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West Beach

South Maalhosmadulu, Maldives

No photo of West Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:51 pm
6 am
3.3
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.3
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
5736 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
81%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
3.3Poor6 am3622
3.3Poor7 am3924
3.3Poor8 am4025
3.2Poor9 am4327
2.8PoorNow3421
3.0Poor11 am3321
3.1Poor12 pm3421
3.0Poor1 pm3622
3.0Poor2 pm3522
3.0Poor3 pm3723
3.1Poor4 pm3421
3.1Poor5 pm3220
Sat
4.7Fair6 am2516
4.9Fair7 am2516
4.9Fair8 am2415
4.9Fair9 am2214
2.6Poor10 am2616
4.1Fair11 am3119
3.9Poor12 pm3019
3.6Poor1 pm2918
3.2Poor2 pm2818
3.2Poor3 pm3119
3.3Poor4 pm2918
3.1Poor5 pm3421
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 pm, 0.2 m. High at 11 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 5 am, 0.4 mLow 4 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 4 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 45%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest airport
35 km22 miDharavandhoo Airport (DRV)

Nearby places

  • Cafe De BeachFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Lantyz GardenFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi
  • Hurihaa RahaFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi

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

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