Five Mile Beach
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
No photo of Five Mile Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:05 pm3.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.5
16 km/h10 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
- 24°C74°F
- Wind
- 2213 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 4729 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 43%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 8 am, -0.8 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.
- Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 4%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 37%
- Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 75%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 54%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 43%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.3 km4.6 miRichards Bay (city)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miRichards Bay Airport (RCB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Two Mile Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away3.8 Poor
- Soetwaterstrand3.1 km1.9 mi south-west away3.8 Poor
- Kampstrand3.5 km2.2 mi south-west away3.8 Poor
- Alkantstrand4.1 km2.6 mi south-west away3.8 Poor
- Mbonambi Beach13 km8.3 mi north-east away3.2 Poor