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1st Beach

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

No photo of 1st Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
6 am
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
19 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
5.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
5.7Good6 am85
6.2Good7 am74
6.2Good8 am53
5.9GoodNow85
4.3Fair10 am159
3.8Poor11 am1711
4.2Fair12 pm1710
3.9Poor1 pm1911
3.8Poor2 pm2113
4.4Fair3 pm2314
3.7Poor4 pm2415
3.9Poor5 pm2214
5.1Fair6 pm1711
Sat
4.5Fair6 am85
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am53
4.9Fair9 am21
4.8Fair10 am138
5.2Fair11 am1710
5.8Good12 pm1610
6.4Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm1610
7.0Great3 pm1610
7.1Great4 pm138
6.3Good5 pm106
7.3Great6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -1.1 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.1 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.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 23%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miDanabaai (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miMosselbay Airport (MZY)

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

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