Virginia Beach Oceanfront offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, picnicking, fishing, biking, volleyball, skateboarding, snorkeling, wildlife watching, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, bodyboarding, skimboarding, jet-skiing,surf-skiing, water-skiing, parasailing, boating, and wakeboarding. The water near Virginia Beach Oceanfront offers fantastic surfing waves - the portions of the water around the rocky jetty (near the beach’s southern end) and the Virginia Beach fishing pier are particularly amazing surfing spots. The beach also hosts the annual East Coast Surfing Championships - this event sees many amateurs and professional surfing contests being organized in the water near Virginia Beach Oceanfront, along with events related to other sports including skateboarding, skimboarding, and volleyball. However, if you are planning to enter the water near Virginia Beach Oceanfront, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents. In addition, water-related rescues are frequently carried out by lifeguards in the water near Virginia Beach Oceanfront, especially during peak tourist times in the summers. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Virginia Beach Oceanfront including dolphins and migrating whales (usually between late December and mid-March). If you like birdwatching, you can view many kinds of seabirds and shorebirds around the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The Virginia Beach Fishing Pier is also present on this beach - this pier is seasonally open and offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Atlantic Ocean and it is also a great fishing spot. You can catch many kinds of fish in the water here including blue fish, red drum, and Spanish mackerel.
The Virginia Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront boardwalk that offers an amazing oceanfront walking, jogging, biking, and skating experience. The boardwalk also has waterfront stages that host many kinds of entertaining events including live music performances and movie screenings. In addition, the boardwalk also offers access to many interesting shopping stores, restaurants, and a variety of local landmarks including a 24-foot tall statue of the Roman god Neptune, the Atlantic Wildfowl Museum, and the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum.