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Amban Beach

West Papua, Indonesia

Amban Beach 1 photo

  • pantai amban terletak di kelurahan amban, distrik manokwari barat kabupaten manokwari papua barat

    pantai amban terletak di kelurahan amban, distrik manokwari barat kabupaten manokwari papua barat. Fajar mkw, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 5:51 pm
6 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 am
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
5.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C83°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
11 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
30%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am53
7.0Great7 am53
5.8Good8 am74
7.1Great9 am159
7.0Great10 am138
5.5Good11 am159
4.7Fair12 pm149
5.1Fair1 pm138
6.1Good2 pm117
6.7Good3 pm106
7.2Great4 pm64
7.5GreatNow11
Sat
7.8Great6 am53
8.9Excellent7 am43
9.0Excellent8 am53
8.9Excellent9 am74
8.9Excellent10 am96
8.3Great11 am106
8.1Great12 pm117
8.3Great1 pm117
8.6Excellent2 pm96
8.8Excellent3 pm95
8.8Excellent4 pm74
8.8Excellent5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, <0.1 m. High at 5 am, 1.1 m. Low at 11 am, <0.1 mLow 11 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 11 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 11 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 11 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 Amban Beach

Amban Beach is a beach in Indonesia, located in West Papua. It is 2.655 meters from the village of Amban and 161 meters from Dellprice. There is one food establishment within 1 kilometer of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Pantai Amban is a beach on the northeast head of the Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Amban village and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Manokwari. Surrounded by tropical forest and swampland, the black sand beach is a notable surfing spot.

Source: Amban Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.6 miAmban (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miBandar Udara Rendani (MKW)

Nearby places

  • Surf & Cafe AmbanFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi

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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 20%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 74%