Cape Vidal

Umkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

No photo of Cape Vidal yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:03 pm

6 am
4.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

7 am
4.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

Now
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
6.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.0
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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: 22°C72°F
Water: 25°C77°F
Wind: 2415 km/hmph S
Gusts: 4025 km/hmph
Waves: 2.0 m7 ft
UV: 1 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 31%
Sunset: 6:03 pm

Today

4.2Fair6 am2817

4.5Fair7 am3019

4.3FairNow2415

4.8Fair9 am3119

4.6Fair10 am3019

4.7Fair11 am3019

5.0Fair12 pm3119

6.0Good1 pm3019

6.4Good2 pm2918

6.0Good3 pm2818

5.9Good4 pm2717

5.6Good5 pm2717

6.0Good6 pm2716

Sat

6.8Good6 am75

7.1Great7 am43

6.9Good8 am96

7.1Great9 am1711

5.2Fair10 am1811

5.1Fair11 am2012

4.9Fair12 pm2515

6.1Good1 pm2717

7.2Great2 pm2918

7.2Great3 pm3320

7.2Great4 pm3321

7.3Great5 pm3421

7.2Great6 pm3320

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 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.

Sun7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
Mon7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 17%
Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 60%
Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 52%
Thu6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Restrooms220 m730 ft away
Showers350 m0.2 mi away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town: 300 m970 ftCape Vidal (village)
Nearest airport: 30 km19 miHluhluwe Airport (HLW)

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

Nearby beaches

Mission Rocks Beach18 km11 mi south-west away
4.5 Fair