The Best of the Beach awards are honorary mentions in recognition of ways each Sandcastle team excelled on the beach.
- Best Team Name Team: Beach Par-Ti
- Helping Hands Award: The Play Station
- Safety Star Award: Great Grattan Go Getters
- Brightest Smiles on the Beach Award: Team Sharkbait
- Super Sharing Award: Team Connect Shore
- Best Outside the Box Thinking: Team McCarthy and SVA
- The Heavy Lifters Award (Most Sand Moved): The VIkes
- Most Willing to Get Wet Award: Fun Flippers
- The “Leap into Action” Award: The Dune Bugs
- Best Use of Tools Award: Outside Sands
- Kindness Counts Award: Team Sandtastic
- Tallest Sand Sculpture: Sandy Lions
- Most Realistic Design: Sandy Eagles
- Most Creative Water Transport: Team McCoppin
- Most Ambitious Sculpture: Sandy Suspenders
- Most Detailed Sculpture: Seas the Day
- Best Video Game Reference: Press Play!
- Biggest Animal: Team XL/AEI/Flad/Bradac
- Most Technical: Gilroy Strong
- Best Use of Animals: Let’s Playa
- Most Musical: Driftwood Mac
- Best Playground Element: Piece Builders
- Best Local Reference: Team BAYOPOLY
- Most Medieval Design: Shore It Up
- Most Realistic Wolf: Wolfgang Pack