Alang Ship Breaking Yard

Talaja Taluka, Gujarat, India

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:10 pm

7 am
9.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: —
Water: —
Wind: — km/hmph
Gusts: — km/hmph
Waves: —
UV: —
Tide: rising
Rain: —
Sunset: 6:10 pm

Today

9.4Excellent7 am128

9.2Excellent8 am127

9.3Excellent9 am106

9.3Excellent10 am96

8.3Great11 am85

8.7Excellent12 pm75

9.3Excellent1 pm75

9.0Excellent2 pm95

9.6Excellent3 pm106

9.5Excellent4 pm85

9.8Excellent5 pm42

Sat

10.0Excellent7 am85

10.0Excellent8 am106

10.0Excellent9 am64

10.0Excellent10 am53

9.9Excellent11 am85

9.9Excellent12 pm95

9.9Excellent1 pm96

9.8Excellent2 pm106

9.9Excellent3 pm106

9.9Excellent4 pm85

10.0Excellent5 pm64

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 2.3 m8 ft
Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
High 1 am, 2.6 m9 ft
Low 8 am, -1.4 m5 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 Alang Ship Breaking Yard

Alang Ship Breaking Yard is located in Gujarat, India, near the town of Alang. It is approximately 24 kilometers away from the beach of Gopnath. The nearest airport is Bhavnagar Airport, located 38 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

The Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard, responsible for dismantling more than a third of retired freight and cargo ships salvaged from around the world. It is located on the Gulf of Khambhat by the town of Alang, in the district of Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat, India.
N. Sundaresan was the founder of Alang Ship Recycling Yard in 1983, the shipyard is believed to have acquired a total of US$110.6 billion in aggregate value, including total assets. Its growth has prompted its extension northeast towards Sosiya in Gujarat, and it is now often referred to as the Alang-Sosiya Yard.

Source: Alang Ship Breaking Yard on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.5 km1.6 miAlang (town)
Nearest airport: 38 km24 miBhavnagar Airport (BHU)

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

Nearby beaches

Gopnath24 km15 mi south-west away
10.0 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Wed9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Thu9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%