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Stanley Main Beach

Southern District, Hong Kong, China

Today’s timelapse
Hong Kong › North

Stanley Main Beach 7 photos

  • Stanley Main Beach 201307

    Stanley Main Beach 201307. Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Stanley Main Beach 18-09-2024(2)

    Stanley Main Beach 18-09-2024(2). LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Stanley Beach

    Stanley Beach. Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Stanley beach day

    Stanley beach day. Unknown, Public domain. Source

  • Hong Kong Sea School (full view and blue sky)

    Hong Kong Sea School (full view and blue sky). Prosperity Horizons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • HK StanleyMainBeach

    HK StanleyMainBeach. Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • HK StanleyMainBeachWaterSportsCentre

    HK StanleyMainBeachWaterSportsCentre. Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
7 am
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C86°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
7.7Great7 am2616
8.2Great8 am2415
8.8Excellent9 am2013
9.1Excellent10 am1811
9.2Excellent11 am1710
9.3Excellent12 pm1610
9.6Excellent1 pm138
9.7Excellent2 pm128
9.5ExcellentNow149
9.5Excellent4 pm1610
9.6Excellent5 pm159
Sat
7.7Great7 am1912
7.1Great8 am1912
7.9Great9 am1811
7.2Great10 am1610
7.2Great11 am148
7.1Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm95
7.5Great2 pm64
8.3Great3 pm64
8.6Excellent4 pm95
7.6Great5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 1 am, 0.7 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.4 mHigh 7 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.5 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 Stanley Main Beach

Stanley Main Beach is a beach in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is located 400 meters from Hairpin Beach. A drinking water facility is available nearby, and there are 13 food vendors within 1 kilometer.

From Wikipedia

Stanley Main Beach is a gazetted beach located adjacent to Stanley Market and Stanley Back Beach in the eastern side of the Stanley peninsula, 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: Stanley Main Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Drinking water440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp450 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
100 m310 ft赤柱正灘 Stanley Main Beach
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 mi鶴咀村 Hok Tsui Village (village)
Nearest airport
63 km39 mi深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX)

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

Nearby beaches

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%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 31%