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

This Afternoon looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Orange Beach on Tuesday (86).

Within 60 mi

Port Aransas Beach

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

77°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (84)

Mustang Island State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

79°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Friday (78)

Matagorda Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (75)

Padre Island National Seashore

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

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Surfside Beach (TX)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 76°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (78)

Jamaica Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (81)

Pirates Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 76°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (78)

South Padre Island Beach

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

Great day for swimming.

80°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (83)

Galveston Seawall

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (81)

Stewart Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (81)

East Beach (Galveston)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 74°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (80)

Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 74°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (77)

Boca Chica Beach

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

Decent day for photography.

79°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (78)

Sea Rim State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F water 75°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (79)

Grand Isle State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F air 5 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (83)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Gulfport Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (81)

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

74°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (85)

Dauphin Island Public Beach

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

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

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

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 73°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (85)

Gulf Shores Public Beach

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

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Orange Beach

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

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Perdido Key State Park

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

Ideal for swimming.

77°F water 72°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

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.