Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Austin, TX

Austin is landlocked; the closest Gulf coast is the Coastal Bend, around 200 miles southeast. Port Aransas and Mustang Island are the usual targets, with Padre Island National Seashore beyond Corpus Christi for undeveloped sand. It's a real road trip, not a day at the beach.

Plan This Week

This Afternoon looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Orange Beach on Tuesday (86).

Within 60 mi

Matagorda Beach

157 mi · ~3 hr 46 min drive · Matagorda County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (75)

Surfside Beach (TX)

173 mi · ~4 hr 9 min drive · Brazoria County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 76°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (78)

Port Aransas Beach

174 mi · ~4 hr 10 min drive · Nueces County, TX

Ideal for a beach walk.

77°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (84)

Jamaica Beach

182 mi · ~4 hr 23 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (81)

Mustang Island State Park

182 mi · ~4 hr 23 min drive · Nueces County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

79°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Friday (78)

Pirates Beach

184 mi · ~4 hr 25 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 76°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (78)

Galveston Seawall

189 mi · ~4 hr 32 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (81)

Stewart Beach

190 mi · ~4 hr 34 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (81)

East Beach (Galveston)

192 mi · ~4 hr 36 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 74°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (80)

Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)

195 mi · ~4 hr 41 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 74°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (77)

Padre Island National Seashore

221 mi · ~5 hr 18 min drive · Kleberg County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Sea Rim State Park

225 mi · ~5 hr 24 min drive · Jefferson County, TX

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (79)

South Padre Island Beach

268 mi · ~6 hr 26 min drive · Cameron County, TX

Great day for swimming.

80°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (83)

Boca Chica Beach

296 mi · ~7 hr 7 min drive · Cameron County, TX

Decent day for photography.

79°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (78)

Grand Isle State Park

472 mi · ~11 hr 20 min drive · Jefferson County, LA

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F air 5 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (83)

Bay St. Louis Beach

502 mi · ~12 hr 3 min drive · Hancock County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Pass Christian Beach

507 mi · ~12 hr 10 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Gulfport Beach

516 mi · ~12 hr 24 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (81)

West Ship Island

524 mi · ~12 hr 34 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Biloxi Beach

527 mi · ~12 hr 39 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Dauphin Island Public Beach

575 mi · ~13 hr 47 min drive · Mobile County, AL

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

592 mi · ~14 hr 12 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (85)

Gulf Shores Public Beach

600 mi · ~14 hr 23 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Orange Beach

607 mi · ~14 hr 34 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Perdido Key State Park

613 mi · ~14 hr 42 min drive · Escambia County, FL

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 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 Austin. 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.