Bat Yam Beaches Near Tel Aviv: Every Beach, North to South

By Solomon Wiesen, TLV Beaches. Last reviewed October 2026.

You may have heard about the gorgeous Bat Yam, the coastal city just south of Tel Aviv, with a string of beaches along its 3.5-kilometer shoreline. Each beach is set up for something different (especially the gorgeous Bat Yam-Yafo border beach), from swimming and surfing to doing nothing at all. Here’s a quick lil’ listicle of every beach in Bat Yam, from north to south:

1. Sea Palace Beach

As Bat Yam’s northernmost beach, right on the border with Jaffa, Sea Palace Beach is where the city’s sailing clubs are based. It’s an unsupervised area where swimming is prohibited, making it more suitable for boating enthusiasts.

2. Surfers’ Beach

Located just south of Sea Palace Beach, Surfers’ Beach is the place for sea activities, especially surfing. It’s not a declared bathing beach and swimming isn’t permitted, but surfers come for the waves. Beware there is no lifeguard!!

3. Jerusalem Beach

Jerusalem Beach is the first beach from the north where swimming is allowed, with a lifeguard station in the bathing season. It’s a popular spot for families and individuals looking to enjoy the Mediterranean waters in a supervised environment. (Not to be confused with Jerusalem Beach in Tel Aviv.)

4. HaSela (Rock) Beaches

Following Jerusalem Beach, there are three HaSela beaches, named after the rock. All three are declared bathing beaches, with an artificial lagoon behind the breakwater. These areas offer a quieter swimming experience, away from the more crowded spots.

5. Ledugma Beach

Ledugma Beach (sometimes written “Dogma” in English) is a declared bathing beach where swimming is permitted. It is close to the restaurants and bars of the Bat Yam promenade, making it a great place to enjoy a meal or drink by the sea.

6. Riviera Beach

Riviera Beach is a declared bathing beach, and you can also walk out on the spectacular pier. Swimming is allowed here.

7. Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is the newest one: it was declared in August 2024 as the city’s ninth bathing beach. It sits between Riviera Beach and the separate beach.

8. Marina Beach

At Marina Beach, swimming is not permitted according to the municipality’s beach page. However, it’s a sexy spot to enjoy the Bat Yam sands and blue sea, away from the busy swimming areas.

9. HaDkalim (Palms) Beach

Although it is not a declared bathing beach and has no lifeguard, HaDkalim Beach is a place to relax on golden sand with clean air and a view of the Mediterranean.

10. Shirat HaYam: Gender-Segregated Beach

This declared beach provides gender-segregated bathing days, catering to those seeking a modest beach experience. Women bathe on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and men on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is one of the city’s accessible beaches.

11. Tayo Beach

Tayo Beach (you will also see it written “Theo”) is Bat Yam’s southernmost declared bathing beach, named after the fish restaurant on the sand. It is accessible, with a water wheelchair available from the lifeguards. South of it, toward Rishon LeTsiyon, the shore is not a bathing beach: that is where you will find the city’s dog beach, opened in 2022, and a stretch used by surfers.

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Lifeguard Hours on Bat Yam’s Beaches

In the 2026 bathing season, lifeguards in Bat Yam worked from 08:15 to 17:45 between 17 April and 30 June, from 08:15 to 18:45 in July and August, and from 08:15 to 17:45 from 1 September until the season ended on 10 October. There are no winter lifeguards in Bat Yam, so from mid-October until spring there is no supervised swimming here. Hours are set every year: check the Bat Yam Municipality’s beach page (Hebrew) before you go.

How to Get to the Bat Yam Beaches

• Light rail: the Red Line runs from Tel Aviv through Jaffa into Bat Yam, with stations including Ha’Atzmaut, Rothschild, Jabotinsky, Balfour and Yoseftal. From the line it is a walk west to the seafront. There is no service on Shabbat.
• By car: seafront street parking is paid, including on Saturdays, and there are private lots along the beachfront whose prices change. Check the signs.
• On foot or by bike from Jaffa: you can follow the coast south past Givat Aliya Beach and the border beach.

Between them, these beaches cover most of what people want from a day on the coast.

Bat Yam sits on the southern coast, one of eight beach regions in Israel. For the full list, see our guide to all 55 beaches in Israel.

Sources: the Bat Yam Municipality’s beach page (Hebrew), Ynet on the 2026 lifeguard stations (Hebrew, June 2026), Ice on Sunset Beach (Hebrew, August 2024), Kipa on the separate beach schedule (Hebrew, June 2026), Ice on the 2026 Blue Flag list (Hebrew) and Maariv on winter lifeguard stations (Hebrew, October 2026). Checked October 2026.

Solomon Wiesen

Solomon (Shlomo) Wiesen is the author and photographer behind TLV Beaches. Originally from New York, he moved to Israel in 2011 and lives in Tel Aviv, a short walk from Frishman and Bograshov beaches. Every guide on the site is written from the beach, with more than 200 of his own photos of the Tel Aviv coast. He works in marketing, SEO and startups.