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Hottentot Beach

Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Hottentot Beach 1 photo

  • Pillow basalt cliffs and black sand beaches near the potato patches, Tristan da Cunha

    Pillow basalt cliffs and black sand beaches near the potato patches, Tristan da Cunha. Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:13 pm
Now
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 am
2.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
4.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hottentot Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph W
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
2.8 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
3.0PoorNow2314
2.2Poor7 am2516
2.3Poor8 am2516
2.7Poor9 am1912
2.6Poor10 am1811
2.3Poor11 am1610
2.4Poor12 pm159
2.3Poor1 pm117
2.1Poor2 pm106
1.7Poor3 pm1912
1.9Poor4 pm2415
2.8Poor5 pm2415
3.4Poor6 pm2516
4.4Fair7 pm2314
Sat
2.7Poor6 am2012
3.2Poor7 am1710
4.5Fair8 am127
5.1Fair9 am106
5.5Good10 am106
5.6Good11 am127
5.1Fair12 pm149
5.1Fair1 pm1711
5.0Fair2 pm2013
4.8Fair3 pm2214
5.1Fair4 pm2113
5.4Fair5 pm2013
5.6Good6 pm1912
5.8Good7 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.3 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.3 m. High at 10 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 4 am, -0.3 mHigh 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 61%
  • Thu2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables390 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
360 m0.2 miHottentot Gulch
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miEdinburgh of the Seven Seas (village)

Nearby places

  • Café da CunhaFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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