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Pantai Kilang Balikpapan

Balikpapan Kota, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Pantai Kilang Balikpapan 3 photos

  • Melawai Beach - panoramio

    Melawai Beach - panoramio. Bloesafir Pamanjagau, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • A dramatic sunset

    A dramatic sunset. Hildafiany, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Melawai Balikpapan Borneo coast of Borneo - panoramio

    Melawai Balikpapan Borneo coast of Borneo - panoramio. Bloesafir Pamanjagau, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
6 am
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C85°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
149 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
8.2Great6 am117
6.9Good7 am117
7.1Great8 am106
7.1Great9 am106
7.5Great10 am127
7.2Great11 am127
7.2GreatNow149
6.7Good1 pm1610
7.8Great2 pm1610
6.7Good3 pm1510
7.7Great4 pm149
7.4Great5 pm138
7.3Great6 pm117
Sat
5.7Good6 am95
6.0Good7 am85
6.2Good8 am74
6.2Good9 am64
6.1Good10 am32
5.9Good11 am53
5.6Good12 pm85
5.5Good1 pm106
5.5Good2 pm127
6.0Good3 pm127
6.6Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm74
7.2Great6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 4 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 10 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 4 am, 1.4 m. Low at 10 am, -0.2 mHigh 4 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 10 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 4 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • High 4 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.2 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.

Facilities

  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m540 ftHalte Lapangan Merdeka Balikpapan
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miPrapatan (village)
Nearest airport
91 km57 miTanah Grogot Airstrip (TNB)

Nearby places

  • Patra MelawaiFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • Kilang Mandiri Cafe & RestoFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • Kemala Beach RestoFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Rumah Makan PasundanFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Mr Sumo Handayani - PrapatanFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 57%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 82%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 74%