Chaung Tha Beach tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 04:30 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Asia/Rangoon local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Chaung Tha Beach is a domestic beach resort on Myanmar's Irrawaddy coast, approximately 100 km southwest of Pathein (the principal city of the Ayeyarwady Division) by road. Unlike Ngapali, which is primarily visited by international travellers, Chaung Tha is a Yangon and delta-region domestic holiday destination — the beach town that Myanmar families and city workers visit for weekends and public holidays. The town built around the beach has the character of a domestic resort: guesthouses, seafood restaurants, and a long sandy beach that gets crowded at peak holiday periods. The tidal regime at Chaung Tha is the same Bay of Bengal macrotidal pattern as the Rakhine coast further north, though on the Irrawaddy coast the range is slightly smaller. Spring range at Chaung Tha runs approximately 4.0 to 5.0 m — still clearly macrotidal by any global classification. The coast faces southwest; the beach gradient is steeper than many Southeast Asian beaches, with a pronounced step at the waterline. The combination of steep gradient and macrotidal range means the surf zone moves dramatically between low and high water: at spring low the waterline is 50 to 70 m offshore from the high-water berm; at spring high the waves break directly at the base of the sand berm. The proximity to the Irrawaddy Delta is the key factor affecting water quality at Chaung Tha. The Irrawaddy, one of Southeast Asia's major rivers, discharges an enormous sediment load through its delta channels near Pathein and Yangon. Tidal currents in the coastal zone transport this sediment offshore and then back in on the flood. Water clarity at Chaung Tha is significantly affected by this seasonal sediment cycle: at its clearest in the November to February dry season, when river discharge is at its lowest, the water can achieve visibility of several metres near the beach; during the monsoon season (May through October), when the Irrawaddy is at peak discharge, the coastal water is turbid and clarity is essentially zero. The beach town south of Chaung Tha, Ngwe Saung (Silver Beach), has seen more resort development in recent years and now has several mid-range hotels targeted at Yangon weekenders and some international visitors. The two beaches are separated by a headland that can be crossed by the road or, on a spring low tide, by a low-water traverse around the exposed headland rocks. Swimming safety at Chaung Tha requires attention to rip currents. The steep beach gradient and active surf line on the Bay of Bengal coast generate rip channels on the falling tide when water draining off the beach concentrates in narrow channels between sand bars. The risk is highest in the two to three hours after high water on a spring ebb. Indicators of an active rip: a gap in the wave break pattern, discoloured or choppy water in a narrow channel, foam and debris moving seaward in a concentrated stream. Fishing is central to the Chaung Tha economy. The beach south of the resort zone has a working boat zone where flat-bottomed wooden boats are pulled above the high-water mark between trips. The most active period on the beach is the early morning return, when boats beach at low tide and the catch is sorted and sold before the heat of the day. The tidal timing of this activity shifts through the lunar month as the low-water period rotates through the morning and afternoon hours. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model; accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 m on height. The Myanmar Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (MMHI) is the national authority for Myanmar tide predictions and marine weather forecasts.