the beaches on the highway rio-santos, the first ones encountered coming from rio de janeiro, include praia de são roque, praia da barra grande do corumbê, praia da graúna, praia grande, prainha, praia do engenho velho,  barra grande, taquari, iriri, praia da augusta, praias de são gonçalo, and são gonçalinho, tarituba, batanguera, and praia da mambucaba.

there are only two beaches near the center of town, accessible by foot but generally not used for swimming or other beach activities - praia do do pontal, and praia do jabaquara.