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Madale Beach

Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Madale Beach 1 photo

  • Madale Beach is located in Poso City , Central Sulawesi , Indonesia .

    Madale Beach is located in Poso City , Central Sulawesi , Indonesia .. Bagas Chrisara, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:45 pm
6 am
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
32°C90°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
7.3Great6 am75
7.3Great7 am64
7.9Great8 am21
7.6Great9 am85
7.7Great10 am138
7.9Great11 am1610
7.6Great12 pm1610
7.5GreatNow1710
6.8Good2 pm138
7.1Great3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm95
7.0Great5 pm85
Sat
7.5Great6 am74
7.0Great7 am53
6.9Good8 am21
6.8Good9 am42
6.8Good10 am128
6.6Good11 am159
6.5Good12 pm1610
6.6Good1 pm159
6.9Good2 pm159
7.0Great3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm96
6.9Good5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 3 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 9 pm, 0.3 m. High at 3 am, 0.9 m. Low at 9 am, 0.1 mHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 3 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 am, 0.1 m<1 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 Madale Beach

Madale Beach is a beach in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The nearest airport is Bandar Udara Kasiguncu, located 19 kilometers away. The closest town is Tegal Rejo village, situated 4256 meters from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Madale Beach (Indonesian: Pantai Madale), is a beach in Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Poso town. Surrounded by tropical and mangrove forest, the white sand beach is a notable snorkeling spot. Rumah Katu Marine Park is located here.

According to the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, the waves in Madale is relatively quiet, so tourists can snorkel or dive without hesitation.

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

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.6 miTegal Rejo (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miBandar Udara Kasiguncu (PSJ)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Madale Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 26%