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HaMetzuda Beach

Ashkelon Subdistrict, South District, Israel

HaMetzuda Beach 3 photos

  • ספינה מול חוף מצודת אשדוד ים, יולי 2024 02

    ספינה מול חוף מצודת אשדוד ים, יולי 2024 02. מקף־עברי , פעמי-עליון, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ashdod Yam Fortress at sunset, 23 September 2025 03

    Ashdod Yam Fortress at sunset, 23 September 2025 03. מקף־עברי, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ashdod Yam Fortress at sunset, 23 September 2025 01

    Ashdod Yam Fortress at sunset, 23 September 2025 01. מקף־עברי, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 5 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
9.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
9.0Excellent7 am64
9.2Excellent8 am64
9.4ExcellentNow64
9.8Excellent10 am53
9.9Excellent11 am74
9.8Excellent12 pm117
9.5Excellent1 pm138
9.0Excellent2 pm159
9.1Excellent3 pm159
9.6Excellent4 pm1610
8.7Excellent5 pm2013
8.5Excellent6 pm2113
Sat
7.4Great7 am96
7.5Great8 am106
7.6Great9 am127
8.1Great10 am75
8.4Great11 am85
8.7Excellent12 pm106
9.0Excellent1 pm127
8.9Excellent2 pm149
7.9Great3 pm1912
7.4Great4 pm2214
7.5Great5 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 mLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 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

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Drinking water340 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables300 m990 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miאשדוד (town)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miנמל התעופה בן-גוריון (TLV)

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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 49%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 61%