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חוף השחפים

Beersheba Subdistrict, South District, Israel

חוף השחפים 5 photos

  • Eilat Lagoon

    Eilat Lagoon. Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bay of Eilat

    Bay of Eilat. Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bay of Eilat-coral observatory-oil tanker depot2

    Bay of Eilat-coral observatory-oil tanker depot2. Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bay of Eilat2

    Bay of Eilat2. Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • COSCO Yong Sheng - Eilat3

    COSCO Yong Sheng - Eilat3. Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
Now
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
10.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
10.0ExcellentNow106
10.0Excellent8 am106
9.8Excellent9 am96
9.3Excellent10 am74
9.5Excellent11 am96
10.0Excellent12 pm95
10.0Excellent1 pm85
9.9Excellent2 pm85
9.8Excellent3 pm85
9.8Excellent4 pm74
9.9Excellent5 pm106
9.9Excellent6 pm117
Sat
10.0Excellent7 am96
10.0Excellent8 am106
9.9Excellent9 am138
9.6Excellent10 am1710
9.6Excellent11 am1610
9.7Excellent12 pm149
9.7Excellent1 pm1610
9.2Excellent2 pm1610
9.1Excellent3 pm1711
9.1Excellent4 pm1811
9.1Excellent5 pm1811
9.2Excellent6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -0.1 m. High at 5 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.4 mLow 10 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 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

  • LifeguardStation 80 m250 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m450 ft away
  • Drinking water80 m270 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink54 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m370 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftמלון הרודס/מלון דן
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miאילת (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miנמל תעופה רמון (ETM)

Nearby places

  • ג'ירףChinese
    110 m370 ft
  • לורנסFish
    120 m380 ft

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 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 34%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 54%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 28%