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West Beach

Eastern Cape, South Africa

West Beach 5 photos

  • PA - Dunes at Rufane's Beach near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017

    PA - Dunes at Rufane's Beach near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • PA - Rufane's Beach near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017

    PA - Rufane's Beach near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • PA - Coastal dunes near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017

    PA - Coastal dunes near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • PA - General view of Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017

    PA - General view of Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017. Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Port Alfred-003

    Port Alfred-003. NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:32 pm
6 am
4.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
17°C63°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m8 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
40%
Sunset
6:32 pm
Today
4.1Fair6 am2717
4.3Fair7 am2616
4.3Fair8 am2415
3.7Poor9 am2717
3.1PoorNow2817
2.6Poor11 am2616
2.5Poor12 pm2213
2.1Poor1 pm1811
2.4Poor2 pm138
2.7Poor3 pm1610
3.9Poor4 pm159
4.1Fair5 pm1711
3.8Poor6 pm2013
Sat
6.0Good6 am149
6.5Good7 am138
6.7Good8 am1610
6.3Good9 am2415
6.1Good10 am2717
6.2Good11 am2616
6.2Good12 pm2616
6.4Good1 pm2415
6.5Good2 pm2314
6.5Good3 pm2314
6.8Good4 pm2012
7.2Great5 pm159
7.2Great6 pm117
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, -0.9 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -1.0 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 79%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miPort Alfred (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miPort Alfred Airfield (AFD)

Nearby places

  • Westbeach CafeFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi
  • Guido's Family RestaurantBurger
    420 m0.3 mi

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

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