Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Bãi biển Vũng Tàu
Bãi biển Vũng Tàu is a coastal resort area in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. Its longest mapped beach (Bãi Trước) stretches about 395 m. The sea averages 29.9 °C in May, its warmest month, and 25.9 °C in January; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.4 m/s in February, the windiest month.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Services in the resort
- 550Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- 7Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 115Hotels & guesthouses
- 31Grocery shops
- 2Water-sports spots
- 1Playgrounds & water parks
- 36Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 4Pharmacies & clinics
- 9Cash machines
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 302 restaurants, 194 cafés, 39 bars and 15 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 115 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Month by month
October at Bãi biển Vũng Tàu
Beach-day index 7.3/10 · Vietnam median 7.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 25.9 °C | 26.0 °C | 27.2 °C | 28.9 °C | 29.9 °C | 29.4 °C | 28.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 28.6 °C | 28.7 °C | 28.1 °C | 26.9 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 17 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 169 | 194 | 209 | 213 | 216 | 231 | 113 | 52 |
| Cloud % | 56 | 39 | 42 | 54 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 72 | 72 |
| Wind m/s | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Daylight h | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Record high/low | 32°/20° | 32°/20° | 33°/21° | 34°/24° | 35°/26° | 34°/24° | 32°/25° | 31°/24° | 32°/24° | 31°/23° | 31°/22° | 31°/20° |
| Beach index | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in December–April; February scores 9.0/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 26.0 °C and 5 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Vietnam in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.4 °C warmer than the Vietnam median for May (28.5 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 28.1 °C, warmer than 91% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (231 mm) and February the driest (5 mm); the yearly total is about 1,470 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.5 hours in December to 12.7 hours in June; in mid-February the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:59 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-south-west (245°). Open water fills about 22% of the horizon close by, which makes it a sheltered cove or bay.
The sun sets over the sea in August–April; in mid-December it goes down at 17:32 local time on a bearing of 247°.
Straight out to the west-south-west the next coast is roughly 30 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 1 m deep and 16 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 9 m above sea level 500 m inland and 9 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 76% built-up land and 21% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 21% of that circle.
- Built 76%
- Tree 21%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ho Chi Minh City | SGN | 69.9 km | north-west |
| Can Tho International Airport Can Tho | VCA | 152 km | west |
| Con Dao Airport Con Dao | VCS | 186 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 36 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Vũng Tàu - Bến Hồ Mây (980 m) and 7 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 464.9K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 888.8K).
Reference
Bãi biển Vũng Tàu has an article on the VI Wikipedia: Bãi Trước.
Wikidata item Q10742301.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Bảo Tàng Vũ Khí Cổ RobertTaylor Vũng Tàu museum 300 m N
- Worldwide Arms Museum museum 340 m N
- Bảo tàng Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu museum 670 m NW
- Bạch Dinh museum 790 m W
- White Palace museum 790 m W
- Núi Hải Đăng-TP.Vũng Tàu museum 830 m E
Nature
- Tương Kỳ peak 1.5 km NW
Diving & boat hire
- Vũng Tàu SUP Rental - Chèo SUP Vũng Tàu 320 m S
- Caphēny 800 m SE
When people look it up
The VI Wikipedia article was read 1,754 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in April (210 views), 1.7× the quietest month.
Map
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 6.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w220821647; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_48PYS_20240127_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.