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Colonel Reef

Batroun, North Governorate, Lebanon

Colonel Reef 1 photo

  • Batroun Phoenician Wall

    Batroun Phoenician Wall. TheGrg, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
7 am
9.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
Now
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
10.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
10.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
10.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
10.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
10.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
9.9Excellent7 am106
10.0ExcellentNow85
10.0Excellent9 am42
10.0Excellent10 am53
10.0Excellent11 am64
10.0Excellent12 pm85
10.0Excellent1 pm96
9.5Excellent2 pm117
10.0Excellent3 pm106
10.0Excellent4 pm117
10.0Excellent5 pm127
Sat
9.4Excellent7 am85
9.8Excellent8 am75
9.8Excellent9 am64
9.5Excellent10 am64
9.7Excellent11 am74
9.6Excellent12 pm95
9.7Excellent1 pm95
10.0Excellent2 pm95
10.0Excellent3 pm85
10.0Excellent4 pm85
10.0Excellent5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.2 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 9 pm, -0.1 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 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

  • Restrooms30 m80 ft away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink43 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
820 m0.5 miML4-B18
Nearest town
580 m0.4 miالبترون (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miموقف المدرج 34 (BEY)

Nearby places

  • ColonelFood and drink
    20 m70 ft
  • B to BFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • قرطبةFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • BoleroFood and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • CrepawayFood and drink
    220 m730 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Colonel Reef.

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 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 71%