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Great Sta. Cruz Island Pink Sand Beach

Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines

Great Sta. Cruz Island Pink Sand Beach 1 photo

  • El corazón del Isla Sta. Cruz

    El corazón del Isla Sta. Cruz. Akhmad Jaafar Albeso, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:33 pm
6 am
6.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Great Sta. Cruz Island Pink Sand Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
28°C83°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
85 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
93%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am21
6.8Good7 am32
6.7Good8 am64
6.2Good9 am32
5.5Good10 am21
4.9Fair11 am127
4.5Fair12 pm138
4.4Fair1 pm75
4.3Fair2 pm96
4.2Fair3 pm85
4.3FairNow85
4.5Fair5 pm138
Sat
5.6Good6 am74
5.7Good7 am106
5.6Good8 am95
5.4Fair9 am64
5.0Fair10 am106
4.7Fair11 am127
4.5Fair12 pm117
4.4Fair1 pm53
4.2Fair2 pm159
3.5Poor3 pm95
4.3Fair4 pm42
4.5Fair5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.4 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 m. Low at 11 am, 0.3 mHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 11 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.3 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.

  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 53%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m160 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miZamboanga City (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miZamboanga International Airport (ZAM)

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

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