Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Charlotte, NC

Charlotte is firmly inland in the Piedmont, with no nearby coastline. Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is the closest full ocean destination at about 170 miles southeast, roughly three and a half hours by car. Wrightsville and Carolina Beach in North Carolina are a comparable drive east.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Garden City Beach on Monday (84).

Within 60 mi

Garden City Beach

154 mi · ~3 hr 42 min drive · Horry County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F water 71°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (84)

Myrtle Beach

154 mi · ~3 hr 42 min drive · Horry County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F water 69°F air 8 to 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Surfside Beach (SC)

155 mi · ~3 hr 43 min drive · Horry County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F water 68°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (81)

Litchfield Beach

157 mi · ~3 hr 47 min drive · Georgetown County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F water 68°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

North Myrtle Beach

158 mi · ~3 hr 47 min drive · Horry County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F water 72°F air 6 to 9 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (84)

Pawleys Island

159 mi · ~3 hr 48 min drive · Georgetown County, SC

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F water 70°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (79)

Sunset Beach (North Carolina)

163 mi · ~3 hr 54 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 69°F air 7 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (79)

Holden Beach

171 mi · ~4 hr 6 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 71°F air 7 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (79)

Isle of Palms

179 mi · ~4 hr 18 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)

Oak Island Beach

180 mi · ~4 hr 19 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 71°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Sullivan's Island Beach

180 mi · ~4 hr 19 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)

Folly Beach

185 mi · ~4 hr 27 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)

Carolina Beach

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · New Hanover County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (78)

Wrightsville Beach

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · New Hanover County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 67°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (75)

Kure Beach

188 mi · ~4 hr 30 min drive · New Hanover County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 67°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (74)

Edisto Beach State Park

191 mi · ~4 hr 35 min drive · Colleton County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Topsail Beach

192 mi · ~4 hr 36 min drive · Pender County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 69°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (80)

Surf City Beach

195 mi · ~4 hr 41 min drive · Pender County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 67°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (77)

North Topsail Beach

200 mi · ~4 hr 48 min drive · Onslow County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 68°F air 6 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (75)

Hilton Head Island

212 mi · ~5 hr 5 min drive · Beaufort County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Emerald Isle Beach

219 mi · ~5 hr 16 min drive · Carteret County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 68°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (77)

Tybee Island Beach

222 mi · ~5 hr 19 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)

Indian Beach

227 mi · ~5 hr 27 min drive · Carteret County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 68°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (75)

Atlantic Beach (NC)

235 mi · ~5 hr 39 min drive · Carteret County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F water 68°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (76)

Cape Lookout National Seashore

248 mi · ~5 hr 57 min drive · Carteret County, NC

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F water 66°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (74)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Charlotte. 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.