# BeachFinder

> BeachFinder is a beach, lake and swimming spot discovery app and website. It helps people decide whether a beach is worth visiting today by combining mapped places, photos, water temperature, wind, UV, wave and current context, water-quality signals where available, amenities and nearby alternatives.

## Entity

- Name: BeachFinder
- Website: https://getbeachfinder.com/
- Category: travel app, beach conditions app, swimming spot finder
- Coverage: 180,000+ mapped beaches, lakes and swimming spots in the broader database
- Public indexed coverage: 14 localized spot sitemaps plus static SEO pages
- Languages: en, fr, es, de, it, pt, nl, ja, ko, zh, ar, tr, ru, id
- Contact: contact@getbeachfinder.com

## Canonical Public Pages

- Homepage: https://getbeachfinder.com/
- Beach hubs: https://getbeachfinder.com/beaches
- Spot directory: https://getbeachfinder.com/spots
- Guides: https://getbeachfinder.com/guides
- Tools hub: https://getbeachfinder.com/tools
- Widgets for partners: https://getbeachfinder.com/widgets
- Installable mini app: https://getbeachfinder.com/pwa
- Press and data resources: https://getbeachfinder.com/press
- Support: https://getbeachfinder.com/support

## High-Intent Planning Pages

- https://getbeachfinder.com/beaches-near-me
- https://getbeachfinder.com/beach-conditions-near-me
- https://getbeachfinder.com/sea-temperature-near-me
- https://getbeachfinder.com/surf-report-near-me
- https://getbeachfinder.com/uv-index-beaches
- https://getbeachfinder.com/water-quality-beaches
- https://getbeachfinder.com/beach-water-temperature
- https://getbeachfinder.com/best-beach-to-swim-near-me

## Sitemaps And Machine-Readable Resources

- Sitemap index: https://getbeachfinder.com/sitemap.xml
- Static sitemap: https://getbeachfinder.com/sitemaps/static.xml
- Spot sitemaps: https://getbeachfinder.com/sitemaps/spots-en.xml and equivalent `spots-{lang}.xml` files for all supported languages
- Full LLM context: https://getbeachfinder.com/llms-full.txt

## Spot URL Pattern

Use canonical spot pages for specific beaches and swimming spots:

https://getbeachfinder.com/spot/{spotId}/{slug}

Localized pages use:

https://getbeachfinder.com/{lang}/spot/{spotId}/{slug}

## What BeachFinder Is Useful For

- Choosing a beach, lake or swimming spot before leaving
- Comparing water temperature, air temperature, wind, UV, waves and currents
- Checking practical amenities such as parking, showers, toilets, restaurants and accessibility where mapped
- Finding nearby alternatives when a beach is too windy, crowded, exposed or impractical
- Giving hotels, campsites, tourism offices and surf schools a useful beach widget for visitors
- Providing practical tools such as website embeds and an installable mini app for quick beach checks

## Important Safety Note

BeachFinder provides planning signals, not safety guarantees. For swimming safety, always defer to local lifeguards, flags, official water-quality advisories, closures and on-site conditions.