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Best beaches to visit in April

Well-loved U.S. beaches where the water usually averages 70°F or warmer in April. For what the water is doing today, see this week’s live picks.

  1. Number 1

    Siesta Beach

    Sarasota, Florida · ★ 4.8

    75°Faverage water in April

    Source: NOAA, Venice, FL, 14.7 mi

  2. Number 2

    Gulf Shores Public Beach

    Gulf Shores, Alabama · ★ 4.8

    72°Faverage water in April

    Source: NOAA, Pensacola, FL, 30.6 mi

  3. Number 3

    Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Beach

    Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida · ★ 4.8

    78°Faverage water in April

    Source: NOAA, 8722670 - Lake Worth Pier, FL, 29.5 mi

  4. Number 4

    Waikīkī Beach

    Honolulu, Hawaii

    78°Faverage water in April

    Source: NOAA, Honolulu, HI, 3.2 mi

  5. Number 5

    East Beach

    Galveston, Texas

    72°Faverage water in April

    Source: NOAA, Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty, TX, 2.5 mi

How we pick

We start from U.S. beaches rated 4.3★ or higher across 200+ Google reviews, plus a short hand-picked list of typically calm Hawaii beaches that have no ratings in our data (280 have a NOAA station close enough to use). A beach makes a month’s list when its nearest station in the NOAA Coastal Water Temperature Guide averages 70°F or warmer that month — below that, sudden entry risks cold shock. Picks are ranked by a review-weighted rating, with at most two per state and one per station. Averages describe a typical year, not this one, and a station can sit a few miles offshore.