Check the Beach

Taipa

Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:41 pm
6 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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°C84°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:41 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am53
6.3Good7 am42
6.8Good8 am74
6.7Good9 am117
7.0Great10 am128
6.5Good11 am148
9.1Excellent12 pm149
9.7Excellent1 pm149
9.8Excellent2 pm138
9.7Excellent3 pm127
9.8ExcellentNow106
9.7Excellent5 pm96
Sat
8.9Excellent6 am32
8.6Excellent7 am32
8.4Great8 am74
8.4Great9 am96
8.6Excellent10 am117
8.2Great11 am127
8.6Excellent12 pm128
7.3Great1 pm117
9.5Excellent2 pm106
9.5Excellent3 pm106
9.6Excellent4 pm106
7.1Great5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 5 am, <0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.9 mHigh 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.9 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
2.9 km1.8 miTaipa (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miBandar Udara Haluoleo (KDI)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Taipa.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%