On the Florida Panhandle. The sugar-sand Gulf beaches — Pensacola, Navarre, Destin — run east along the barrier islands.
Pensacola Beach7.5 mi · ~11 min · Escambia CountySpotted seatrout
69° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
67Marginal
Navarre Beach21 mi · ~31 min · Santa Rosa CountySpotted seatrout
69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
90Go
Orange Beach23 mi · ~33 min · Baldwin County, ALSouthern flounder
69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
98Go
Gulf Shores Public Beach31 mi · ~44 min · Baldwin County, ALSouthern flounderRip Current Statement 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
73Worth the trip
Destin Beach45 mi · ~1 hr 5 min · Okaloosa CountyTarponRip Current Statement 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
55Marginal
Mobile Bay50 mi · ~1 hr 13 min · Mobile County, ALSpotted seatrout
69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
90Go
Dauphin Island Public Beach55 mi · ~1 hr 19 min · Mobile County, ALSouthern flounderRip Current Statement 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Panama City Beach82 mi · ~1 hr 59 min · Bay CountySheepsheadSmall Craft Advisory 71° water · 15 mph wind · low slack tide
85Go
Biloxi Beach100 mi · ~2 hr 24 min · Harrison County, MSSheepsheadSpecial Weather Statement 70° water · 10 mph wind · low slack tide
81Worth the trip
Gulfport Beach111 mi · ~2 hr 40 min · Harrison County, MSSheepsheadSmall Craft Advisory 69° water · 10 mph wind · low slack tide
81Worth the trip
Mexico Beach112 mi · ~2 hr 42 min · Bay CountySpotted seatrout
70° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
90Go
Pass Christian Beach121 mi · ~2 hr 55 min · Harrison County, MSSouthern flounderSmall Craft Advisory 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Distances are straight-line from the middle of Pensacola. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.