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183 Beaches tracked43 Countries & regionsToday's best OVI: Naminoue Beach · 92
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Highest-rated beaches by Ocean Viewing Index right now.

183 beaches tracked
Naminoue Beach, Japan
92Excellent

Naminoue Beach

Okinawa, Japan

Perissa Beach, Greece
87Excellent

Perissa Beach

Cyclades, Greece

Patong Beach, Thailand
84Excellent

Patong Beach

Phuket, Thailand

Promenade des Anglais, France
84Excellent

Promenade des Anglais

Alpes-Maritimes, France

Kuta Beach, Indonesia
83Excellent

Kuta Beach

Bali, Indonesia

Cenang Beach, Malaysia
83Excellent

Cenang Beach

Langkawi, Malaysia

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Today's OVI Leaderboard

Top 10 beaches ranked by today’s Ocean Viewing Index.

  1. 1

    Naminoue Beach

    Okinawa, Japan

    92
  2. 2

    Perissa Beach

    Cyclades, Greece

    87
  3. 3

    Patong Beach

    Phuket, Thailand

    84
  4. 4

    Promenade des Anglais

    Alpes-Maritimes, France

    84
  5. 5

    Kuta Beach

    Bali, Indonesia

    83
  6. 6

    Cenang Beach

    Langkawi, Malaysia

    83
  7. 7

    My Khe Beach

    Da Nang, Vietnam

    79
  8. 8

    Haeundae Beach

    Busan, South Korea

    78
  9. 9

    White Beach

    Boracay, Philippines

    73
  10. 10

    Waikiki Beach

    Hawaii, United States

    67

Why Seaidx

A single platform fusing tides, ocean color and weather into one score.

Tide Prediction

Harmonic tide model with 30-day forecast, daily high/low times and lunar phase context.

Ocean Viewing Index

Six-dimension 0–100 score covering sea color, clarity, visibility, sea state, lighting and water quality.

Satellite Sea Color

MODIS / Sentinel-3 ocean-color retrieval translated to Forel-Ule hue, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth.

Authoritative Data Sources

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