35+ Exciting Gifts For Beach Lovers & Beach Vacations (2024)

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Looking for beautiful, fun and unique gifts for beach vacations and special gifts beach lovers? You have come to the right place.

We’ve put together our ultimate beach gift guide that will help your favourite people celebrate the wild and stormy, calm and sandy beauty that is the beach.

Growing up on an island, the beach was always my place to get-away, to play, think and meet friends and family.

Our beach gift ideas and guide has something for everyone. Whether you are looking for a beach-themed gifts for a die hard beach bum or for a Christmas, Birthday or other Holiday gift for your parents, friends, kids, family or even yourself, we’ve got you covered.

Short on time? Our most loved and bought beach gifts:

1. Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker – bring the dance party with you. Perfect for tweens, teens and adults.

2. Waterproof cell phone case – protect your phones from sand & water

3. Turkish beach towels – soft, light weight, compact towels you can bring everywhere. All ages

4. Water bottle with hidden compartment – keep your valuables safe

5. Swim Goggles – fun holiday gift to use when swimming, & snorkeling that kids and adults love.

BEST BEACH GIFT IDEAS

Not only are beach vacations fun, they are great for our mental health, and connecting with family and friends. So why not inspire and encourage a little holiday vibes with these amazing best of the best beach gifts ideas.

Cool beach gifts that make a perfect present.

1. Beach Towel Anchor Clips

Beach Towel Anchor clips are a quirky, fun way to keep your beach towel from flying away from your deck chair like these flip flops.

Also strong enough to hang up wet bathing suits or towels, or use a clip to close food bags.

They come in many other animal & beach fun shapes. Unique beach gifts beachy people can use again and again.

2. Bocce Set

Bocce is a popular past time, and I have seen many a friendly game happen at the beach with people of all ages participating. Play at the beach, park or in the backyard. Winner gets a prize.

3. Beach Tote With Cooler

Ride the beach wave with a classic beach tote with detachable cooler. No beach day would be complete without a bunch of yummy snacks, a cold drink or too. Spacious enough to bring the kid’s towels too.

4. Inflatable Beach Lounger

I have been wanting one of these inflatable beach loungers ever since I saw a family with one at our local beach. The only problem is, I would constantly be fighting with my daughter for a spot. We might need two.

5. Sand-Free Beach Blanket

Bring home beach memories not the sand, with a sand free beach towel.

This water and sand resistant  beach towel is lightweight and small makes it a great choice for packing in a suitcase for beach adventure travel, or at one more local.

7. Goggles

Grab a pair of no leak, no fog swim goggles for the beach lover that loves to swim. Nothing says the beach like a good dip in the ocean. In turquoise blue tropical waters preferably. Beach holiday gifts you don’t want to leave home without.

8. Turkish Towel – Beach Vacation Gifts

Turkish beach towels are an ideal beach lovers gift, one for each family member. No more wet, musty smelling towels, that take forever to dry. These beach towels are soft, light weight, compact and come in 24 different eye catching colours.

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9. Waterproof Cell Phone Case

When heading to the beach, you definitely want to protect your cell phones from sand, water, drinks spilled by the littles, or leaky waterbottles in your bag (ask me how I know?!?!).

Take some cool underwater photos with a waterproof cell phone case, without having to buy another camera.

10. Mesh Tote

An oversized, lightweight mesh tote will make for a fabulous day at the beach and a thoughtful gift for beach lovers. Roomy enough to bring everything but the kitchen sink. Add in a delicious snack and some lip balm with sun protection, and they’ll be ready to go.

11. Water Bottle With Hidden Storage Container

Fool would be thieves with a fully functional water bottle with hidden compartment.

When heading to the beach, the challenge is always to figure out where to store your valuables. This is an awesome gift idea for beach lovers, who can stash a few dollars, keys a credit card and drivers license with no one the wiser.

12. Beach Bag Gift Ideas

Putting together a beach gift bag or basket for your favorite beach lover, can not only be useful, but super fun for you as well. Here is a list of beach bag gift ideas to create a lovely set and make a memorable gift:

• Polarized sunglassess for men and women
• Flip Flops for women
• KIIU Mens Thong Sandals Indoor and Outdoor Beach Flip Flops
• S’well Vacuum Insulated Water Bottle
• Soft Turkish Beach Towels

Eco-Friendly Beach Bag Gift Ideas

More eco friendly beach basket gift ideas

• Silicone Stasher Bags – to keep all their beach snacks
• Kids Stainless Steel Water Bottle
• Badger reef-safe sunscreen – We love knowing the mineral sunscreen is safe for all our bodies, plus better for the oceans. UV protection that’s water resistant too.

