Kwun Yam Beach
Islands District, Hong Kong, China
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm7.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C85°F
- Water
- 28°C83°F
- Wind
- 2314 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 6 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:52 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 1 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 1 pm, 0.4 m1 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.
About Kwun Yam Beach
Kwun Yam Beach is a beach in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. It has an area of 2,688 square meters and is 223 meters long. The nearest airport is 深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX), located 54 kilometers away.
Kwun Yam Beach, also known as Afternoon Beach, is a gazetted beach facing Kwun Yam Wan on the east coast of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Source: Kwun Yam Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms30 m80 ft away
- Showers440 m0.3 mi away
- Food and drink61 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi
- Playground190 m610 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.2 km4.5 mi梅窩 Mui Wo (town)
- Nearest airport
- 54 km34 mi深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX)
Nearby places
- 故鄉茶寮Food and drink430 m0.3 mi
- 新照記Food and drink430 m0.3 mi
- 艾堡餐廳 Eggenberg Café BarFood and drink440 m0.3 mi
- 洲啤工房Food and drink440 m0.3 mi
- 開心食堂Food and drink490 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- 南氹灣0.4 km0.3 mi south away9.1 Excellent
- Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-west away9.1 Excellent
- Morning Beach0.7 km0.4 mi south away9.1 Excellent
- Coral Beach1.2 km0.8 mi north away9.1 Excellent
- Pak Tso Wan1.7 km1.0 mi south-west away9.0 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 17%
- Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 21%
- Wed7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 10%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 1%