Aksa Beach, Beach in Malad, Mumbai, India.

Aksa Beach is a sandy shoreline in Aksa village, Malad, Mumbai, India. The beach is made of golden sand and has INS Hamla, an Indian Navy base, at one end and a smaller beach called Dana Paani at the other. The water is shallow near the shore, with small ripples and breaking waves visible in the photographs.

Aksa Beach lies in Aksa village, Malad, and takes its name from that settlement. The East Indian community, Panchkalshi or Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP), and Kolis are recorded as the native people of the area. The Indian Navy established INS Hamla at one end of the beach, and a smaller beach called Dana Paani lies at the other.

Marathi is the main language spoken around the beach. The East Indian community, the Panchkalshi or Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP), and the Koli are the native people of the area, and their villages sit beside the sand at Aksa. Visitors pass through this settled village on the way to the shore.

Swimming is unsafe because of strong currents, shifting sand and quicksand, and warning signs are posted along the shore; lifeguards are on duty but accidents remain common, especially in the pre-monsoon season and during the monsoon. INS Hamla, an Indian Navy base, occupies one end of the beach and the smaller Dana Paani beach the other. Around 15,000 people visit at weekends, so expect crowds.

Aksa Beach records one of Mumbai's highest numbers of drownings: between 2006 and 2018 an average of 38 people drowned each year, 445 were rescued and 45 died, with 15 drowning spots identified along the shore. The highest count came in 2007, and most incidents fall in the pre-monsoon weeks, when summer crowds are largest.