Check the Beach

شاطئ المنار الكبير

Jijel District, Jijel, Algeria

شاطئ المنار الكبير 2 photos

  • Plage la crique - panoramio

    Plage la crique - panoramio. ABDERRAHIM BELAKRI, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Couché du soleil au Grand Phare de Jijel

    Couché du soleil au Grand Phare de Jijel. H18reis16, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 5:50 pm
7 am
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
7.9Great7 am96
8.7Excellent8 am85
9.0Excellent9 am53
6.6Good10 am64
6.7Good11 am106
6.7Good12 pm138
6.5Good1 pm1711
6.6Good2 pm2214
6.2Good3 pm2113
6.3Good4 pm1711
6.0Good5 pm159
Sat
3.7Poor7 am53
3.6Poor8 am64
3.7Poor9 am32
3.7Poor10 am21
3.8Poor11 am21
4.0Fair12 pm53
3.8Poor1 pm138
3.8Poor2 pm96
4.0Fair3 pm74
4.0Fair4 pm106
3.9Poor5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 mLow 11 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -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.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miأولاد بولنار (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miمطار جيجل فرحات عباس (GJL)

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 شاطئ المنار الكبير.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%