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Four kilometres of sand and surf at Posto 6. The southern end of Copacabana at Posto 6, where fishermen bring in their catch at dawn and the beach fills with volleyball, vendors and swimmers by noon.
Best time to watch: Sunrise over the Atlantic, or weekend afternoons.
Surfers, palm trees and Diamond Head from the Marriott. Hawaii’s most famous beach, seen from the Waikiki Beach Marriott. Beginner surfers, outrigger canoes and catamarans head out over the reef.
Best time to watch: Sunset, when the catamarans sail out.
Collins Avenue street life in South Beach. A street cam on Collins Avenue in South Beach, Miami Beach’s Art Deco district. Classic cars, neon and nightlife a block from the ocean.
Best time to watch: Weekend nights, when Collins Avenue comes alive.
Turquoise Caribbean water in the Cayman Islands. Clear Caribbean water and white sand on Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands and one of the world’s best dive destinations.
Best time to watch: Midday, when the sun brings out the turquoise.
Mediterranean sunshine on the Balearic Islands. A live view from Mallorca, the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands, known for its coves, clear water and more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Best time to watch: Summer mornings, before the beaches fill up.
A quiet fishing-village cove on the Costa Brava. Tamariu is a small cove on Catalonia’s Costa Brava, with pine-covered cliffs, fishing boats pulled up on the sand and very clear water.
Best time to watch: Sunrise, when the sun comes up straight out of the sea.
The boulevard and wide North Sea beach of The Hague. Scheveningen is The Hague’s seaside resort and the busiest beach in the Netherlands, with a long boulevard, the pier and surf schools along the North Sea.
Best time to watch: Summer evenings, when the sun sets over the North Sea.
Fishing boats in the harbour of Texel, the largest Wadden island. Oudeschild is the fishing harbour of Texel, the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands. Shrimp cutters and fishing boats come and go from the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Best time to watch: Late afternoon, when the fishing boats return.
Wide sands and dunes on the Belgian coast. Koksijde lies on the western end of the Belgian coast, near the French border, and is known for having the highest dunes in Belgium and a broad, quiet beach.
Best time to watch: Summer afternoons, or stormy days for big North Sea waves.
The chic resort at the eastern end of the Belgian coast. Knokke-Heist is the most upmarket resort on the Belgian coast, next to the Dutch border. This camera looks out over the beach from a surf club, with kitesurfers on windy days.
Best time to watch: Windy afternoons, when the kitesurfers are out.
A sandy beach on Sweden’s west coast. Kåsa Strand is a beach just south of Varberg on Sweden’s Halland coast, a popular summer destination on the Kattegat sea.
Best time to watch: Summer evenings, for sunsets over the Kattegat.
Dunes and North Sea beach on Denmark’s west coast. Henne Strand is a holiday village among the dunes of west Jutland, popular with summer-house holidaymakers from Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
Best time to watch: Summer sunsets over the North Sea.
Anglers at the sluice between the North Sea and the fjord. Hvide Sande is a fishing town on a narrow strip of land between the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord. Anglers line the piers by the sluice, one of the best fishing spots in Denmark.
Best time to watch: Spring, during the herring run.
A fishing village and surf beach on Florianópolis island. Barra da Lagoa is a former fishing village on the east coast of Florianópolis island, where the Conceição lagoon meets the Atlantic. It is popular with surfers and families.
Best time to watch: Brazilian summer, from December to March.
Turquoise natural pools and jangada boats in north-east Brazil. Porto de Galinhas is often voted Brazil’s best beach. At low tide, natural pools form in the coral reef, and colourful jangada sailing boats take visitors out to swim with tropical fish.
Best time to watch: Low tide on a sunny day.
Yachts and the Mediterranean on the French Riviera. A view from Quai Laubeuf in Cannes, the Riviera town of the film festival, out over the harbour and the Bay of Cannes towards the Lérins Islands.
Best time to watch: May, during the film festival, or any summer sunset.
Colourful houses on the cliffs of the Cinque Terre. Manarola is one of the five villages of the Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera, with pastel houses stacked on a rock above the sea and terraced vineyards behind.
Best time to watch: Sunset, the classic Manarola postcard moment.
The world’s most famous sunset bar, with its chill-out soundtrack. Café del Mar in Sant Antoni de Portmany has been watching the sun set over the Mediterranean since 1980. This 4K cam streams the view with the bar’s own chill-out radio.
Best time to watch: Sunset, of course, ideally in summer.
Golden sand and cliffs in the Algarve. Albufeira is the Algarve’s busiest resort, with golden beaches framed by ochre cliffs. This cam looks out over the main beach from the Hotel Sol e Mar.
Best time to watch: Summer mornings, before the beach fills up.
The capital of Madeira, the island of eternal spring. Funchal is the capital of Madeira, a volcanic island in the Atlantic with mild weather all year. The marina sits below the old town, with cruise ships calling most days.
Best time to watch: New Year’s Eve, for one of the biggest fireworks shows in the world.
Yachts and the old harbour of Croatia’s sunniest island. Hvar town has a Venetian harbour, a hilltop fortress and a busy summer yacht scene. The island claims more sunshine hours than anywhere else on the Adriatic.
Best time to watch: Summer evenings, when the yachts line the harbour.
A wide 4K panorama of southern Bali. A 4K panorama from Bukit Jimbaran in the south of Bali, looking over the bay, the airport and the island beyond. Jimbaran is known for seafood dinners on the beach at sunset.
Best time to watch: Sunset, when the seafood grills on Jimbaran beach light up.
The boardwalk, palm trees and skaters of LA’s Venice Beach. Venice Beach is Los Angeles at its most colourful: the boardwalk, Muscle Beach, the skate park and street performers, all under the palm trees by the Pacific.
Best time to watch: Weekend afternoons, and Pacific sunsets.
Jets landing just metres above the beach. Maho Beach sits right at the end of the runway of Princess Juliana Airport, so big passenger jets come in to land just above the heads of sunbathers. One of the most famous plane-spotting spots on earth.
Best time to watch: Early afternoon (local time), when most big jets land.
Turquoise Caribbean water in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. A panorama of Punta Cancún, where the hotel zone curves between the Caribbean Sea and the Nichupté lagoon. The water here is famous for its shades of turquoise.
Best time to watch: Midday, when the water is at its most turquoise.
