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KAUST South Beach

Governorate of Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

KAUST South Beach 2 photos

  • KAUST Beacon and yacht club - panoramio

    KAUST Beacon and yacht club - panoramio. juhotski, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • KAUST01

    KAUST01. Aboluay, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
7 am
9.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C85°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
9.9Excellent7 am74
9.9Excellent8 am53
9.9ExcellentNow32
9.9Excellent10 am85
9.7Excellent11 am159
9.4Excellent12 pm1811
9.1Excellent1 pm2113
9.2Excellent2 pm2113
9.3Excellent3 pm2012
9.4Excellent4 pm1811
9.6Excellent5 pm159
Sat
9.9Excellent7 am85
9.9Excellent8 am53
9.9Excellent9 am32
9.9Excellent10 am64
9.9Excellent11 am117
9.6Excellent12 pm1610
9.3Excellent1 pm1912
9.0Excellent2 pm2113
9.1Excellent3 pm2012
8.9Excellent4 pm1811
8.8Excellent5 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, 0.2 m. High at 4 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.2 m. High at 5 am, 0.4 mLow 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 5 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

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Showers60 m190 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miثول (town)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near KAUST South Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 5%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 5%