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Active Beach

South Sinai, Egypt

Active Beach 5 photos

  • Coast Rd, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3)

    Coast Rd, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3). Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Coast Rd, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2)

    Coast Rd, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2). Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sharm el-Sheikh , photo by Hatem Moushir 70

    Sharm el-Sheikh , photo by Hatem Moushir 70. Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Coast

    Coast. Max Benidze from Tbilisi, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Red Sea

    Red Sea. Max Benidze from Tbilisi, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
7 am
10.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
Now
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
10.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
10.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
10.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
10.0Excellent7 am74
10.0ExcellentNow106
10.0Excellent9 am95
10.0Excellent10 am43
10.0Excellent11 am63
10.0Excellent12 pm85
10.0Excellent1 pm117
9.9Excellent2 pm149
9.8Excellent3 pm159
10.0Excellent4 pm117
10.0Excellent5 pm117
10.0Excellent6 pm106
Sat
9.5Excellent7 am1811
9.6Excellent8 am1710
9.8Excellent9 am159
9.8Excellent10 am149
10.0Excellent11 am127
9.9Excellent12 pm138
9.9Excellent1 pm138
9.8Excellent2 pm149
9.8Excellent3 pm149
9.9Excellent4 pm148
10.0Excellent5 pm117
10.0Excellent6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -<0.1 m. High at 5 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.4 mLow 10 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 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

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 230 m760 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 mi
Nearest airport
3 km2 miمطار شرم الشيخ الدولي (SSH) (SSH)

Nearby places

  • Al MawalFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • The ViewFood and drink
    670 m0.4 mi
  • Fish RestarauntFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Indian ResFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi
  • China ResFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi

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 Active Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 6%