GIFTS FOR BEACH LOVERS NEED IN THEIR LIFE

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR BEACH LOVERS

Beach themed gifts are a fun idea for Christmas for any age. Light up their life with some nautical lights, resin beach ornaments or more.

These ideas aren’t just for the ho ho ho season though. Beachy gifts can be hot for any special occasion.

13. Beach Themed Jewelry

Add a little pizazz to your friends or family’s wardrobe. Beach themed jewelry is always a hit from kids on up to adults. Here are a few inspiring choices:

14. Gift Cards for Beach Lessons & Attractions

There are so many beach themed things to do that a gift card for an attraction or lesson would be an experience of lifetime.

There’s surf and kite board lessons, dolphin and whale tours or even romantic horseback rides on the beach. No matter where they are living or traveling to, a gift card, would be special and unique beach gift ideas.

Practical Beach Gifts (That Aren’t Boring)

15. Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Listen to some tunes, without worrying about a little water. A waterproof speaker is a fun gift for a beach-loving friend that keeps on giving. One nostalgic 80’s tune at a time.

16. Portable Power Station

Never run out of power at the beach. The durable world-reknowned Ankers Power Core portable charger delivers a high-speed charge to a wide range of devices. Practical beach gifts, but not boring!

Perfect gift for beach lovers who love to spend the day at the beach, plus all the selfies they can take.

17. Snorkel

Who doesn’t love a good snorkel set and and admiring tropical fish, and sea turtles while swimming the warm ocean waters and coral reefs.

Not to worry, while this snorkel gear set won’t guarantee good weather or a once in a lifetime swim with dolphins, it will be an awesome thing to bring on their next beach adventure.

18. Easy Pop-Up Tent

Gift the gift of shade with a super easy to set up Shade Beach Tent. Sometimes the sun ray’s can be a bit too much, especially for families with young children who need to be kept cool.

A shade tent offers the best of both worlds. Plus it can be used on and off the beach. A one of the best gifts for the beach.

19. Woven Sand-Free Mat

For a heavier duty, multipurpose mat, CGear Multimats woven design lets sand, and dirt flow through. Perfect for the beach, camping, RV’s and park picnics.

20. Portable Folding Backpack Beach Chair

Comfortable, sturdy, this handy beach chair is ready for a full day of beach action. Features include storage in the back, a lightweight design that is easy to open and four positions to choose from.

 A foldable chair makes perfect beach accessories.

BEACH GIFTS FOR HER

Looking for the perfect beach gift for her? We’ve put together some fun ideas that we wish we had ourselves! (Hint Hint o’ partner of mine 🙂

Whether you are looking for Mother’s Day or Birthday beachy gifts, or just because there is something in here for all women.

21. Adjustable Beach Glass Bracelet

What a gorgeous Beach Glass Bracelet. I have a few pieces of sea glass designs I absolutely LOVE! They evoke memories of living on the East Coast of Canada, stormy waves, and calm walks along Nova Scotia’s many beaches.

Transport your friends to another time and place. A gorgeous beach gift for her.

Sea Glass Designs also have many lovely necklaces, bracelets, earrings you can explore here.

22. Beach Gift for Her: Classic Beach Hat

A classic sun hat is a must for the beach. Collapsible, lightweight, with UPF 40 will have your loved one’s covered all summer long, and looking fashionable doing it. Sun hats make thoughtful gifts for beach vacations.

22. Kimono Beach Cover Up

Gorgeous, flowy Hawaiian print Kimono perfect for a beach cover up, or hanging poolside. A stylish beach gifts idea for her she’ll love.

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GIFT IDEAS FOR BEACH LOVERS

BEACH GIFTS FOR HIM

Or maybe you are looking for the perfect beach vacation gift for him. I don’t know about you, but I find trying to find the perfect gift for the men in my life much more difficult. These sweet beach themed gifts will be sure to hit the spot.

23. Bluefin Cruise SUP

The Bluefin Cruise stand up paddle board is every beach goers dream. It comes with detchable kayak seat for when they get tired of standing up.

