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.

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Clearwater Beach on Tuesday (88).

New Smyrna Beach

44 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Volusia County, FL
86

Ideal for swimming.

78°F water 79°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Cape Canaveral Beach

48 mi · ~1 hr 10 min drive · Brevard County, FL
63

Ideal for a beach walk.

78°F water 79°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (83)

Cocoa Beach

49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min drive · Brevard County, FL
83

Ideal for swimming.

78°F water 81°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Daytona Beach

51 mi · ~1 hr 14 min drive · Volusia County, FL
71

Ideal for a beach walk.

76°F water 77°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Melbourne Beach (Spessard Holland South)

61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min drive · Brevard County, FL
68

Ideal for a beach walk.

78°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Sebastian Inlet State Park

74 mi · ~1 hr 46 min drive · Brevard County, FL
65

Great day for a beach walk.

83°F water 81°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (86)

Vero Beach

86 mi · ~2 hr 4 min drive · Indian River County, FL
68

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 82°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (86)

St. Augustine Beach

91 mi · ~2 hr 11 min drive · St. Johns County, FL
81

Great day for swimming.

76°F water 73°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (85)

Honeymoon Island State Park

94 mi · ~2 hr 16 min drive · Pinellas County, FL
80

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 76°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Caladesi Island State Park

95 mi · ~2 hr 16 min drive · Pinellas County, FL
81

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 76°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Clearwater Beach

96 mi · ~2 hr 18 min drive · Pinellas County, FL
82

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 78°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (88)

St. Pete Beach

100 mi · ~2 hr 24 min drive · Pinellas County, FL
81

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 79°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Manatee Public Beach (Anna Maria Island)

109 mi · ~2 hr 36 min drive · Manatee County, FL
83

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 79°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Coquina Beach

110 mi · ~2 hr 38 min drive · Manatee County, FL
80

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 79°F air 10 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Longboat Key Beach (Bayfront Park Access)

111 mi · ~2 hr 39 min drive · Manatee County, FL
80

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 79°F air 10 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Lido Beach

112 mi · ~2 hr 41 min drive · Sarasota County, FL
87

Ideal for swimming.

81°F water 80°F air 10 to 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (87)

Siesta Key Beach

114 mi · ~2 hr 43 min drive · Sarasota County, FL
87

Ideal for swimming.

81°F water 81°F air 10 to 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (87)

Stuart Beach (Hutchinson Island)

117 mi · ~2 hr 49 min drive · Martin County, FL
65

Great day for a beach walk.

83°F water 81°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Bathtub Reef Beach (Hutchinson Island)

119 mi · ~2 hr 52 min drive · Martin County, FL
82

Great day for a beach walk.

83°F water 83°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Jacksonville Beach

120 mi · ~2 hr 53 min drive · Duval County, FL
68

Ideal for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 9 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Neptune Beach

123 mi · ~2 hr 56 min drive · Duval County, FL
68

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Atlantic Beach

125 mi · ~3 hr drive · Duval County, FL
68

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Jupiter Beach

138 mi · ~3 hr 19 min drive · Palm Beach County, FL
74

Great day for photography.

83°F water 83°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (86)

Amelia Island Beach

142 mi · ~3 hr 24 min drive · Nassau County, FL
67

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Ocean Reef Park (Singer Island)

146 mi · ~3 hr 30 min drive · Palm Beach County, FL
72

Great day for photography.

83°F water 83°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (87)

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.

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