Ela Beach
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:07 pm7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C78°F
- Water
- 27°C80°F
- Wind
- 2314 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:07 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 7 am, 1.4 m4 ft
- Low 1 pm, 0.1 m<1 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.
About Ela Beach
Ela Beach is a beach in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, located near Kone Maraki Beach, which is 5.6 kilometers away. It is 701 meters from the nearest bus stop and 8 kilometers from Jacksons International Airport.
Ela Beach, formerly known as Era Kone, meaning 'Turtle Beach' in the Motuan dialect of the Papuan region of Papua New Guinea, is Port Moresby's primary public beach.
With white sand stretching approximately 1 km long.
Source: Ela Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m670 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 700 m0.4 miDown Town
- Nearest town
- 720 m0.4 miPort Moresby (city)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miJacksons International Airport (POM)
Nearby places
- Port Terrace RestaurantFood and drink550 m0.3 mi
- Diner's PlaceRegional740 m0.5 mi
- TamateChicken800 m0.5 mi
- Cafe Espresso BarFood and drink830 m0.5 mi
- AkuraAsian850 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Kone Maraki Beach5.6 km3.5 mi west away7.7 Great
- Roku Beach7.0 km4.4 mi west away7.7 Great
- Davage Beach19 km12 mi north-west away8.3 Great
- Mirikone Beach20 km12 mi south-east away8.1 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 42%
- Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 63%
- Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 19%