The 18 best songs about the beach

When you can’t make it to the beach. Let these tunes give you good vibes from morning to afternoon. Our favorite songs about the beach capture everything a day by the water is: sunny, warm and relaxing with a pinch of nostalgia.

This round-up of the best songs about the beach will have you swaying in the sand or transported there in your mind if you’re day dreaming of a coastal vacation. Click on the song to listen.

  1. Kokomo (The Beach Boys)

  2. California Girls (The Beach Boys)

  3. Under the Boardwalk (The Drifters)

  4. Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin)

  5. The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)

  6. Toes (Zac Brown Band)

  7. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (Kenny Chesney)

  8. Sea And Sand (The Who)

  9. Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)

  10. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes)

  11. Island In the Sun (Weezer)

  12. California Gurls (Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg)

  13. Surfin’ USA (The Beach Boys)

  14. Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)

  15. Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)

  16. Wipe Out (The Surfaris)

  17. When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker)

  18. Soak Up the Sun (Sheryl Crow)

From classic surf songs by The Beach Boys to mellow tracks from Bobby Darin, toe tappers from these artists make you feel like you’re on the boardwalk for a day by the water.

What songs would you add, leave a comment below.

Chrissy Jones