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Black Sand Beach

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Black Sand Beach 5 photos

  • Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 1108 2680

    Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 1108 2680. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 1108 2678

    Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 1108 2678. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • A Sunset Hike in Padar Island

    A Sunset Hike in Padar Island. Cems77, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 0913 2640

    Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 0913 2640. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 0908 2631

    Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 0908 2631. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
6 am
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
Now
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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
30°C86°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
10%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.2Great6 am149
6.8Good7 am149
6.4Good8 am127
6.5Good9 am95
6.7Good10 am75
6.7Good11 am95
6.7Good12 pm75
6.9Good1 pm64
7.1GreatNow53
7.7Great3 pm64
8.5Excellent4 pm64
7.9Great5 pm53
Sat
6.3Good6 am85
6.0Good7 am95
5.9Good8 am74
5.8Good9 am53
5.8Good10 am64
5.8Good11 am74
6.1Good12 pm85
7.0Great1 pm85
7.6Great2 pm74
8.0Great3 pm74
8.2Great4 pm53
9.2Excellent5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 1.2 mHigh 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.2 m4 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.2 m4 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.6 km4.7 miKomodo (village)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miBandar Udara Internasional Komodo (LBJ)

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.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 36%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 46%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 29%