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Nine Mile Beach

Umkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
6 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
27 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.7
25 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
23°C74°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
27%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
5.7Good6 am2616
5.4FairNow2717
5.5Good8 am2515
4.9Fair9 am2918
5.2Fair10 am2516
4.5Fair11 am2817
4.3Fair12 pm2817
4.6Fair1 pm2717
5.0Fair2 pm2716
4.9Fair3 pm2616
5.2Fair4 pm2616
5.9Good5 pm2616
5.7Good6 pm2516
Sat
6.3Good6 am96
6.9Good7 am74
7.1Great8 am11
6.0Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am149
5.9Good11 am1711
5.9Good12 pm2113
6.3Good1 pm2415
5.6Good2 pm2616
6.8Good3 pm2616
7.5Great4 pm2818
7.5Great5 pm2817
7.7Great6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.9 mHigh 2 pm, 1.1 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.1 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 54%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 47%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
61 km38 miPhinda Airport (PZL)

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

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