12 Best Beach Tents (Review) in 2019

Pacific Breeze is a fabulous pop up waterproof tent in a lovely bright sky blue fabric that makes the perfect all-rounder. It’s not only light-weight and therefore easy to carry but there’s plenty of room inside to accommodate up to three people. Featuring a fibreglass game on an Easy Up Hub system, it couldn’t be simpler to erect either. It has a rather ingenious drawstring mechanism that literally allows one person to set it up in under a minute. How brilliant is that? With its exceptional UPF 50+ protection, it’s great for those delicate being amongst you who currently resemble a milk bottle perhaps! Perfect for providing some much needed shade on a blazing hot day and equally as handy for wind proofing your spot at the beach. A fabulous little tent that you and the family get hours of ocean side enjoyment out of.

Not quite a fully functioning tent but so much more than an umbrella or a regular beach canopy, this is a genius invention that any family who loves the outdoors is sure to get tones of benefit from. It’s almost like having your own private VIP beach cabana! Sport-Brella Portable Canopy is especially useful for those families who love trips to the beach or partake in plenty of sports or other recreational pursuits. This is just the perfect track side accessory too. You never know when you might need a bit of protection and this has it in spades! Get it, like bucket and spades! Anyway, we love this and are sure you and your family will too. It’s everything you need and more and looks pretty stylish and funky too.

Heading to the beach with friend and family this weekend but don’t really want to pack the big boys tent? This this Deluxe style sun shelter with its ample headroom and space for 4 people makes a fabulous alternative. Easthills Easy Up Beach Tent also handily features an extended zippered porch for even more space and this makes the perfect place to set up that picnic, protected from sand in your nibbly bits! If you need a bit of privacy to change into your bathers, then you can also close up the front of the tent so no worry about exposing yourself. You should find setting this up a breeze and talking of which, there are plenty of plastic stakes (10 in total) to help stop this flying off in a sudden gust of wind.

This G4Free Cabana, patented pop-up beach tent comes in a range of attractive, fun and funky colors. It’s also fully anti ultraviolet, offering UPF 50+ sun protection. Perfect for the beach, trips to the park or even to use in your back yard or at an outdoors event where you might want to create some extra shelter. It’s all held inside a portable carry bag with a handle so ultimately transportable. There are plenty of nail and fixing holes to hold it down and its supplied with pegs and bags that can be weighted down for extra support against the wind. A great way of escaping from that blazing midday sun and seriously budget friendly.

All the same great design features you’d expect from the Pacific Breeze brand but in their entry level tent. This is like the Deluxe in looks and features but smaller and lighter overall so a great option for anyone who regularly enjoys the outdoors life. Featuring their specially designed hub system, they say it’s the fastest and easiest beach tent to set up and take down on the market. With a water resistant PE floor, you’ll use this tent for more than just visits to the beach this summer and there’s no need to worry about coming in from the sea and getting the inside of the tent went.

This fantastic pop up style tent could not be easier to assemble. In fact, you couldn’t even call it assembly. Chuck it to the ground and hey presto, up it pops. Childs play! Zomake Pop Up Beach Tent comes in a circular carry bag with straps so you can sling it over your shoulder and hot foot it from the car to the beach and be set up in no time. It opens up at both ends so provides plenty of ventilation as well as sun protection. There’s also two windows as well as the two large mesh doors so again, protection from UV rays and insects but plenty of breathability and ventilation if you happen to be taking a little nap. It’s water rather than rain resistant so this really is intended for use in the summer.

Another offering from the Easthills brand, this is a sun shelter that comes with an extendable zippered porch area. Should take less than a minute to assemble and will provide ample all day long protection from the sun’s harmful rays. It’s ultra-light weight and also water resistant so great for escaping an unexpected shower if you are at an outdoors sporting or other family recreational event. There’s plenty of internal ventilation with three sided roll up windows for 360 degree views. However, you can also handily close up the tent if you need any privacy. Comes with a handy shoulder strap carry bag and plenty of stakes to firmly tether down.

Is it a canopy? Is it a tent?  Is it your own VIP beach shelter? Well actually this is all of the aforementioned and more. Wildhorn Quick Up Beach Shelter is your perfect family sun escape because even though that might seem like a strange concept if its currently raining where you are today, we all need a little shelter from the sun from time to time. There’s nothing better than a little afternoon nap post beachside picnic. The Wildhorn brand is all about encouraging folks to get outside and enjoy the freedom. Like their motto says, “Share the Wild”. What you don’t want though is to share your family picnic with sand and dust when the wind picks up.  This is a great family friendly and spacious shelter that is truly multi-functional and versatile. It quickly sets up utilizing their QuickUp automatic frame system so you can quickly get down to the important business of relaxing.  Convert from open canopy to tent mode if you need a bit of extra privacy.

If you love to take in plenty of beach and ocean side action but you are also concerned about over exposure to the sun, either for you or if you have young kids, then this sun shelter offers the perfect solution. It’s like reserving your very own cabana. Lightspeed Outdoors Sun Shelter  isuser friendly, sets up in seconds and offers full 360- degrees visibility so you can keep an eye on your surroundings. It also features a uniquely designed front overhang which provides more shade and coverage than a conventional shaped shelter. The front porch area can be closed off if you do require extra privacy. Changing clothing, feeding kids etc.  It’s a great fully portable and easy to assemble sun shelter. For more great sun shelters check out our guide to the best beach umbrellas. 

With its patented pop up design structure that requires no assembly as such, iCorer Pop Up Beach Shelter is an innovative and genius little beach shelter that will provide plenty of UV protection. It’s fully coated in UV reflective coated fabric to keep you safe from the harmful rays. Perfect for the beach or even the park, it comes in its own carry case so can go anywhere with you. There’s plenty of open ventilation and it also features added wind protection. Light weight but durable construction, good looking design features and incredibly practical. Make sure you also check our guide to the best beach wagons for more great products like this. 

Lightspeed Canopy Style pop up tent offers plenty of UV protection and is the perfect tent to take to the beach or for any lover of the outdoors. It’s great for activities such as fishing too, providing some all-important shade and respite from the sun. It’s more canopy then tent but features built in side walls that offer protection from both the sun and wind and is fairly roomy so plenty of room for your family to take a shaded picnic or for you and all your fishing tackle. Easy to pack and transport, it comes with its own oversized carry bag and everything you need to keep it secure including sand pockets, stakes and guy-lines. The innovative pop up and down hub system with its pre-threaded poles means assembling this is a breeze.

A simple yet effective, no fancy frills or spills, functional and lightweight beach style tent. Constructed out of durable polyester and with a waterproof floor. SEMOO Beach Tent features fibreglass poles which are what give it such strength but also portability. There are four steel pegs for added stability so you can batten down the hatches when the wind picks up. There’s also an integrated floor plus a couple of convenient storage pockets for your 0.valuables. It comes in a very eye catching yellow with a contrasting black floor print. Bright like the sun its protecting you from! Designed for a couple rather than a family, it’s easy to transport and provides your own personal cabana style, beach side protection.