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Praia da Areia Branca

Cristo Rei, Dili, East Timor

Praia da Areia Branca 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

  • 4K UHD Strand Osttimor 2019-08-01

    4K UHD Strand Osttimor 2019-08-01. DrTrumpet, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Areia Branca Beach, Dili

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

  • Baía de Díli, 2018 (01)

    Baía de Díli, 2018 (01). 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.

Facilities

  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m520 ft

Getting there

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

Nearby places

  • Sol e MarFood and drink
    160 m520 ft
  • Blue Ocean Resto, Cafe & BarFood and drink
    170 m560 ft
  • Timor TopFood and drink
    180 m580 ft
  • As SisInternational
    220 m710 ft
  • Caz BarFood and drink
    240 m780 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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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%