Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Atlanta, GA

Atlanta is a deep-inland metro with no coastline of its own. Tybee Island near Savannah is the closest Atlantic beach at about 265 miles southeast, roughly four hours by car. Jekyll Island and St. Simons on the Golden Isles sit a similar distance south through Macon.

Plan This Week

Thursday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Folly Beach on Thursday (75).

Within 60 mi

Hilton Head Island

236 mi · ~5 hr 40 min drive · Beaufort County, SC

Skip the beach today.

96°F air 7 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (45)

Tybee Island Beach

238 mi · ~5 hr 43 min drive · Chatham County, GA

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 93°F air 10 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Saturday (39)

Edisto Beach State Park

251 mi · ~6 hr 2 min drive · Colleton County, SC

Skip the beach today.

92°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Friday (73)

St. Simons Island Beach

252 mi · ~6 hr 2 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Skip the beach today.

92°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Friday (45)

Jekyll Island Beach

254 mi · ~6 hr 6 min drive · Glynn County, GA

Skip the beach today.

92°F air 9 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Friday (47)

Grayton Beach State Park

258 mi · ~6 hr 11 min drive · Walton County, FL

Skip the beach today.

90°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (44)

Rosemary Beach (30A)

258 mi · ~6 hr 11 min drive · Walton County, FL

Mixed conditions today.

87°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (47)

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

258 mi · ~6 hr 12 min drive · Walton County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F water 91°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (31)

Seaside Beach (30A)

258 mi · ~6 hr 12 min drive · Walton County, FL

Skip the beach today.

87°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (45)

Panama City Beach

259 mi · ~6 hr 13 min drive · Bay County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (39)

Miramar Beach

259 mi · ~6 hr 14 min drive · Walton County, FL

Skip the beach today.

91°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (37)

Henderson Beach State Park

262 mi · ~6 hr 17 min drive · Okaloosa County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (37)

Destin Beach

262 mi · ~6 hr 18 min drive · Okaloosa County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (41)

Cumberland Island National Seashore

264 mi · ~6 hr 20 min drive · Camden County, GA

Skip the beach today.

93°F air 7 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Friday (40)

Folly Beach

268 mi · ~6 hr 26 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 89°F air 13 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (75)

Mexico Beach

269 mi · ~6 hr 28 min drive · Bay County, FL

Skip the beach today.

89°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (39)

Sullivan's Island Beach

272 mi · ~6 hr 31 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 92°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (75)

Navarre Beach

274 mi · ~6 hr 35 min drive · Santa Rosa County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (40)

Isle of Palms

275 mi · ~6 hr 37 min drive · Charleston County, SC

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (75)

Amelia Island Beach

278 mi · ~6 hr 40 min drive · Nassau County, FL

Skip the beach today.

91°F air 8 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Friday (45)

St. George Island

279 mi · ~6 hr 42 min drive · Franklin County, FL

Skip the beach today.

88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (73)

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

282 mi · ~6 hr 46 min drive · Gulf County, FL

Skip the beach today.

89°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (38)

Pensacola Beach

286 mi · ~6 hr 51 min drive · Escambia County, FL

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 89°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (34)

Cape San Blas (Salinas Park)

286 mi · ~6 hr 52 min drive · Gulf County, FL

Skip the beach today.

89°F water 88°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (39)

Atlantic Beach

292 mi · ~7 hr 1 min drive · Duval County, FL

Skip the beach today.

87°F water 92°F air 9 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Friday (33)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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