Closest Beaches

Beaches Near San Antonio, TX

San Antonio is roughly 140 miles inland from the Coastal Bend. Port Aransas and Mustang Island are the closest Gulf beaches, with Padre Island National Seashore farther down for undeveloped coast. South Padre is a longer haul near the Mexican border.

Plan This Week

Saturday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Matagorda Beach on Saturday (82).

Within 60 mi

Port Aransas Beach

141 mi · ~3 hr 23 min drive · Nueces County, TX

Decent day for sunbathing.

83°F water 89°F air 10 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (79)

Mustang Island State Park

145 mi · ~3 hr 29 min drive · Nueces County, TX

Decent day for sunbathing.

87°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (78)

Matagorda Beach

163 mi · ~3 hr 54 min drive · Matagorda County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

87°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (82)

Padre Island National Seashore

175 mi · ~4 hr 12 min drive · Kleberg County, TX

Ideal for fishing.

86°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (80)

Surfside Beach (TX)

196 mi · ~4 hr 43 min drive · Brazoria County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

88°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (79)

Jamaica Beach

213 mi · ~5 hr 7 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

88°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (81)

Pirates Beach

215 mi · ~5 hr 10 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

89°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (78)

South Padre Island Beach

222 mi · ~5 hr 19 min drive · Cameron County, TX

Great day for swimming.

78°F water 88°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (80)

Galveston Seawall

222 mi · ~5 hr 20 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (79)

Stewart Beach

225 mi · ~5 hr 24 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Friday (80)

East Beach (Galveston)

226 mi · ~5 hr 26 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (82)

Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)

233 mi · ~5 hr 35 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Friday (80)

Boca Chica Beach

250 mi · ~6 hr drive · Cameron County, TX

Ideal for fishing.

85°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (81)

Sea Rim State Park

268 mi · ~6 hr 26 min drive · Jefferson County, TX

Skip the beach today.

87°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (80)

Grand Isle State Park

514 mi · ~12 hr 21 min drive · Jefferson County, LA

Skip the beach today.

89°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (53)

Bay St. Louis Beach

552 mi · ~13 hr 15 min drive · Hancock County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Pass Christian Beach

557 mi · ~13 hr 23 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Skip the beach today.

90°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (48)

Gulfport Beach

567 mi · ~13 hr 37 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Skip the beach today.

88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (48)

West Ship Island

574 mi · ~13 hr 46 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Biloxi Beach

578 mi · ~13 hr 53 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Skip the beach today.

90°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (46)

Dauphin Island Public Beach

625 mi · ~14 hr 59 min drive · Mobile County, AL

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (38)

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

642 mi · ~15 hr 24 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Skip the beach today.

89°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Friday (42)

Gulf Shores Public Beach

650 mi · ~15 hr 35 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 89°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (34)

Orange Beach

657 mi · ~15 hr 46 min drive · Baldwin County, AL

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 89°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (36)

Perdido Key State Park

663 mi · ~15 hr 55 min drive · Escambia County, FL

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 89°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (35)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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