Sheffield Beach
iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
15 km/h9 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
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph SW
- Gusts
- 2918 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 6%
- Sunset
- 6:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 2 am, 0.7 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.
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 17%
- Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 64%
- Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 80%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 38%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 17%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1.1 miSalt Rock (town)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miKing Shaka International Airport (DUR)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Tiffany's1.3 km0.8 mi south-west away4.3 Fair
- Granny's Pool1.5 km0.9 mi south-west away4.3 Fair
- Salt Rock Beach2.2 km1.3 mi south-west away4.3 Fair
- Crayfish2.8 km1.7 mi south-west away4.3 Fair
- Shaka's Rock3.1 km1.9 mi south-west away4.3 Fair