Sand Island

Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

No photo of Sand Island yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:29 pm

7 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C82°F
Water: 30°C86°F
Wind: 117 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:29 pm

Today

5.4Fair7 am21

5.0Fair8 am21

5.6Good9 am53

6.1Good10 am85

8.0Great11 am106

8.5Excellent12 pm127

9.4Excellent1 pm138

9.7Excellent2 pm159

9.4Excellent3 pm1610

9.4Excellent4 pm149

9.4Excellent5 pm117

8.5Excellent6 pm106

Sat

8.0Great7 am85

8.6Excellent8 am85

8.9Excellent9 am117

9.0Excellent10 am127

9.3Excellent11 am127

9.5Excellent12 pm117

9.6Excellent1 pm117

9.8Excellent2 pm106

9.5Excellent3 pm85

9.4Excellent4 pm85

9.1Excellent5 pm117

9.2Excellent6 pm106

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

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 10 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
High 3 pm, 0.8 m3 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

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 8.7 km5.4 miOrava (village)
Nearest airport: 24 km15 miBuin Airport (UBI)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sand Island.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 8%
Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 15%
Tue6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 54%
Wed7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 48%
Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 51%