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Elmer's Island Beach
4.6★ · 257 Google ratings · Grand Isle, Texas
✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
150 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
None reported
Water
88°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Mixed · 9% of 33 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 7pm
Map of Elmer's Island Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2017–2026
Come for fishing, not swimming
Reviewers consistently praise exceptional fishing for trout, redfish, catfish, and shark, but note the water lacks waves.
Go on weekdays for solitude
Several visitors reported having the entire beach to themselves on non-weekend days, making it ideal for quiet relaxation and meditation.
Use the free weekend shuttle service
From Memorial Day through Labor Day, side-by-side vehicles transport visitors and gear from the parking area to beach.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Bring everything you need
The beach has no bathrooms, showers, trash cans, food vendors, or shade structures of any kind.
Prepare for insects and debris
Mosquitoes can be thick enough to grab from the air, and occasional trash and broken glass wash ashore.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
89°F · clear
Water
88°F
Waves
0.5 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
9 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 09:00 | High tide | ↑ |
| 19:55 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:34 PM.
Crowds
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Elmer's Island Beach?
150 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Elmer's Island Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Elmer's Island Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 7pm and the busiest at Sat 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
