Check the Beach

wasteland beach

Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

wasteland beach 2 photos

  • Sandy shells

    Sandy shells. Tasniem mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Persian Gulf Sea Snake imported from iNaturalist photo 343059922 on 18 February 2024

    Persian Gulf Sea Snake imported from iNaturalist photo 343059922 on 18 February 2024. (c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:44 pm
7 am
9.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C84°F
Water
32°C90°F
Wind
63 km/hmph SE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
9.8Excellent7 am74
9.8ExcellentNow63
9.8Excellent9 am53
9.4Excellent10 am32
9.2Excellent11 am64
9.0Excellent12 pm106
9.0Excellent1 pm138
9.1Excellent2 pm149
9.0Excellent3 pm159
9.2Excellent4 pm159
9.2Excellent5 pm149
Sat
9.8Excellent7 am63
9.8Excellent8 am64
9.5Excellent9 am74
9.0Excellent10 am95
9.0Excellent11 am106
9.1Excellent12 pm127
9.4Excellent1 pm127
9.4Excellent2 pm117
9.3Excellent3 pm127
9.0Excellent4 pm128
9.2Excellent5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.7 m. Low at 4 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 10 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 4 am, -0.3 mHigh 10 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m2 ftLow 4 am, -0.3 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m550 ft
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.7 miالشارقة (city)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miمطار دبي الدولي (DXB)

Nearby places

  • КазаньFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • Al Khan R/A RestaurantFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi
  • sanabarFood and drink
    690 m0.4 mi
  • Sanobar RestaurantFish
    690 m0.4 mi
  • MahrosahFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near wasteland beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%