Check the Beach

Bead Beach

Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Bead Beach 5 photos

  • Double Mouth Lagoon - panoramio

    Double Mouth Lagoon - panoramio. ~ souTH AFRica ~, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Double Mouth Lagoon - panoramio (3)

    Double Mouth Lagoon - panoramio (3). Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Double Mouth view towards Morgans Bay - panoramio

    Double Mouth view towards Morgans Bay - panoramio. Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Between Morgan Bay and Double Mouth - panoramio

    Between Morgan Bay and Double Mouth - panoramio. ~ souTH AFRica ~, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Between Morgan Bay and Double Mouth - panoramio (1)

    Between Morgan Bay and Double Mouth - panoramio (1). ~ souTH AFRica ~, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:25 pm
6 am
5.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
Now
5.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bead Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
19°C66°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am2516
5.5Good7 am2717
5.6GoodNow3119
5.9Good9 am2918
5.6Good10 am2918
4.8Fair11 am3119
4.8Fair12 pm3723
4.0Fair1 pm3622
4.3Fair2 pm2616
4.0Fair3 pm2013
4.3Fair4 pm1710
4.4Fair5 pm149
4.4Fair6 pm159
Sat
6.8Good6 am138
7.2Great7 am95
7.6Great8 am64
7.8Great9 am74
7.5Great10 am159
7.2Great11 am1811
6.7Good12 pm2616
6.7Good1 pm2716
6.9Good2 pm2516
7.1Great3 pm2314
7.3Great4 pm2113
6.3Good5 pm1912
6.9Good6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, 0.5 mHigh 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.5 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.5 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.

  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
98 km61 miBhisho Airport (BIY)

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

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