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Upper Cheung Sha Beach

Islands District, Hong Kong, China

Upper Cheung Sha Beach 5 photos

  • Tong Fuk Beach

    Tong Fuk Beach. Scotted400, CC0. Source

  • HK Cheung Sha Beach Overview

    HK Cheung Sha Beach Overview. WiNG, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cotai Water Jet Hong Kong Island to Macau(Taipa) first class compartment 17-10-2023(4)

    Cotai Water Jet Hong Kong Island to Macau(Taipa) first class compartment 17-10-2023(4). LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Shek Kwu Chau and Wai Lingding Island 1

    Shek Kwu Chau and Wai Lingding Island 1. Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Wai Lingding Island 1

    Wai Lingding Island 1. Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
7 am
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.8
14 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
29°C84°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am2214
8.7Excellent8 am2113
8.8Excellent9 am2214
8.9Excellent10 am2214
8.8Excellent11 am2314
8.9Excellent12 pm2213
8.9Excellent1 pm2113
9.1Excellent2 pm1912
9.1Excellent3 pm1811
9.2Excellent4 pm1711
9.8Excellent5 pm159
Sat
6.5Good7 am2113
6.6Good8 am2013
7.2Great9 am2012
8.0Great10 am2012
8.6Excellent11 am1912
8.6Excellent12 pm1912
8.0Great1 pm1912
7.9Great2 pm1711
8.9Excellent3 pm1710
9.6Excellent4 pm1610
9.8Excellent5 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, 0.6 m. High at 7 am, 1.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.4 mHigh 8 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.5 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 Upper Cheung Sha Beach

Upper Cheung Sha Beach is a beach located on Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has an area of 45,671 square meters and is 1,429 meters long. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby bus stop 123 meters away and a village named 長沙 Cheung Sha 803 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Upper Cheung Sha Beach is a gazetted beach in Cheung Sha in southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

Source: Upper Cheung Sha Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m400 ft長沙大橋 Cheung Sha Bridge
Nearest town
800 m0.5 mi長沙 Cheung Sha (village)
Nearest airport
48 km30 mi深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX)

Nearby places

  • Little fieldFrench
    940 m0.6 mi
  • LantanaFood and drink
    950 m0.6 mi
  • Long islandFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi
  • BatherFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi

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.

  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%