Guhagar is amongst the first beaches in Konkan from the north to have a white sand beach true to its texture. Almost all the beaches north of the Vashishti river has a thin layer of white sand covering the fine black sand lying underneath. Guhagar beach is the first beach from the north of Konkan (nearer to Mumbai and Pune) amongst many beaches in Maharashtra to have a rue white sand beach.

Guhagar beach is a very long stretch of beach with many entry points along the way. The actual Guhagar beach is characterised by the suru plantation owing to the afforestation efforts made by the athourities and forest department. The Guhagar beach extenda on to the Asgoli beach to its south and Baug beach to its north. Joshua's SCUBA diving made an unsuccessful effort to find a SCUBA dive site near the Baug beach in the north of Guhagar beach.