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Menekşe Beach

Istanbul, Turkey

Menekşe Beach 2 photos

  • Menekşe sahilin kadim dostları - panoramio

    Menekşe sahilin kadim dostları - panoramio. buzkozan, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Menekşe sahilin kadim dostları 2 - panoramio

    Menekşe sahilin kadim dostları 2 - panoramio. buzkozan, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:12 pm
8 am
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
32 km/hmph E
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am21
5.6Good9 am21
5.6Good10 am10
5.4Fair11 am32
5.2Fair12 pm53
5.1Fair1 pm95
5.1Fair2 pm85
4.6Fair3 pm1610
4.1Fair4 pm1510
3.4Poor5 pm1811
2.3Poor6 pm2013
Sat
6.9Good8 am75
6.7Good9 am117
6.8Good10 am149
6.9Good11 am138
6.4Good12 pm127
6.9Good1 pm106
7.0Great2 pm106
7.5Great3 pm128
7.1Great4 pm1610
7.2Great5 pm1710
7.3Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.5 m. High at 8 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 mLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 8 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 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

  • Restrooms140 m470 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 280 m910 ft
  • Playground240 m800 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miMenekşe Plaj Önü
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
470 m0.3 miMenekşe
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miKüçükçekmece (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miİstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı (ISL)

Nearby places

  • Menekşe Plaj ÖnüRental
    130 m430 ft
  • Masmavi Balık RestaurantSeafood
    280 m910 ft
  • Nihat BalıkSeafood
    280 m930 ft
  • Frida Art MeyhaneSeafood
    290 m940 ft
  • Mavi YengeçSeafood
    290 m950 ft

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 Menekşe Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 22%