The 6 Best Beaches in Herzliya (2026)

Updated October 2026 · 6 picks

The best beaches in Herzliya are Accadia, which ranks at the top of Israel's national cleanliness survey, Hasharon for facilities, Zevulun for a quieter day and for kitesurfing in winter, Nof Yam and Sidna Ali for the cliffs, and Apollonia for the ruins above the sea. All sit on a four-kilometre stretch of Herzliya Pituach. Six, below.

1. Accadia Beach — Below the Dan Accadia, Ramat Yam

Consistently one of the cleanest beaches in Israel, and the best all-round beach in the city.

Best for Families · Couples

Accadia sits below the Dan Accadia hotel at the southern end of the Herzliya seafront, and it is the beach that has made the city's reputation. In the Environmental Protection Ministry's Blue-Green Flag survey — the national grading of Israeli beaches on water quality, sand and facilities — Accadia North has repeatedly placed at or near the top of the entire country.

In practice that means clean sand, clear water, showers and toilets that work, and a lifeguard station through the season. It is a wide beach with a lookout above it, and it does not get the crush that Tel Aviv's beaches do.

It is the obvious first choice, and in high summer it is also the first car park to fill.

Good to know: Arrive before ten at a summer weekend or park further north on Ramat Yam and walk down — the beach car park is full by mid-morning.

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2. Hasharon Beach — Central Herzliya seafront

The city's busiest and best-equipped beach, and the default for a family day.

Best for Families · Groups

Hasharon is the beach most locals mean when they say they are going to the beach in Herzliya. It is the central one, the most developed, and the one with the fullest set of facilities around it.

That brings the crowd, but it also brings lifeguards through the season, showers, toilets, shade and somewhere to eat without getting back in the car — the things that actually determine whether a day on the sand with children works.

The one caveat worth knowing is that the water here can turn rough on a windy day. The flag at the lifeguard station is the thing to look at before anyone swims out.

Good to know: Check the lifeguard's flag rather than the look of the sea — the current along this stretch is stronger than it appears from the sand.

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3. Zevulun Beach — North of the marina, Herzliya Pituach

The quiet one in summer, and the kitesurfing beach all winter.

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Zevulun sits north of the marina and is the Herzliya beach for people who do not want the Herzliya beach crowd. It is neither as busy nor as noisy as Hasharon, and on a weekday in summer it can be close to empty.

In winter it changes character completely. The wind down this stretch makes it one of the regular kitesurfing spots on the central coast, and on a blowy January afternoon the sky above it is full of kites.

It has the municipal facilities and a lifeguard in season, so the trade for the quiet is not comfort — it is simply being a few hundred metres further from the car park everyone else uses.

Good to know: Come in winter for the kitesurfing even if you have no intention of swimming — it is the best free spectacle on the Herzliya coast.

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4. Nof Yam and Sidna Ali Beach — Nof Yam, below the Sidna Ali mosque

Narrow sand under the cliffs, with the Sidna Ali mosque on the bluff above it.

Best for Couples · Solo

At the northern end of Herzliya the coast narrows and the cliffs rise, and the beach at Nof Yam runs as a strip of sand beneath them. On the bluff directly above stands the Sidna Ali mosque, a site of pilgrimage for Arab visitors from the Galilee and one of the oldest standing buildings on this coast.

The setting is the reason to come: cliff on one side, open sea on the other, and a view back down the whole Herzliya shoreline. It is a very different proposition from the wide municipal beaches to the south.

Because the sand is narrow, high tide and winter swell take much of it away. It is a spring, summer and autumn beach.

Good to know: Combine it with Apollonia just to the north — they are a short walk apart along the cliff, and together they make the best half-day on this coast.

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5. Apollonia (Arsuf) National Park Beach — Apollonia National Park, north Herzliya

Crusader ruins on a cliff with the Mediterranean underneath — the one beach here that is also a site.

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Apollonia, known in Hebrew as Arsuf, is a national park on the cliffs at the northern edge of Herzliya: a Crusader fortress, a Roman and Byzantine port town beneath it, and the sea directly below.

It is on this list because the combination is genuinely unusual. You can walk the ruins on the headland with the whole coast in view, and the shore underneath is a wild, undeveloped stretch rather than a municipal beach.

Treat the ruins as the attraction and the water as a bonus. The park charges admission and keeps national park hours, closing earlier than you would expect in the afternoon, and the shore below is not a supervised bathing beach.

Good to know: Go in the last two hours before closing — the light on the fortress and the sea from the headland at that hour is the reason people photograph this place.

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6. Herzliya Marina Beach — Beside Herzliya Marina, Herzliya Pituach

Sand next to the restaurants, the boats and the promenade — the easy, lazy option.

Best for Families · Groups

The beach beside the marina is not the best sand in Herzliya, but it is the most convenient. The promenade, the restaurants, the shops and the boats are all a short walk away, which makes it the beach to pick when the day is only partly about swimming.

It suits a morning in the water followed by lunch without getting back in the car, and it is the easiest stretch of coast here to reach, park at and leave.

Note that the marina itself is a working harbour — swimming happens on the beach beside it, not inside the basin.

Good to know: Park once at the marina and do the whole day from there — beach, lunch on the quay, and the boats in the late afternoon.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the cleanest beach in Herzliya?

Accadia. In the Environmental Protection Ministry's Blue-Green Flag survey, which grades Israeli beaches on water quality, sand cleanliness and facilities, Accadia North has repeatedly finished at or near the very top of the national table. The ministry publishes the rankings each season, so check the current year's list if it matters to you — but Accadia's standing has been consistent.

Are Herzliya's beaches free?

Entry to the municipal beaches is free. Parking is not: the beach car parks charge, and in July and August they fill by mid-morning at the weekend. Loungers and umbrellas are rented separately where they are offered, and the beach restaurants and kiosks price as you would expect for Herzliya Pituach.

Which Herzliya beaches have lifeguards?

The declared municipal beaches — Accadia, Hasharon, Zevulun and Nof Yam among them — operate lifeguard stations through the bathing season, roughly from spring to autumn, with posted hours that are shorter at the start and end of the season. Outside those hours and outside the season, swimming is unsupervised. Undeclared stretches of coast, including some of the cliff beaches, have no lifeguard at all.

Can you swim at Herzliya Marina?

Not inside the marina itself, which is a working harbour. The beach beside it is the place to swim, and the marina is better used for what it is good at: the promenade, the restaurants, the boats and the view. The marina is also the departure point for most of the sailing and boat charter businesses on this coast.

When is the sea warm enough to swim in Herzliya?

The Mediterranean here is comfortable from roughly May to November, peaking in August and September at the warmest. The water stays swimmable well into October, which is the best time of year on this coast — warm sea, thinner crowds and no August heat. Winter brings serious swell, which is when the surfers and kitesurfers appear.

Which Herzliya beach is best with young children?

Hasharon and Accadia, because both have the full set of facilities — lifeguards, showers, toilets, shade and food nearby — and easy access from the car park rather than a long flight of steps down a cliff. Note that the water at Hasharon can get rough on a windy day, so check the flag at the lifeguard station before anyone goes in.

1. Accadia Beach — Below the Dan Accadia, Ramat Yam

2. Hasharon Beach — Central Herzliya seafront

3. Zevulun Beach — North of the marina, Herzliya Pituach

4. Nof Yam and Sidna Ali Beach — Nof Yam, below the Sidna Ali mosque

5. Apollonia (Arsuf) National Park Beach — Apollonia National Park, north Herzliya

6. Herzliya Marina Beach — Beside Herzliya Marina, Herzliya Pituach

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