Check the Beach

Ras il-Wahx

Northern Region, Malta

Ras il-Wahx 5 photos

  • Blata tal-Melħ – Untamed Cliffs of Western Malta

    Blata tal-Melħ – Untamed Cliffs of Western Malta. Julijana Petroska, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Blata tal-Melħ – Rugged Beauty of Malta’s Coast

    Blata tal-Melħ – Rugged Beauty of Malta’s Coast. Julijana Petroska, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Majjistral 2

    Majjistral 2. StudioSelinous, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Majjistral Park sunset

    Majjistral Park sunset. Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ras Il-Wahx - panoramio

    Ras Il-Wahx - panoramio. pudina, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
7.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ras il-Wahx.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am148
7.7Great9 am1610
7.2Great10 am1610
7.7Great11 am1610
7.9Great12 pm1610
8.5Excellent1 pm1610
8.5Excellent2 pm1610
8.7Excellent3 pm1610
8.2Great4 pm1510
8.1Great5 pm159
8.3Great6 pm128
Sat
6.7Good8 am96
6.8Good9 am117
6.6Good10 am138
6.7Good11 am138
6.5Good12 pm149
6.3Good1 pm1610
6.0Good2 pm1811
6.1Good3 pm159
5.9Good4 pm1811
6.1Good5 pm1912
6.2Good6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 1 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mHigh 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miIl-Manikata (village)

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

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