BeachPulse

Which beach today, and why.

Tell it when you are free, how far you will drive and what matters to you. BeachPulse scores every beach in reach on live conditions and real driving time, then explains the trade-off you make by taking the winner.

Coming soon to iPhone Free to download. BeachPulse Pro is a one-time $4.99 purchase. No account, no ads, no tracking.
BeachPulse in 30 seconds: your best beach for today, why it won, your day hour by hour, live conditions, drive time and the map

What it does

Public beaches across Tampa Bay, Sarasota, the Space Coast and South Florida.

Why we chose this beach, factor by factor
Every reason, spelled outEach factor gets a score and a label: measured, derived or estimated. You see exactly what decided it.
Your day: leave, arrive, time on the sand, home
Your day, step by stepWhen to leave, when you reach the sand and when to head home, with real drive time and parking.
Conditions, including red tide and sargassum readings
Red tide and sargassum, told straightOfficial readings with their source and age, next to air and water temperature.

Live conditions

Air and feels-like temperature, cloud, rain, wind and UV, hour by hour across the exact window you are free.

Water, surf and tide

Water temperature, wave height and tide from NOAA stations, so swimmable is a reading, not a guess.

Time actually on the sand

Live traffic, parking and the walk from the car all come off your window before anything is called a good day.

It shows its work

Every pick names what beats the runner-up and what you give up. A reading it does not have says "not measured", never zero.

See it in action

Short demos recorded in the app.

Rip current and beach warnings
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Free and Pro

Free answers "should I go today?" Pro adds reach, never a better answer.

Free

No account, no sign-up

  • Every beach, and today’s full ranking with the reason why
  • The hour-by-hour view of your visit
  • Official hazard alerts, word for word
  • Red tide and sargassum

BeachPulse Pro

$4.99, once. No subscription.

  • Tomorrow and the day after, so you can answer "which day this weekend?"
The BeachPulse Pro screen: $4.99 one time, adds tomorrow and the day after
The Pro screen in BeachPulse

Support and privacy

No account, no advertising, no analytics. Location is optional, used once when you ask for a recommendation, and never kept.

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