Check the Beach

South Beach

Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
9 am
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
1°C34°F
Water
9°C48°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph N
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
5.2Fair9 am1711
5.2Fair10 am1610
4.8Fair11 am159
4.6Fair12 pm117
4.6Fair1 pm85
4.4Fair2 pm96
4.2Fair3 pm75
4.0Fair4 pm32
3.7Poor5 pm74
3.2Poor6 pm1711
Sat
2.0Poor10 am2012
2.1Poor11 am1811
2.1Poor12 pm1811
2.1Poor1 pm1811
2.0Poor2 pm2113
2.0Poor3 pm2013
2.3Poor4 pm138
2.4Poor5 pm96
2.4Poor6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, -1.1 m. High at 11 am, 1.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.4 mLow 5 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 5 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miSeward Airport (SWD)

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

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