Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Atlanta, GA

Atlanta is a deep-inland metro with no coastline of its own. Tybee Island near Savannah is the closest Atlantic beach at about 265 miles southeast, roughly four hours by car. Jekyll Island and St. Simons on the Golden Isles sit a similar distance south through Macon.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Grayton Beach State Park on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Hilton Head Island

236 mi · ~5 hr 40 min drive · Beaufort County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

69°F water 73°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Monday (83)

Tybee Island Beach

238 mi · ~5 hr 43 min drive · Chatham County, GA

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 70°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Edisto Beach State Park

251 mi · ~6 hr 2 min drive · Colleton County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

69°F water 73°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

St. Simons Island Beach

252 mi · ~6 hr 2 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Ideal for a beach walk.

73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (80)

Jekyll Island Beach

254 mi · ~6 hr 6 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Grayton Beach State Park

258 mi · ~6 hr 11 min drive · Walton County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

79°F water 73°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Rosemary Beach (30A)

258 mi · ~6 hr 11 min drive · Walton County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

79°F water 73°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

258 mi · ~6 hr 12 min drive · Walton County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

79°F water 73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Seaside Beach (30A)

258 mi · ~6 hr 12 min drive · Walton County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

79°F water 73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Panama City Beach

259 mi · ~6 hr 13 min drive · Bay County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

79°F water 73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Miramar Beach

259 mi · ~6 hr 14 min drive · Walton County, FL

Great day for a beach walk.

79°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Henderson Beach State Park

262 mi · ~6 hr 17 min drive · Okaloosa County, FL

Ideal for swimming.

79°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Destin Beach

262 mi · ~6 hr 18 min drive · Okaloosa County, FL

Ideal for swimming.

79°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Cumberland Island National Seashore

264 mi · ~6 hr 20 min drive · Camden County, GA

Ideal for a beach walk.

74°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Folly Beach

268 mi · ~6 hr 26 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 71°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (78)

Mexico Beach

269 mi · ~6 hr 28 min drive · Bay County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 74°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Sullivan's Island Beach

272 mi · ~6 hr 31 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F water 72°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (84)

Navarre Beach

274 mi · ~6 hr 35 min drive · Santa Rosa County, FL

Ideal for swimming.

79°F water 71°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Isle of Palms

275 mi · ~6 hr 37 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F water 71°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Amelia Island Beach

278 mi · ~6 hr 40 min drive · Nassau County, FL

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 73°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

St. George Island

279 mi · ~6 hr 42 min drive · Franklin County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

80°F water 74°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (81)

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

282 mi · ~6 hr 46 min drive · Gulf County, FL

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F water 73°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (85)

Pensacola Beach

286 mi · ~6 hr 51 min drive · Escambia County, FL

Ideal for swimming.

79°F water 71°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (85)

Cape San Blas (Salinas Park)

286 mi · ~6 hr 52 min drive · Gulf County, FL

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F water 73°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (85)

Atlantic Beach

292 mi · ~7 hr 1 min drive · Duval County, FL

Ideal for a beach walk.

76°F water 74°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Atlanta. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.