Check the Beach

White Sand Beach

Qatif Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:04 pm
6 am
9.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
32°C90°F
Water
32°C90°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:04 pm
Today
9.9Excellent6 am32
9.9Excellent7 am32
9.8Excellent8 am21
9.7Excellent9 am21
9.6Excellent10 am21
9.6ExcellentNow106
9.4Excellent12 pm1710
7.8Great1 pm1811
8.1Great2 pm127
8.1Great3 pm106
8.9Excellent4 pm138
9.5Excellent5 pm138
Sat
9.4Excellent6 am95
9.6Excellent7 am95
9.9Excellent8 am95
9.9Excellent9 am106
9.6Excellent10 am106
9.5Excellent11 am96
9.4Excellent12 pm138
8.3Great1 pm2013
8.2Great2 pm2113
8.7Excellent3 pm2113
8.8Excellent4 pm2113
9.2Excellent5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.4 m. High at 3 am, 1.1 m. Low at 9 am, -0.4 mHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 3 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.4 m1 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miدارين (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miمطار الملك فهد الدولي "مطار الدمام" (DMM)

Nearby places

  • سبايسي ميلFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • معجنات ومشويات حيدرةFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • مقهى علي حبيبFood and drink
    510 m0.3 mi

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near White Sand Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%