Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Houston, TX

Houston's default beach run is Galveston Island, about 50 miles southeast on I-45. Stewart Beach and the Seawall are the urban options; Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula sits just across the ferry. Water is warm and brown — that's the Gulf sediment, not pollution.

Plan This Week

Saturday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: East Beach (Galveston) on Friday (82).

Within 60 mi

Pirates Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 7 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Skip the beach today.

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

Jamaica Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 7 min drive · Galveston County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

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

Galveston Seawall

47 mi · ~1 hr 8 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

48 mi · ~1 hr 9 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)

48 mi · ~1 hr 10 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)

49 mi · ~1 hr 11 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)

Surfside Beach (TX)

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Brazoria County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

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

Sea Rim State Park

80 mi · ~1 hr 55 min drive · Jefferson County, TX

Skip the beach today.

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

Matagorda Beach

88 mi · ~2 hr 7 min drive · Matagorda County, TX

Mixed conditions today.

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

Port Aransas Beach

168 mi · ~4 hr 2 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

181 mi · ~4 hr 21 min drive · Nueces County, TX

Decent day for sunbathing.

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

Padre Island National Seashore

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

Ideal for fishing.

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

South Padre Island Beach

258 mi · ~6 hr 11 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)

Boca Chica Beach

281 mi · ~6 hr 45 min drive · Cameron County, TX

Ideal for fishing.

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

Grand Isle State Park

327 mi · ~7 hr 52 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

363 mi · ~8 hr 43 min drive · Hancock County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Pass Christian Beach

368 mi · ~8 hr 50 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Skip the beach today.

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

Gulfport Beach

378 mi · ~9 hr 4 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

385 mi · ~9 hr 14 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Great day for a beach walk.

Biloxi Beach

389 mi · ~9 hr 21 min drive · Harrison County, MS

Skip the beach today.

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

Dauphin Island Public Beach

435 mi · ~10 hr 27 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

453 mi · ~10 hr 52 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

460 mi · ~11 hr 3 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

468 mi · ~11 hr 14 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

474 mi · ~11 hr 23 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 Houston. 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.