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Shelly Beach

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Shelly Beach 2 photos

  • Cocos nucifera 457876051

    Cocos nucifera 457876051. Andrew Gillespie, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Cocos nucifera 457876085

    Cocos nucifera 457876085. Andrew Gillespie, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:27 pm
6 am
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
Now
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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

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
19°C66°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3823 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am2314
5.2Fair7 am2515
5.5Good8 am2817
5.6GoodNow2717
4.2Fair10 am2717
5.0Fair11 am2214
4.1Fair12 pm2717
3.9Poor1 pm2315
3.7Poor2 pm1811
4.3Fair3 pm1610
4.7Fair4 pm138
4.4Fair5 pm138
4.6Fair6 pm149
Sat
6.7Good6 am74
6.8Good7 am74
7.5Great8 am95
7.8Great9 am148
7.1Great10 am2314
7.2Great11 am2214
6.7Good12 pm2717
6.6Good1 pm2817
6.7Good2 pm2616
6.9Good3 pm2415
7.2Great4 pm2012
7.2Great5 pm159
7.1Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 8 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 37%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 81%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miKuGompo City (city)
Nearest airport
59 km37 miBhisho Airport (BIY)

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

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