Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia is roughly an hour from the South Jersey shore via the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is about 62 miles east (around an hour), Wildwood is further south, and Cape May sits at 94 miles, roughly 90 minutes. Delaware beaches like Rehoboth and Lewes are a comparable drive south and tend to run quieter than the Jersey boardwalk towns.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park on Tuesday (69).

Within 60 mi

Augustine Beach

38 mi · ~55 min drive · New Castle County, DE

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (65)

Woodland Beach Wildlife Area

46 mi · ~1 hr 7 min drive · Kent County, DE

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (63)

Gandy's Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min drive · Cumberland County, NJ

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

North East Community Park

49 mi · ~1 hr 10 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Fortescue

49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min drive · Cumberland County, NJ

Great day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)

50 mi · ~1 hr 13 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Elk Neck State Park

54 mi · ~1 hr 18 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Port Mahon

54 mi · ~1 hr 18 min drive · Kent County, DE

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (62)

Perryville Community Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (67)

Beach Haven (LBI)

56 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 58°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Ventnor City

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

61°F water

Margate City

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

61°F water

Ocean City NJ

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 57°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Brigantine

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (63)

Atlantic City

57 mi · ~1 hr 22 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park

57 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (62)

Island Beach State Park

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Decent day for photography.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (62)

Seaside Park

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Pickering Beach

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Kent County, DE

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (68)

Seaside Heights

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Reeds Beach

60 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water

Kitts Hummock Beach

60 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · Kent County, DE

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 57°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (64)

Sea Isle City

60 mi · ~1 hr 27 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

63°F water 57°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (58)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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