Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia is roughly an hour from the South Jersey shore via the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is about 62 miles east (around an hour), Wildwood is further south, and Cape May sits at 94 miles, roughly 90 minutes. Delaware beaches like Rehoboth and Lewes are a comparable drive south and tend to run quieter than the Jersey boardwalk towns.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach) on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Augustine Beach

38 mi · ~55 min drive · New Castle County, DE

Ideal for a beach walk.

85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

Woodland Beach Wildlife Area

46 mi · ~1 hr 7 min drive · Kent County, DE

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 81°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Gandy's Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min drive · Cumberland County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

81°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

North East Community Park

49 mi · ~1 hr 10 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Fortescue

49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min drive · Cumberland County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

81°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)

50 mi · ~1 hr 13 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Elk Neck State Park

54 mi · ~1 hr 18 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Port Mahon

54 mi · ~1 hr 18 min drive · Kent County, DE

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 80°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Perryville Community Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Beach Haven (LBI)

56 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 77°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Harford County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Ventnor City

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F water

Margate City

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F water

Ocean City NJ

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 78°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Harford County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Brigantine

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

75°F water 85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Atlantic City

57 mi · ~1 hr 22 min drive · Atlantic County, NJ

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 86°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (85)

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park

57 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 80°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Island Beach State Park

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

75°F water 80°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Seaside Park

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

75°F water 79°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Pickering Beach

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Kent County, DE

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 81°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Seaside Heights

58 mi · ~1 hr 23 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Ideal for swimming.

75°F water 79°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Reeds Beach

60 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F water

Kitts Hummock Beach

60 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · Kent County, DE

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 82°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Sea Isle City

60 mi · ~1 hr 27 min drive · Cape May County, NJ

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F water 79°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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