Check the Beach

Soetwaterstrand

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Soetwaterstrand 5 photos

  • Alkantstrand, Richards Bay 1

    Alkantstrand, Richards Bay 1. Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Richards Bay Northern Breakwater

    Richards Bay Northern Breakwater. Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sigloo Hav (LPG tanker, IMO 8715883) leaving Richards Bay

    Sigloo Hav (LPG tanker, IMO 8715883) leaving Richards Bay. Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hypsosinga holzapfelae 312616548 564453539

    Hypsosinga holzapfelae 312616548 564453539. Peter Webb, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Rothus aethiopicus 312617074 564454666

    Rothus aethiopicus 312617074 564454666. Peter Webb, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
6 am
3.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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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
2012 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
61%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
3.6Poor6 am1510
3.8Poor7 am1711
3.9PoorNow2012
4.1Fair9 am2113
3.9Poor10 am2314
4.3Fair11 am2113
4.7Fair12 pm2113
6.1Good1 pm2113
6.3Good2 pm2113
5.6Good3 pm2012
5.4Fair4 pm2012
6.8Good5 pm1811
7.1Great6 pm159
Sat
7.7Great6 am74
8.0Great7 am64
8.2Great8 am138
6.1Good9 am149
6.0Good10 am159
5.9Good11 am1811
6.0Good12 pm1711
8.2Great1 pm2113
7.5Great2 pm2415
7.7Great3 pm2314
7.7Great4 pm2314
7.4Great5 pm2214
7.6Great6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 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.

  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 54%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 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
5.5 km3.4 miRichards Bay (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miRichards Bay Airport (RCB)

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

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