Tel Aviv Beaches, Tel Aviv-Yafo

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Like all major cities with a sizeable beach, the most dominant activity is centred around it. Tel Aviv is no exception. Undoubtedly the jewel in the crown, the sands of Tel Aviv sweep from the far north of the city (actually goes on further than the city 30kms to the north, broken only occasionally) to the edge of the rocky prominitory that is Yafo/Jaffa.

Rocky wave breaks have been built some 50-100 metres out to sea to provide safer bathing areas - the result being that it has created 'separate' beaches, each with their own distinct character and 'beachbums'. From the north you find the religous beach, strangely located next to the gay beach (although the religious beach is walled off), the 'Florida-style' beach with sun loungers virtually on top of each other with loud music blasting out, the Marina that is the only part of Tel Aviv where the beach is no more, through to the long expanse of the city beach. No obvious distinction here, but there is! Groupings all along the 4-5 kms ranging from age to cultural backgrounds, families to young couples and friends. And as with all beaches, a real hive of activity.

Watch out for the Matkot players (a kind of Israeli beach table-tennis but without the table)- ALWAYS played at the edge of the water and the noise of ball on bat can be annoying....One cultural phenomenon that took me a while to get used to.

If you are early on the beach and find a quiet spot to yourself, don't count on being alone for long! No matter how quiet the beach is, there is a natural gravitas for people to gather in one spot. Beach-life is not restricted to when the sun is out - during the summer evenings you will see groups of people, young and old alike, picnicing, 'romancing' (!) - groups of young people frequently sleep over for the night around a small fire. And, with the beach facing west, there's more often than not a sunset of some description to witness!

Tel-Aviv being by the beach has a great place for walking, jogging, cycling or just relaxing and looking at the sea. There few small shopping malls and many coffee shops, restaurants, terraces and pubs all over along to beach where you can drink, eat and do whatever you wish for.

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Tel Aviv is located by the Mediterranean sea and me being a beach person, of course I had to go check them out. These beaches have nice, fine sand, warm weather and warm water and nice views of the high rising buildings just across the street.

For those who don't feel like lying down and getting tanned (or sunburned!) all the time, there's at least one bar on every beach I saw, and there's a few public gyms of the sort, with machines to exercise. I was there somewhat early in the morning and didn't see any beach sports of any kind but they probably play them later during the day.

I walked up until Jerusalem beach and saw some places where bathing is forbidden due to the current, and other places where it was safe to do so.The general feeling I got is that there's no need to "reserve" the best chairs and there's beaches for everyone, be it that you want to be alone with your thoughts or around lots of people.

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Tel Aviv has a long promenade, running alongside the seashore that makes up the western edge of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
Tel Aviv's beaches are well-equipped with changing rooms, showers and toilets; some have lifeguards year- round.
On the beaches and at major tourist centers, tourist police provide a sense of security, as well as assistance and information services.
The sea is the true heart of Tel Aviv and any visit to Tel Aviv would be incomplete without seeing it.

You can watch my 3 min 16 sec HD Video Tel Aviv- Mediterranean Sea Morning Walk out of my Youtube channel.

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The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. The beachfront of Tel Aviv has bathing beaches and a romantic waterfront promenade.
Tel Aviv lies alongside the Mediterranean coastline. With few exceptions, all points of interest for tourists are in a rectangle defined by the sea to the west, the Yarkon River to the north, the Ayalon highway to the east, and Shlomo (Salame) Road to the south. This rectangle is separated into two long strips by Ibn-Gvirol Street, starting from the Yarkon River and changing its name to Yehuda Halevy. Most of the attractions are in the western of these strips.

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This is one of my favorite beaches in Tel-Aviv, mainly because of its location and topography: It lies underneath the low cliffs of Independence Park, along a quiet stretch of the promenade which is closed to trafiic (except for the disabled, making it the most accessible beach in Tel Aviv for the disabled). The Hilton Hotel rises high on top of the cliff, and I must admit it is not an ugly building and not an eyesore. Towards the south there is a pleasant view of the marina.
The white sandy beach itself is quite narrow, but stretches as a crescent towards the long pier. The pier itself is well lit at night and has some benches.
There is a nice bar-restaurant ("Top Sea", see "Restaurant Tips").

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We had the best fun just splashing around in the surf in the Mediterranean Sea, just across from our hotel. The water was warm-ish, and it was a great way for us to relax and settle into our "vacation mindset".

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Tel Aviv has one of the best big city beaches i have come across in this world.
It´s right in the middle of town and very lively all day long and at night for that matter too.
The beach is long and wide and you can easilt both find a lively spot or place place relatively to yourself.
The beach is lines with hotel and cafes so you can easily find a place to eat and sleep by the beach too.