Best Rated Beach Chairs

If you need a chair for the beach or anywhere outdoors, you’ll want to check our review of the best-rated beach chairs from top outdoor brands.

The focus of this text is on the versatility and quality of products. So I have tried to make a selection in such a way that you have a variety of designs. You will notice that this means both collapsible and folding types of chairs.

The chairs include various features that you will find useful when you use them at the beach or anywhere outdoor. These include a sunshade, a reclining design, a footrest, storage options to keep your items at hand and off the ground, and much more. As mentioned above, all the chairs here on the list are backed by the best-known brands in the outdoor industry.

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My list of best portable beach chairs

Below are chairs ordered by weight from heavier to lighter:

 

To check the daily updated prices, please follow the links given for each of the chairs separately.

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1. Sport-Brella Recliner Chair

This chair includes several features that make it suitable for the beach and anywhere outdoor, so this is an exceptionally versatile chair. It has collected thousands of reports on Amazon. This tells you that this is one of the most popular outdoor chairs on the market. This is partly because of its great price.

This is a recliner chair and it has an integrated footrest. This is why it is also in my list of best reclining camping chairs with a footrest. Note that the footrest is removable and it is supported by two folding poles. As you realize from the picture, it is kept in place with adjustable straps. The reclining feature implies 3 different positions.

The chair also comes with a removable and adjustable sunshade designed as an umbrella. So you can rotate it to have the best protection from the sun.

Other features include a cooler, zippered storage pockets, and a cup holder in its soft armrests. The capacity is 250 lb (113 kg), and it weighs  13.5 lb (6.12 kg). It folds small, like an umbrella and its packed size is 39 x 8 x 8 inches (99 x 20 x 20 cm).

What I like:

• Great packed size.
• Sunshade.
• Reclining design.

What I dislike:

• A bit moderate capacity.
• Not very light.

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2. Ostrich Deluxe Chair

This chair has a very appropriate name, you realize this when you see all its features. This is a patented and unique design with multiple configurations for a comfortable body position. The chair is with a reclining mechanism and it also has an adjustable footrest. This gives 15 possible configurations.

So you have 3 different positions in the footrest and 5 independent positions for the backrest. It can be completely flat, and in such a position this chair looks practically like a camping cot. It is included also in my list of best camping chairs with a footrest.

The chair has wood armrests, the padding on the footrest, and it also offers adjustable and removable head support. The wood armrests have a cut-out so that you can use it as a handle to carry the chair. There are storage elements, a bottle holder, and an adjustable lumbar pillow.

There is more, you have a very unique feature, a face cavity in the headrest. You can use it to put the face on it when the chair is in the mentioned completely flat position, so you can breathe normally.

There are also two cut-outs on the sides of the backrest. This is on purpose, to pass your arms. So in this position, you can keep the book underneath the backrest when you are with the face in the mentioned cavity, and you can read and turn pages. Note that they build the chair in 5 different colors.

The frame is aluminum, and the weight is 10.19 lb (4.6 kg). The weight capacity is 275 lb (125 kg). The chair dimensions are (L x W x H) 60.76 x 28.93 x 39.73 inches (154 x 73 x 101 cm). The seat is 22 inches (56 cm) wide, and it is 12 inches (30 cm) above the ground as expected from a beach chair. The folded size is 36 x 29.5 x 5.5 inches (91 x 75 x 14 cm).

What I like:

• Unique and useful features.
• Ease of use.
• Padding.
• Great colors.

What I dislike:

• Very expensive.
• Bulky.
• Complaints about durability.

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3. Rio Beach Portable Folding Backpack Beach Lounge Chair

Here you have a product that looks like a chair/cot hybrid, and this is a chair with one of the biggest number of reports on Amazon. There are many thousands of reports available so you can read about the experiences of other users.

As you realize from the picture, the footrest is flat, but the backrest is reclining. So you can make it completely flat and in this case, it looks like a typical camping cot. This makes it a versatile outdoor product.

This is a folding construction and it is designed with straps so you can carry it backpack-style. It has a large storage system on its back. The frame is rust-proof steel and the fabric is breathable polyester. The legs are U-shaped bars, so this is a good design for using the chair on a soft ground and on the sand, it will not easily sink in the ground.

The chair is very easy to use and also very affordable. Here are some numbers. The weight is 9 lb (4.1 kg), and its capacity is 250 lb (113 kg). In the flat position as a cot, the dimensions are 72 x 22 x 10 inches (183 x 56 x 25 cm). The packed size is 26 x 21.75 x 3.5 inches (66 x 55 x 9 cm).

