Boulders Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm

6 am
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

7 am
5.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

10 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

11 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

Now
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
3.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

6 pm
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

7 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Boulders Beach right now.

5.9Good

Windmill Beach 0.5 km0.3 mi south-east

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.1 points above Boulders Beach.

See Windmill Beach today

5.9Good

Frank's Beach 0.8 km0.5 mi south-east

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.1 points above Boulders Beach.

See Frank's Beach today

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: 18°C64°F
Water: 16°C62°F
Wind: 95 km/hmph WNW
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 2.0 m7 ft
UV: 7 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:06 pm

Today

4.7Fair6 am117

5.3Fair7 am43

5.3Fair8 am21

5.3Fair9 am21

5.9Good10 am74

4.8Fair11 am64

5.3FairNow95

4.7Fair1 pm2113

4.4Fair2 pm2616

3.7Poor3 pm2616

3.8Poor4 pm2515

3.8Poor5 pm2415

5.5Good6 pm2214

5.9Good7 pm1912

Sat

4.5Fair6 am63

5.8Good7 am95

6.0Good8 am127

6.2Good9 am149

5.7Good10 am1610

5.1Fair11 am2012

5.3Fair12 pm1811

6.1Good1 pm1912

6.3Good2 pm2213

6.0Good3 pm2415

5.4Fair4 pm2616

4.8Fair5 pm2616

4.9Fair6 pm2616

3.9Poor7 pm2818

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
Low 7 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.

Sun4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 4%
Tue5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
Wed6.8 GoodBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 7%
Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Boulders Beach

Boulders Beach is a beach in Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It is 66 meters long and has 11 parking areas within 500 meters. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Foxy Beach, 275 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town, in the southern region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay.
The beach is a popular tourist spot because of a colony of the endemic and critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.

Source: Boulders Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms80 m250 ft away
Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 600 m0.4 mi
Nearest town: 1.8 km1.1 miSimon's Town (town)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

Penguin Beach Ice CreamFood and drink
460 m0.3 mi
Ice Cream ShopIce cream
570 m0.4 mi
Cafe PenguinoFood and drink
570 m0.4 mi
The Peckish PenguinBurger
580 m0.4 mi
Seaforth RestaurantFood and drink
620 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Foxy Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north-west away
4.8 Fair
Windmill Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south-east away
5.9 Good
Water's Edge Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away
4.8 Fair
Seaforth Beach0.7 km0.5 mi north-west away
4.8 Fair
Frank's Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south-east away
5.9 Good