Beach handball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 13 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to participation in 1 team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field Hockey, and Rugby Sevens) per each gender with the exception of the host country who can enter one team per sport.

To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympics, athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.

[1] As hosts, Argentina has the right to directly qualify 1 team per both genders on account of PATHF (Pan-America) quota.

The best ranked NOC in each of the 5 continents from Youth Beach Handball World Championship will obtain quota place.