Beach forecast for Central
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Central and Western, Hong Kong Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+8- Swimming
- Calm · 2.1 ft
- Water
- 82 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 7 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 5:24 am and 4:01 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a perfect beach day in Central (10/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea, water at 82 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 10/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 10Perfect beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.1 ft | 82 °F | 7 |
| Fri 30 | 10Perfect beach day | 7:00–11:00 am2:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.3 ft | 82 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 10Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 82 °F | 7 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm10:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 82 °F | 6 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.3 ft | 82 °F | 7 |
| Tue 3 | 9Perfect beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 2.1 ft | 82 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 82 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
6 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 85 °F: beach weather
- Cross-shore breeze (10 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 2.1 ft waves
- UV 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 82 °F (warm)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.1 ft
2.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 82 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate cross-shore wind (13 mph).
- Tide & sand 4:01 pm
Low tide at 5:24 am and 4:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:35 pm and 10:10 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea, water at 82 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 79 °F | 13 mph | 2.6 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 80 °F | 13 mph | 2.6 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 80 °F | 12 mph | 2.5 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 82 °F | 11 mph | 2.4 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 82 °F | 10 mph | 2.3 ft | 6 |
| 12:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 84 °F | 10 mph | 2.2 ft | 7 |
| 1:00 pm | 8 | Mainly clear | 85 °F | 10 mph | 2.1 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 10 | Clear sky | 85 °F | 9 mph | 2.0 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 10 | Clear sky | 84 °F | 10 mph | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 10 | Clear sky | 82 °F | 9 mph | 2.0 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Central
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Deep Water Bay Beach 3.2 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Repulse Bay Beach 4.0 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Middle Bay Beach 4.5 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- South Bay Beach 4.7 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Hung Shing Yeh Beach 5.1 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Chung Hom Kok Beach 5.3 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Turtle Cove Beach 5.4 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- This week's grade: good (grade 1) (October 28)
- Hairpin Beach 5.4 mi · SE
- Restrooms
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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Bathing water quality: Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR Government; DATA.GOV.HK (DATA.GOV.HK terms). Full attribution.
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.8 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.8 of 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Central
Is it a beach day in Central today?
A perfect beach day: 10/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea, water at 82 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm.
What are the swimming conditions in Central today?
2.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Central?
About 82 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Central today?
UV reaches 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Central?
Today low tide is at 5:24 am and 4:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:35 pm and 10:10 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Central?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a perfect beach day (10/10), best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
What beaches are near Central?
Deep Water Bay Beach (3.2 mi), Repulse Bay Beach (4.0 mi), Middle Bay Beach (4.5 mi), South Bay Beach (4.7 mi) and Hung Shing Yeh Beach (5.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Central today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Hong Kong (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data