Bluefin has options for smaller SUPs and kids versions for everyone on your beach gifts list. Ride those ocean waves. 

24. Spike Ball Game

Spike Ball has become a super popular beach game over the past decade or so. In fact there are tournaments that happen at major beaches across the US.

Spike Ball is the perfect beach gift for him and for families who like to play games at the beach.

25. Beach T-Shirt for Him

Lightweight Linen Shirts...….perfect beach gift to help your sweetie keep cool. With many colors to choose from to suit his style.

BEACH THEMED GIFTS

Beach themed gifts are such a sweet way to celebrate all things wild, wavy, sandy and salty.

These fun beach themed gift ideas will help your beach lovers be at home at their beach house, or the city. I am loving all these amazing ideas.

26 Vintage Sea Life Illustrations

Bring the sea into their home with made to order prints of vintage sea life illustrations. Nautical fine prints on archival quality paper make for detailed, long lasting prints.

27. Wooden Beach Sign

I love these adorable and funny hand painted wooden signs. Perfect gift for a beach bum to adorn their walls.

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BEACH GIFT GUIDE: BEACH GIFTS FOR KIDS

Let’s not forget the kids. Kids love beach activities, and can spend hours building sandcastles, swimming like dolphins floating around on inflatable sea creatures and looking for beach treasures.

Some of my favourite memories are from my childhood beach vacations. Here’s some beachy gifts to celebrate.

28. Mermaid Tail & Top

I mean really….the picture says it all. What mermaid lover wouldn’t be enchanted by this swimmable Mermaid Tale Costume?

Swimmable and walkable costume, in various colours like Sea Anemone & Turqoise, with top will be a hit for sure.

29. Beach Hammock

No beach vacation is complete without some time spent in a hammock.

The Wise Owl Hammock is compact enough to easily fit in a corner of your suitcase, and is lightweight with about 15 different colour combos to choose from.

30. Kids Snorkel Gear

A full face Snorkel face mask will help your kids, especially the young one’s enjoy putting their face in the water and exploring the ocean floor and all it’s creatures. Perfect gifts for beach lovers they can use all the time

31. Kids Beach Bucket – Personalized

Beach Buckets are a classic beach toy for kids. Up your gift giving game with a personalized beach bucket.

This would make an awesome addition to a beach themed birthday party, a beach vacation gift or just because. Choose the decal, name and colour of bucket.

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32. Kites

Let’s go fly a kite! Windy days, and sand for miles is a good place to let your kids FLY! Add to the beach theme with a three pack of kites (I am loving the octopus kite).

33. Beach Towels

One can never have too many beach towels, especially when they come in so many cute patterns, characters and styles.

• Oversized fluffy beach towel: Striped Cabana Towels
• Hooded Beach Towels for everyone: Pirates me hearty! or Mermaid Tales

34. Frisbies (That Don’t Hurt!)

Get your favourite kids out and moving at the beach, park or home with Activ Flyers frisbies. Pain free fun.

Two pack is perfect for those times they accidentally get thrown on the roof, too far in the ocean or eaten by the dog…. Personal experience talking here.

35. Mom & Mini Sun Hats

Matching Sun Hats for Mama and Mini are so sweet. My daughter is still of the age where she likes us to wear matching clothes. Such a fun idea while they still think you are the coolest person around.

36. Sea Shell & Crab Crayons

Creative sea life creations await with these cute Sea Shell & Crab Crayons! We sell sea shells down by the sea shore tongue twister. Perfect for beach party favours and inquisitive kidlets.

37. Beach Hair Don’t Care – Hair Ties

Beach Hair Don’t Care Hair Ties are wonderful for an upcoming beach holiday, party favour, stocking stuffer, or even summer vacation.

38. Whale Hello There T-Shirt

Pun-tastic t-shirt Whale Hello There, will be sure to get a smile from your youth, teen and all those who read it.

Conclusion: 35+ Best Gifts For Beach Lovers Of All Ages

I had so much fun researching and gathering ideas for the best beach lover gifts. 

From young to the young at heart this beach guide has a lot to offer those who can’t wait for salty air, wriggling their toes in the sand, and donning a swimsuit for some frollicking in the sea.

Perfect gifts for beach vacations, day trips to the ocean or just beach theme gifts to make your home beautiful.

Have we missed your favourite gift ideas for beach lovers? Let us know in the comments below, or connect with us on social media. We’d love to hear from you!

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