Shek O Beach
Southern District, Hong Kong, China
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
8.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 28°C83°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 7 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:52 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
- Low 1 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 1.4 m5 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 Shek O Beach
Shek O Beach is a beach in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, covering an area of 17,702 square meters. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and it is 105 meters from the nearest bus stop. The beach is 355 meters long and has drinking water available on site.
Shek O Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Island Bay in Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Source: Shek O Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 20 m50 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms80 m250 ft away
- Showers70 m230 ft away
- Drinking water80 m270 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground190 m630 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 110 m340 ft石澳泳灘 Shek O Beach
- Nearest town
- 180 m600 ft石澳村 Shek O Village (village)
- Nearest airport
- 65 km40 mi深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Rocky Bay Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north away8.8 Excellent
- Big Wave Bay Beach2.0 km1.3 mi north away8.8 Excellent
- Turtle Cove Beach2.9 km1.8 mi west away8.8 Excellent
- Hairpin Beach3.7 km2.3 mi west away8.8 Excellent
- Stanley Main Beach3.8 km2.4 mi west away8.8 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
- Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
- Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 9%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 31%