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Dukkan Beach - panoramio (2)Aş Şabbānah Dukhān, Al Shahaniya

Qatar beaches

Which Qatar beach is best right now? 17 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 7:24 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

4 beaches score 9.9 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.

  1. Palm tree cluster near Umm Bab beach19.9Excellent

    Umm Bab Beach

    Al Shahaniya

    Good stretch until 4:00 pm
    Air
    30°C86°F
    Water
    32°C89°F
    Wind
    5 km/h3 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 am, 9.9
  2. Mesaieed Beach, Qatar - panoramio29.9Excellent

    Golden Beach

    Al Wakrah

    Good stretch until 1:00 pm
    Air
    30°C85°F
    Water
    32°C89°F
    Wind
    7 km/h4 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 am, 9.9
  3. Sealine beach near Mesaieed, Qatar (2014)39.9Excellent

    Sealine Beach

    Al Wakrah

    Good stretch until 1:00 pm
    Air
    30°C85°F
    Water
    32°C89°F
    Wind
    7 km/h4 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 am, 9.9

Qatar today

A near-perfect beach spell across Qatar: 17 of 17 scored beaches are good right now, water is 31 to 33°C89 to 91°F, and wind averages 6 km/h4 mph (light wind). Read at 7:24 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Northern Qatar

3 of 3 beaches scored, 3 good now

9.8ExcellentAverage Beach ScoreBest: Al Maroona Beach, 9.8
Water
32°C90°F
Wind
6 km/h4 mph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
Better right now

Southern Qatar

14 of 14 beaches scored, 14 good now

9.8ExcellentAverage Beach ScoreBest: Umm Bab Beach, 9.9
Water
32°C90°F
Wind
6 km/h4 mph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
  • Warmest water

    33°C91°F

    Inland Sea Beach

    Al Wakrah. 0.6°1.1° above the Qatar average. Score 9.8 Excellent.

  • Calmest sea

    <0.1 m<1 ft waves

    Umm Bab Beach

    Al Shahaniya. Wind 5 km/h3 mph.

Best hours

Qatar averages 9.8 Excellent this hour. The best hour today is 6 am (9.8); the weakest is 2 pm (7.7).

The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 1 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

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17 beaches listed · 17 of 17 scored live

  1. Palm tree cluster near Umm Bab beach

    Umm Bab Beach

    Al Shahaniya

    9.9Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C89°F water.

    • Water32°C89°F
    • Air30°C86°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 4 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Mesaieed Beach, Qatar - panoramio

    Golden Beach

    Al Wakrah

    9.9Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C89°F water.

    • Water32°C89°F
    • Air30°C85°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Sealine beach near Mesaieed, Qatar (2014)

    Sealine Beach

    Al Wakrah

    9.9Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C89°F water.

    • Water32°C89°F
    • Air30°C85°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Dukkan Beach - panoramio (2)
    9.9Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C89°F water.

    • Water32°C89°F
    • Air29°C83°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 6 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Qatar, Simaisma (6), view from the sea with mangroves
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air30°C85°F
    • Wind8 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  6. West bay - panoramio
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. West bay - panoramio
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. Bahriya Beach 01
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • Free parking
  9. 9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • Free parking
  10. Bahriya Beach 01
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. Katar Doha Katara beach, Strand
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C85°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 11 am
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. French Beach in Al Maroona Qatar
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air31°C87°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. Beach near Fuwayrit Qatar

    Fuwairit Beach

    Ash Shamal

    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air31°C87°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  14. Fuwairit Beach

    Ash Shamal

    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air31°C87°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 1 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  15. Khor Al Adaid Inland Sea and desert in Katar
    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 33°C91°F water.

    • Water33°C91°F
    • Air31°C87°F
    • Wind4 km/h2 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 6 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  16. Al Sultan Beach

    Al Khor and Al Thakhira

    9.8Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 32°C90°F water.

    • Water32°C90°F
    • Air29°C84°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 12 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  17. 9.5Excellent

    Flat water, light wind and 31°C89°F water.

    • Water31°C89°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 7 am to 3 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Qatar beaches with live score pins

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Qatar by state

Every state we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Doha

All 6 scored beaches in Doha are good right now. Water is 32°C90°F. Four Seasons Beach is the calmest, with 6 km/h4 mph of wind and 0.1 m<1 ft waves.

6 of 6 beaches good now

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Al Wakrah

All 3 scored beaches in Al Wakrah are good right now. Water is 32 to 33°C89 to 91°F. Golden Beach is the calmest, with 7 km/h4 mph of wind and 0.2 m<1 ft waves.

3 of 3 beaches good now

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Ash Shamal

All 3 scored beaches in Ash Shamal are good right now. Water is 32°C90°F. Al Maroona Beach is the calmest, with 6 km/h4 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves.

3 of 3 beaches good now

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • French Beach in Al Maroona Qatar9.8Excellent

    Al Maroona Beach

    Ash Shamal

    Light wind, 32°C90°F water

  • Beach near Fuwayrit Qatar9.8Excellent

    Fuwairit Beach

    Ash Shamal

    Light wind, 32°C90°F water

  • 9.8Excellent

    Fuwairit Beach

    Ash Shamal

    Light wind, 32°C90°F water

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Al Shahaniya

All 2 scored beaches in Al Shahaniya are good right now. Water is 32°C89°F. Umm Bab Beach is the calmest, with 5 km/h3 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves.

2 of 2 beaches good now

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

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Sub-areas of Qatar

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • West bay - panoramio9.8Excellent

    Doha

    6 of 6 beaches good now

    Best now: Four Seasons Beach, 9.8 Excellent
  • Mesaieed Beach, Qatar - panoramio9.9Excellent

    Al Wakrah

    3 of 3 beaches good now

    Best now: Golden Beach, 9.9 Excellent
  • French Beach in Al Maroona Qatar9.8Excellent

    Ash Shamal

    3 of 3 beaches good now

    Best now: Al Maroona Beach, 9.8 Excellent
  • Dukkan Beach - panoramio (2)9.9Excellent

    Al Shahaniya

    2 of 2 beaches good now

    Best now: Aş Şabbānah Dukhān, 9.9 Excellent
  • 9.8Excellent

    Al Khor and Al Thakhira

    1 of 1 beach good now

    Best now: Al Sultan Beach, 9.8 Excellent
  • 9.5Excellent

    Al Rayyan

    1 of 1 beach good now

    Best now: شاطئ الخرايق, 9.5 Excellent
  • Qatar, Simaisma (6), view from the sea with mangroves9.8Excellent

    Al-Daayen

    1 of 1 beach good now

    Best now: Simaisma Beach, 9.8 Excellent

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Qatar beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Qatar right now?

Umm Bab Beach has the top Beach Score right now: 9.9 Excellent, with 5 km/h (3 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Qatar today?

Sea water is 31 to 33°C (89 to 91°F) across the 17 scored beaches. The warmest is Inland Sea Beach, at 33°C (91°F).

Where is the sea calmest in Qatar right now?

Umm Bab Beach has the smallest waves, at <0.1 m (<1 ft) with 5 km/h (3 mph) of wind.

Which Qatar beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Qatar today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 am, at 9.8 Excellent, and the strongest stretch runs 6 am to 1 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Qatar?

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How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Qatar?

All 17 beaches in our data for Qatar are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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