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First Beach

O.R. Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

First Beach 5 photos

  • PSJ - Beaches and surrounding landscape of Port St Johns, South Africa, 2017

    PSJ - Beaches and surrounding landscape of Port St Johns, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • PSJ - Coastline near Port St Johns, South Africa, 2017

    PSJ - Coastline near Port St Johns, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Port St. Johns - sunset - panoramio

    Port St. Johns - sunset - panoramio. Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Port St Johns Sunset - panoramio

    Port St Johns Sunset - panoramio. Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Port St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio

    Port St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio. Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:19 pm
6 am
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than First Beach right now.

6.4Good

KuRebo 24 km15 mi south-west

Scores 6.4 right now, 1.6 points above First Beach.

See KuRebo today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near First Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
19°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
128 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am138
7.0GreatNow128
7.4Great8 am149
7.2Great9 am1912
7.0Great10 am2012
6.9Good11 am2113
5.9Good12 pm2214
6.5Good1 pm2214
5.1Fair2 pm2013
4.4Fair3 pm159
3.8Poor4 pm128
4.1Fair5 pm117
5.2Fair6 pm96
Sat
6.4Good6 am85
7.5Great7 am53
8.1Great8 am10
8.5Excellent9 am53
8.8Excellent10 am96
8.7Excellent11 am138
8.6Excellent12 pm149
8.7Excellent1 pm138
8.8Excellent2 pm106
8.9Excellent3 pm106
8.8Excellent4 pm96
8.7Excellent5 pm106
8.4Great6 pm106
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, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mHigh 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 91%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 30%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 510 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
880 m0.5 miPort St Johns (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miPort St Johns Airport (JOH)

Nearby places

  • Jesters Coffee ShopFood and drink
    510 m0.3 mi
  • N.E.W.SFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi
  • KFCChicken
    950 m0.6 mi

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

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