Check the Beach

Desert Sanctuary Island Beach

El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:40 pm
6 am
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Desert Sanctuary Island Beach right now.

7.0Great

Cagbatang Beach 6.8 km4.2 mi north

Scores 7.0 right now, 1.2 points above Desert Sanctuary Island Beach.

7.0Great

Culasa Beach 7.6 km4.7 mi north

Scores 7.0 right now, 1.2 points above Desert Sanctuary Island Beach.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Desert Sanctuary Island Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
30°C86°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph W
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
43%
Sunset
5:40 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am128
6.8Good7 am127
6.5Good8 am138
6.1Good9 am149
5.6Good10 am149
5.2Fair11 am159
5.3Fair12 pm159
5.8Good1 pm159
5.3FairNow1610
5.7Good3 pm159
6.8Good4 pm138
6.5Good5 pm128
Sat
6.9Good6 am74
6.8Good7 am64
6.8Good8 am74
6.7Good9 am85
6.6Good10 am85
6.5Good11 am106
6.5Good12 pm117
6.4Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm96
6.6Good4 pm85
6.9Good5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 2 am, 0.7 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 mHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 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.

  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 70%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 83%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 87%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miEl Nido Airport (ENI)

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

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