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Valu Beach

Tutuala, Lautém, East Timor

Valu Beach 5 photos

  • Jaco Island seen from Valu Beach, East Timor

    Jaco Island seen from Valu Beach, East Timor. JosepMGracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunrise in Valu beach

    Sunrise in Valu beach. Isabel Nolasco, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Valu beach 2015

    Valu beach 2015. Isabel Nolasco, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Valu Beach, Tutuala, Lautem, Timor-Leste (8 Apr 2003) with Jaco Island to left

    Valu Beach, Tutuala, Lautem, Timor-Leste (8 Apr 2003) with Jaco Island to left. Colin Trainor, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jaco Island

    Jaco Island. Andidut, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:25 pm
7 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
159 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am106
7.7Great8 am149
9.1Excellent9 am159
9.3Excellent10 am1610
9.4Excellent11 am1711
9.3Excellent12 pm1711
9.2Excellent1 pm1811
9.3Excellent2 pm1811
9.4Excellent3 pm1811
9.5Excellent4 pm1610
9.6Excellent5 pm1610
9.6ExcellentNow159
Sat
7.1Great7 am21
7.1Great8 am21
9.9Excellent9 am53
10.0Excellent10 am85
10.0Excellent11 am96
9.9Excellent12 pm127
9.8Excellent1 pm127
9.9Excellent2 pm127
10.0Excellent3 pm117
10.0Excellent4 pm117
10.0Excellent5 pm106
10.0Excellent6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.1 mHigh 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 5 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.1 m<1 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 Valu Beach

Valu Beach is a sandy beach located in Lautém, East Timor. OpenStreetMap lists Praia, a nearby beach, approximately 3.15 kilometers away. OpenStreetMap lists Aeroporto Baucau, the nearest airport, about 99 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Valu Beach (Fataluku: Valu Sere, Tetun: Tasi-ibun Valu, Portuguese: Praia Valu) is a public beach at the easternmost tip of mainland East Timor, and the gateway to Jaco Island to its east.

Source: Valu Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
99 km62 miAeroporto Baucau (BCH)

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

Nearby beaches

  • Praia3.2 km2.0 mi south-east away
    9.6 Excellent
  • Praia4.7 km2.9 mi south-west away
    9.6 Excellent
  • Praia5.1 km3.2 mi south-east away
    9.6 Excellent
  • Praia9.2 km5.7 mi south-west away
    9.6 Excellent
  • Praia12 km7.2 mi north-west away
    9.3 Excellent

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Valu Beach.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%