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Southwest Beach

Malé, Maldives

Southwest Beach 1 photo

  • "The Wave"

    "The Wave". Jonathan Palombo, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
6 am
3.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.4
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Southwest Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
—
Rain
96%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
3.1Poor6 am3522
3.0Poor7 am3320
2.4Poor8 am3220
2.4Poor9 am3320
2.3PoorNow3421
2.3Poor11 am3019
2.3Poor12 pm3421
3.0Poor1 pm3321
3.1Poor2 pm3522
3.1Poor3 pm3119
2.9Poor4 pm3321
3.0Poor5 pm3421
Sat
3.0Poor6 am1610
5.0Fair7 am2113
5.1Fair8 am2214
4.9Fair9 am2314
4.7Fair10 am2314
4.6Fair11 am2314
2.6Poor12 pm2817
4.0Fair1 pm2516
4.0Fair2 pm2918
3.8Poor3 pm3220
3.7Poor4 pm3018
3.8Poor5 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 5 pm, 0.2 m. High at 11 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 5 am, 0.4 mLow 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, 0.4 m1 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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 72%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 55%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m280 ftSalaam Miskiy
Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miމާލެ (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު (MLE)

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

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