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Bird Rock

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

No photo of Bird Rock yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:37 pm
6 am
2.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
16°C60°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph W
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
3.1 m10 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
74%
Sunset
6:37 pm
Today
2.2Poor6 am2717
2.0PoorNow2516
1.7Poor8 am2616
1.9Poor9 am2415
2.3Poor10 am2012
2.5Poor11 am1710
3.0Poor12 pm159
3.5Poor1 pm149
4.1Fair2 pm159
3.8Poor3 pm1811
3.7Poor4 pm2012
3.6Poor5 pm2314
3.4Poor6 pm2717
Sat
5.9Good6 am2415
5.6Good7 am2817
5.6Good8 am2918
5.9Good9 am2616
5.8Good10 am2415
6.4Good11 am2314
6.3Good12 pm2214
5.5Good1 pm2717
5.7Good2 pm3019
5.8Good3 pm3119
6.1Good4 pm2616
6.8Good5 pm1811
6.9Good6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.0 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m390 ft5th Avenue
Nearest town
5.1 km3.1 miGqeberha (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miChief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ)

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

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