No matter how much you may love spending a summer day at the beach today, hitting the water in the '80s was a whole lot cooler. Just take a look at these stunning snaps taken in the sand.
From romantic walks along the shore to beachgoers breaking a sweat at Muscle Beach, here are 20 cool photos of beach life in the 1980s.
1
Muscle [Car] Beach
“Dad in the early '80s; he and my uncle would drive from Memphis to PCB every weekend and party on the beach.”
2
Beach Day
“My buds and me on the beach in the '80s.”
3
Beach Bod
“My father at the beach in the '80s.”
4
Sunny Days
“My mom at the beach in the '80s.”
5
Mom in Mexico
“My mom (early 20s) on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico in the early '80s.”
6
Beach Walk
“My parents on the beach in the 1970s.”
7
Mom and Dad
“My parents at the beach in the '80s, Orange County.”
8
Beach Boys
“My uncle Pete and my father on the beach in the early 80s.”
9
Cool Car
“My mother in 1980 with her 260Z at Fernandina Beach.”
10
On The Bright[on] Side
“Brighton Beach, 1980's (Photo by Chris Allen).”
11
Breakin’ A Sweat
“Danny Trejo at Muscle Beach, ‘80s.”
12
Day on the Water
“My parents, married for 40 years yesterday, in the early 1980s. My dad says the shorts were ‘the style at the time.’”
13
Daytona Days
“Mom and pops on Daytona beach in late ‘80s.”
14
Beachy Drinks
“My Beach[y] Dad in the early 80s looking like an ad for Coca-Cola. He'll be 69 this year.”
15
Bad Boys, Bad Boys
“My Dad in the '80s hanging out with a cop on a beach in Florida.”
16
Flex it Out
“Me late ‘80s Clearwater Beach, you gotta dig those shorts!”
17
Sunny Shades
“My parents at the beach mid-‘80s.”
18
Capri Sun
“My mum on the beach in the ‘80s.”
19
Go Fish
“My dad in some short shorts while catching flounder at Myrtle Beach, early 80s.”
20
Soaking Up the Sun
“My mom on the beach in the '80s.”
![Muscle [Car] Beach](https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/2025/02/04/062435/87665781/Screenshot 2025-02-04 at 6.07.05 PM.jpg)
![On The Bright[on] Side](https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/2025/02/04/062443/87665791/Screenshot 2025-02-04 at 6.15.32 PM.jpg)
