Closest Beaches
Beaches Near Orlando, FL
Orlando sits inland in central Florida with the Atlantic Coast about an hour east. Cocoa Beach is roughly 60 miles east via SR-528, and New Smyrna Beach is about 55 miles northeast. Daytona and Cape Canaveral are in the same corridor for a wider strand or a launch view.
Plan This Week
Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.
Strongest single forecast: Clearwater Beach on Tuesday (88).
New Smyrna Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Cape Canaveral Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cocoa Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Daytona Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Melbourne Beach (Spessard Holland South)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Vero Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
St. Augustine Beach
Great day for swimming.
Honeymoon Island State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Caladesi Island State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Clearwater Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
St. Pete Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Manatee Public Beach (Anna Maria Island)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Coquina Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Longboat Key Beach (Bayfront Park Access)
Great day for a beach walk.
Lido Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Siesta Key Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Stuart Beach (Hutchinson Island)
Great day for a beach walk.
Bathtub Reef Beach (Hutchinson Island)
Great day for a beach walk.
Jacksonville Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Neptune Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Atlantic Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jupiter Beach
Great day for photography.
Amelia Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Ocean Reef Park (Singer Island)
Great day for photography.
Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates
Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Orlando. 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.