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

Thursday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Wrightsville Beach on This Afternoon (85).

Within 60 mi

Garden City Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (70)

Myrtle Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 82°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (76)

Surfside Beach (SC)

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 81°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (71)

Litchfield Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (81)

North Myrtle Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (83)

Pawleys Island

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Sunset Beach (North Carolina)

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 82°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (83)

Holden Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 86°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Isle of Palms

179 mi · ~4 hr 18 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 83°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (45)

Oak Island Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

Sullivan's Island Beach

180 mi · ~4 hr 19 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 84°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (44)

Folly Beach

185 mi · ~4 hr 27 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 83°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (43)

Carolina Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

Wrightsville Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 82°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Kure Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 82°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (81)

Edisto Beach State Park

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

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 85°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (39)

Topsail Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 84°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Surf City Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 82°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

North Topsail Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 84°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (80)

Hilton Head Island

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

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 86°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (41)

Emerald Isle Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 83°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Tybee Island Beach

222 mi · ~5 hr 19 min drive · Chatham County, GA

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 85°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (41)

Indian Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (80)

Atlantic Beach (NC)

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 83°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Cape Lookout National Seashore

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

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.