What I like:

• The price.
• Ease of use.
• Versatility.

What I dislike:

• The folded size.

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4. GCI Outdoor Wilderness Reclining Portable Backpack Chair

This chair is a folding recliner with armrests made of wood. The word Backpack tells you that the chair is built with shoulder straps so you can carry it as a backpack. When folded to carry it on the back, the size is 28.1 x 24.4 x 3.5 inches (71 x 62 x 9 cm).

The chair comes with a reclining design, and this means you have 4 specific reclining positions. The lowest position is at around 45 degrees from the vertical position. You have a locking mechanism for reclining underneath its solid armrests.

There is a soft and adjustable pillow for the head, a cup holder is on the side, and there is also a large back pouch for storage. The frame is powder-coated aluminum/steel. The fabric is PVC-backed polyester, but you have also a mesh area for ventilation on the backrest.

The chair’s capacity is 250 lb (113 kg). The width of the seat is around 19.1 inches (49 cm), and the weight is 8.6 lb (3.9 kg). It comes with the manufacturer’s limited lifetime warranty. I have included it also in my list of best outdoor recliner chairs.

What I like:

• Headrest.
• Wood armrests.
• Storage pouch.
• Backpack style system.

What I dislike:

• Bulky.
• Complaints about durability.

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5. STRONGBACK Low Gravity Beach Chair with Lumbar Support

This is yet another chair from a great brand and with a patented ergonomic design. You have integrated lumbar support, and this brand is known for this feature.

The frame is black-powder-coated durable steel with X-shaped support bars. The seat height is 7.5 inches (19 cm) on the front and 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) on the back. The overall dimensions are (W x D x H) 21.5 x 23.5 x 24 inches (55 x 60 x 61 cm), and you realize from the picture how solid and stable this chair looks. Observe also its wide feet that should work well on any ground.

It has a locking element on the back. The fabric is taut and firm heavy-duty polyester 600D.  The chair has solid and padded armrests, a cup holder, and a carry bag is included. The weight is 8.5 lb (3.86 kg), and the capacity is 300 lb (136 kg). The packed size is 30 x 8 x 8 inches (76 x 20 x 20 cm).

What I like:

• Easy to use.
• Strong and stable.
• Ergonomic design.
• Solid and padded armrests.

What I dislike:

• No headrest.

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6. Helinox Beach Chair

Here you have a chair that can be described as collapsible. This means it requires a simple assembly, but this is easily done because you only have two separate pieces, the shock-corded frame, and the seat.

So all the elements in the frame are pre-attached to each other and you can never lose any piece. They all fit together easily and the frame is ready in seconds. Then you simply attach the fabric to the four ends of the frame poles.

Because of such a design, the chair is incredibly packable, so its packed size is only 18.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches (46.5 x 14 x 11 cm). But see also its weight, the chair weighs only 3 lb 4 oz (1500 g), and its capacity is 320 lb (145 kg). The overall dimensions are (W x D x H) 23 x 28.5 x 31.5 inches (58 x 73 x 80 cm). The seat height is 11 inches (28 cm).

This is all because of the top-quality and ultralight materials used in the construction. You have an advanced DAC aluminum poles system from the world’s leading manufacturer of tent poles. Observe also that it offers a tall back with a headrest. But the best part is its incredible 5-year warranty.

What I like:

• The packed size.
• The weight.
• Ease of use.
• Top-quality materials.
• Incredible warranty.

What I dislike:

• The price.

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Final thoughts

So I hope you enjoyed reading this text with best-rated beach chairs, you have plenty of great options to choose from. The chairs are all very different but they still share some features that make them suitable for the beach. This particularly means very low seats.

As for the remaining features, it is best to make your priority list and then decide. The packed size is of importance if you plan to carry the chair on the back or on the bicycle, as compared to transporting it in the car.

Editor’s choice

In view of such a variety of features, it not really possible to choose a chair that could be described as the best here in the list. All of them have some good and some less good features, and we all have our priorities when we choose such an item. But I have decided to put forward the chair below as my choice chair because of its incredible collection of very useful features.

Please see more about this chair in this short video:

You might want also to see my list of best rocking camping chairs and best compact camping chairs. Need a chair with padding? No problem, check my list of best padded reclining camping chairs. There is a comment box below, so let me know if you have questions or comments.