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Areia Branca beach and hinterland

Cristo Rei, Dili, East Timor

Areia Branca beach and hinterland 5 photos

  • Areia Branca (Dili), 2023 (15)

    Areia Branca (Dili), 2023 (15). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Areia Branca (Dili), 2023 (18)

    Areia Branca (Dili), 2023 (18). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Areia Branca Beach, Dili

    Areia Branca Beach, Dili. tonyforster2, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Areia Branca Dili Timor Leste

    Areia Branca Dili Timor Leste. Philip Nalangan, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Baía de Díli, 2018 (03)

    Baía de Díli, 2018 (03). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:32 pm
6 am
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
9.3Excellent6 am42
9.3Excellent7 am42
9.3Excellent8 am85
9.3Excellent9 am106
9.1Excellent10 am138
9.5Excellent11 am138
9.7Excellent12 pm128
9.8Excellent1 pm74
9.5Excellent2 pm74
9.5Excellent3 pm85
9.9ExcellentNow95
9.9Excellent5 pm32
Sat
8.8Excellent6 am32
8.5Excellent7 am42
8.6Excellent8 am85
9.0Excellent9 am138
8.8Excellent10 am138
9.0Excellent11 am117
9.4Excellent12 pm106
9.7Excellent1 pm74
9.6Excellent2 pm74
9.7Excellent3 pm74
9.8Excellent4 pm53
9.9Excellent5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 4 am, -0.2 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 mHigh 10 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 4 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 10 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.0 m3 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.

About Areia Branca beach and hinterland

Areia Branca beach and hinterland is located in Dili, East Timor, and is near Areia Branca Beach. The area has 14 food establishments within 1 kilometer and is 10 kilometers from Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato. It is also described as a nature reserve in East Timor.

From Wikipedia

Areia Branca no Dolok Oan is a 2,916 ha (7,210 acres) Important Bird Area (IBA) in Timor-Leste, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands group of Wallacea.

Source: Areia Branca no Dolok Oan on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m310 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miDili (city)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miAeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato (DIL)

Nearby places

  • Sol e MarFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • Blue Ocean Resto, Cafe & BarFood and drink
    150 m500 ft
  • Timor TopFood and drink
    160 m520 ft
  • As SisInternational
    170 m550 ft
  • Caz BarFood and drink
    210 m670 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 13%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 14%