Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Savannah, GA

Savannah is set inland on the river, with one nearby ocean beach in the metro. Tybee Island is about 18 miles east of downtown — Georgia's main public Atlantic beach near the city. Hilton Head sits roughly 40 miles north over the South Carolina line for a larger barrier-island option.

Plan This Week

Thursday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Oak Island Beach on This Afternoon (84).

Within 60 mi

Tybee Island Beach

15 mi · ~22 min drive · Chatham County, GA

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 85°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (41)

Hilton Head Island

19 mi · ~27 min drive · Beaufort County, SC

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 86°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (41)

Edisto Beach State Park

54 mi · ~1 hr 18 min drive · Colleton County, SC

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 85°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (39)

St. Simons Island Beach

67 mi · ~1 hr 36 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Skip the beach today.

87°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (32)

Jekyll Island Beach

73 mi · ~1 hr 45 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Skip the beach today.

87°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (47)

Folly Beach

78 mi · ~1 hr 52 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

83°F water 83°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (43)

Sullivan's Island Beach

87 mi · ~2 hr 5 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 84°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (44)

Cumberland Island National Seashore

88 mi · ~2 hr 7 min drive · Camden County, GA

Skip the beach today.

87°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (38)

Isle of Palms

92 mi · ~2 hr 13 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 83°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (45)

Amelia Island Beach

105 mi · ~2 hr 31 min drive · Nassau County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 86°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (39)

Atlantic Beach

121 mi · ~2 hr 54 min drive · Duval County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 87°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Monday (38)

Neptune Beach

124 mi · ~2 hr 58 min drive · Duval County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 87°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (38)

Jacksonville Beach

126 mi · ~3 hr 2 min drive · Duval County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 88°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (37)

Pawleys Island

147 mi · ~3 hr 32 min drive · Georgetown County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Litchfield Beach

150 mi · ~3 hr 36 min drive · Georgetown County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (81)

St. Augustine Beach

155 mi · ~3 hr 43 min drive · St. Johns County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 87°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (40)

Garden City Beach

160 mi · ~3 hr 50 min drive · Horry County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (70)

Surfside Beach (SC)

162 mi · ~3 hr 53 min drive · Horry County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 81°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (71)

Myrtle Beach

171 mi · ~4 hr 6 min drive · Horry County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 82°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (76)

North Myrtle Beach

185 mi · ~4 hr 26 min drive · Horry County, SC

Ideal for a beach walk.

83°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (83)

Sunset Beach (North Carolina)

194 mi · ~4 hr 39 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 82°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (83)

Daytona Beach

199 mi · ~4 hr 46 min drive · Volusia County, FL

Skip the beach today.

82°F water 88°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (41)

Holden Beach

205 mi · ~4 hr 56 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 86°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

New Smyrna Beach

211 mi · ~5 hr 4 min drive · Volusia County, FL

Mixed conditions today.

84°F water 88°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (36)

Oak Island Beach

214 mi · ~5 hr 8 min drive · Brunswick County, NC

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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