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Driftwood Bay

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Driftwood Bay 2 photos

  • Tsitsikama NP Storms River Mouth 07

    Tsitsikama NP Storms River Mouth 07. Ad Meskens You are free to use this picture for any purpose as long as you credit its author, Ad Meskens . Example: © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons If you use this work outside of the Wikimedia proje, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tsitsikama NP Storms River Mouth 09

    Tsitsikama NP Storms River Mouth 09. Ad Meskens You are free to use this picture for any purpose as long as you credit its author, Ad Meskens . Example: © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons If you use this work outside of the Wikimedia proje, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:44 pm
Now
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Driftwood Bay.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C55°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
117 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
5.3FairNow117
5.5Good7 am96
6.0Good8 am85
6.1Good9 am74
6.2Good10 am85
5.5Good11 am106
4.5Fair12 pm96
4.9Fair1 pm127
4.5Fair2 pm128
4.6Fair3 pm128
4.6Fair4 pm138
4.6Fair5 pm117
4.7Fair6 pm106
Sat
4.3Fair6 am128
4.4Fair7 am127
4.5Fair8 am127
5.5Good9 am117
5.5Good10 am117
6.6Good11 am106
7.2Great12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm95
5.3Fair3 pm85
5.3Fair4 pm95
6.7Good5 pm85
6.2Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.9 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 2 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 56%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms190 m620 ft away
  • Showers190 m620 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m640 ft
  • Picnic tables180 m600 ft away
  • Boat ramp170 m560 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miStormsrivier (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miPlettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)

Nearby places

  • Cattle Baron Seafood Grill & BistroFood and drink
    300 m0.2 mi

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

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