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Pantai Balakan

Maluku, Indonesia

Pantai Balakan 4 photos

  • Lonthoir Residents

    Lonthoir Residents. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Stanley at Lonthoir

    Stanley at Lonthoir. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Fort Hollandia

    Fort Hollandia. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lonthoir

    Lonthoir. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
6 am
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
138 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
9 very high
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
9.0Excellent6 am159
9.2Excellent7 am1610
9.2Excellent8 am1610
9.5Excellent9 am149
9.8Excellent10 am138
9.3Excellent11 am149
8.7Excellent12 pm138
8.6Excellent1 pm127
8.7ExcellentNow138
9.6Excellent3 pm148
9.7Excellent4 pm159
9.7Excellent5 pm149
9.5Excellent6 pm149
Sat
8.7Excellent6 am42
8.8Excellent7 am42
8.5Excellent8 am42
8.3Great9 am32
7.9Great10 am63
9.2Excellent11 am85
9.8Excellent12 pm85
9.8Excellent1 pm95
9.9Excellent2 pm96
9.5Excellent3 pm117
9.5Excellent4 pm127
9.8Excellent5 pm127
10.0Excellent6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 pm, <0.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.0 mLow 5 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • Low 5 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.0 m3 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
640 m0.4 miLonthoir (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miBandar Udara Bandaneira (NDA)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 13%