Ranked by the OnlyBeaches Index (OBI) — a 1-10 score blending water purity, conditions, crowd levels and vibe. Updated every 30 minutes.
Alekhina Bay Beach
Remote Pacific-side bay beach with strong discovery value and clear separation from western Kunashir settlements.
Alekhina South Beach
Quiet southern continuation of Alekhina Bay’s coast, likely missed by generic beach datasets.
Alekhino Beach
Likely missed because it lacks strong tourism branding despite being a distinct coastal beach.
Cape Dokuchaev Beach
Rugged eastern cape beach with volcanic scenery and low mainstream tourism visibility.
Cape Rogachev Beach
Remote northern-Pacific coast beach with strong volcanic island scenery and expedition-style access.
Cape Stolbchaty Beach
Kunashir’s most iconic volcanic-column coastal site and a must-have beach landscape for the island.
Cape Stolbchaty Coast Beach
The strongest must-have coastal site in the Southern Kurils because it is visually iconic and highly distinctive.
Cape Stolbchaty Cove Beach
Small cove near the columnar-cliff coast, useful as a distinct scenic shoreline without duplicating the main cape beach.
Cape Veslovsky Beach
Long remote beach near Kunashir’s southern spit, important for wild coastal scenery and island-end geography.
Kunashir Eastern Surf Beach
Exposed Pacific beach stretch with surf energy and remote coastal character.
Kunashir Western Cove Beach
Small west-facing cove beach on Kunashir, likely missed by generic datasets but useful for local coastal discovery.
Lovtsova Bay Beach
Sheltered Pacific-side bay beach useful for capturing Kunashir’s less accessible eastern coves.
Lovtsova North Cove Beach
Lesser-known cove north of Lovtsova Bay, useful for remote Pacific-side discovery.
Pacific Kunashir Black Sand Beach
Open Pacific-facing black-sand shoreline representing Kunashir’s wilder eastern beach character.
Tyatya East Beach
Remote volcanic shoreline east of Tyatya, valuable for expedition and wild-coast coverage.
Tyatya Volcano Coast Beach
Dramatic northeastern Kunashir beach landscape backed by Tyatya Volcano, giving the Pacific coast strong visual identity.
Veslovsky South Beach
Southern sandy beach stretch near Kunashir’s spit tip, distinct from the main Cape Veslovsky entry.
Veslovsky Spit Beach
Long sandy spit beach on southern Kunashir, distinct from the Cape Veslovsky landmark beach.
Kunashir Island sits in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia and is home to 18 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.
Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Kunashir Island or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.
