Banana Beach

Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Lifeguards

No photo of Banana Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:14 pm

6 am
4.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

7 am
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

Now
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

3 pm
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

6 pm
5.3
10 km/h6 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: 21°C69°F
Water: 23°C74°F
Wind: 1912 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 3622 km/hmph
Waves: 2.4 m8 ft
UV: 1 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:14 pm

Today

4.6Fair6 am1912

4.7Fair7 am1912

5.1FairNow1912

4.9Fair9 am2314

4.5Fair10 am2314

4.5Fair11 am2515

4.9Fair12 pm2616

4.5Fair1 pm2516

5.7Good2 pm2415

5.7Good3 pm2214

5.8Good4 pm1811

5.5Good5 pm138

5.3Fair6 pm106

Sat

7.5Great6 am106

7.9Great7 am117

7.9Great8 am1610

7.9Great9 am2012

8.1Great10 am2012

8.1Great11 am2113

7.5Great12 pm2314

6.0Good1 pm2314

7.0Great2 pm2113

7.9Great3 pm2012

8.2Great4 pm1911

8.4Great5 pm1710

8.7Excellent6 pm138

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 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.

Sun6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 29%
Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 87%
Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 93%
Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 17%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

LifeguardStation 160 m510 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
Restrooms240 m770 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m460 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.9 km1.2 miAnerley (village)
Nearest airport: 28 km17 miMargate Airport (MGH)

Nearby places

Ilanga RestaurantFood and drink
140 m460 ft

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