Beach forecast for Thandwe
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+6:30) · Rakhine, Myanmar Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+6:30- Swimming
- Use care · 4.5 ft
- Water
- 89 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 7 mph
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Thandwe (4/10). The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | Not today | Use care · 4.5 ft | 89 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Use care · 3.1 ft | 89 °F | 8 |
| Sat 31 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Calm · 2.5 ft | 89 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 1.8 ft | 89 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Use care · 1.9 ft | 89 °F | 8 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Calm · 1.8 ft | 89 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.5 ft | 89 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Offshore breeze (7 mph)
- Water at 89 °F (very warm)
- Feels like 102 °F: very hot: drink water and find shade
- Rain (0.05 in)
- Swim with care: 4.5 ft waves every 10 s; high rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.5 ft
4.5 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 89 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 7 mph
Offshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for Thandwe, so it doesn't count in the rating.
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 | 4 | Partly cloudy | 85 °F | 6 mph | 4.5 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 90 °F | 7 mph | 4.4 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 94 °F | 7 mph | 4.4 ft | 5 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Partly cloudy | 98 °F | 7 mph | 4.3 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Partly cloudy | 100 °F | 7 mph | 4.3 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 101 °F | 6 mph | 4.2 ft | 8 |
| 1:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 102 °F | 4 mph | 4.1 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 101 °F | 2 mph | 4.0 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 99 °F | 3 mph | 3.9 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 98 °F | 2 mph | 3.9 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Thandwe
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- Ngapali Beach 5.6 mi · SW
- 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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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 1 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1 and water 1 of 1; minus waves 2; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
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 Thandwe
Is it a beach day in Thandwe today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Thandwe today?
4.5 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Thandwe?
About 89 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Thandwe today?
UV reaches 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Thandwe?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.
What beaches are near Thandwe?
Ngapali Beach (5.6 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 Thandwe today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.