 1.1.0 07/11/2025 1.0.2 updates:

New graphics.

Safety information via the safety ring. Tap it to bring up beach safety information.

Activities added: Sea Shelling, Paddle Boarding

Weather Info: Improvements to how the weather is sourced. Weather reports should be more accurate and dialed in to each beach location.

Settings: You can now setup notifications, tailored to your needs. *Requires monthly subscription to support app development & server costs. 1.0.2 06/27/2025 - Simple fix for ads. (added Marketing/Developer URL) 1.0.1 06/12/2025 1.0.0 06/12/2025