Check the Beach

Chaffar

الشفار, Sfax, Tunisia

Chaffar 1 photo

  • Aerial view of Chaffar (Sfax Governorate).

    Aerial view of Chaffar (Sfax Governorate).. Mohatatou, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:33 pm
7 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.1
12 km/h8 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
20°C68°F
Water
25°C76°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am53
6.9Good8 am32
7.2Great9 am21
7.6Great10 am64
7.3Great11 am106
7.0Great12 pm138
7.3Great1 pm149
7.7Great2 pm159
8.5Excellent3 pm159
9.8Excellent4 pm138
9.1Excellent5 pm128
Sat
6.0Good7 am117
6.2Good8 am149
6.5Good9 am149
6.5Good10 am1811
7.8Great11 am1811
8.7Excellent12 pm2013
7.1Great1 pm2213
6.8Good2 pm2113
6.2Good3 pm2314
5.9Good4 pm2113
6.1Good5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.0 m. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.9 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
230 m760 ftالشفار (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miمطار صفاقس طينة (SFA)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Chaffar.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 43%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 1%