In the United States, 8 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full the United States country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the seaside saunas.
Every seaside sauna in United States
BeachBanya
$$$Hollywood, United States
Beach Banya is a Russian banya on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, steps from the Atlantic. It has a hot banya room with birch veniks, a dry sauna, a eucalyptus steam room and an ozonated cold plunge. Public walk-in evenings run alongside private sessions for anyone from one guest to a large group.
Bywater Sauna
$$Seattle, United States
Sauna sessions run beside open water at Golden Gardens and Alki Beach, with two further sites through the colder months. Sessions of 60 or 75 minutes are booked online in advance, and guests cycle between the sauna and the water at their own pace. Bring your own towel, and there are outdoor rinse showers.
Fjord
$$Sausalito, United States
Two floating Finnish-style saunas anchored in Sausalito's Richardson Bay marina, each running around 190°F. Plunging is off the deck into a demarcated zone of the bay itself, with freshwater showers and changing rooms onshore. Booked as 90-minute shared sessions or two-hour private buyouts.
Good Hot
$$$Richmond, United States
Good Hot calls itself a deconstructed bathhouse: five private wood-fired saunas along the Point San Pablo coastline. The cold side of the cycle is San Francisco Bay itself, with outdoor showers for rinsing afterwards. Each sauna goes to one group, and the project subsidises low-income QTBIPOC visitors with discounted sessions and Uber reimbursement.
Hot Rocks Sauna Club
$$Seattle, United States
A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna that sets up on the shore at Alki Beach Park in West Seattle, with the cold plunge taken in Puget Sound. Sessions run Thursday to Saturday and the barrel seats a dozen or so, and the exact spot on the beach follows the operator's parks permit. The barrel can also be hired privately.
Russian & Turkish Baths — Miami Beach
$$$Miami Beach, United States
Russian & Turkish Baths has run its Miami Beach bathhouse in the lower lobby of the Castle Beach Club since 1994. The Russian room is heated by a rock-walled furnace, with buckets of ice water outside. There is also a Finnish sauna, a Turkish hammam, an ocean-water jacuzzi, a pool and the beach.
Svette Sauna Tacoma
$$Tacoma, United States
Svette parks a trailer sauna on Owen Beach in Point Defiance Park, looking across Commencement Bay. Guests throw löyly on the stones, then cool off in the Puget Sound itself. Sessions are co-ed and swimwear is worn.
Village Sauna
$$South Portland, United States
Village Sauna is a wood-fired sauna on a trailer, parked by Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland. Hour-long sessions seat up to eight, and the beach is a short walk for an ocean dip. Swimsuits or athletic clothes are required in the heat.