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Britannia Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Britannia Beach 4 photos

  • 7 Sunset Dr, St Helena Bay, 7282, South Africa - panoramio

    7 Sunset Dr, St Helena Bay, 7282, South Africa - panoramio. Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 1 Flagship Dr, St Helena Bay, 7282, South Africa - panoramio

    1 Flagship Dr, St Helena Bay, 7282, South Africa - panoramio. Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Duyker Eiland, St Helena Bay, South Africa - panoramio

    Duyker Eiland, St Helena Bay, South Africa - panoramio. Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Duyker Eiland, St Helena Bay, South Africa - panoramio (1)

    Duyker Eiland, St Helena Bay, South Africa - panoramio (1). Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:07 pm
6 am
5.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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
16°C60°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
8 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
5.5Good6 am75
5.7Good7 am63
5.9Good8 am64
5.5Good9 am64
6.0Good10 am42
5.3Fair11 am85
5.6GoodNow106
5.5Good1 pm148
5.8Good2 pm149
5.1Fair3 pm1510
5.0Fair4 pm1711
3.9Poor5 pm2113
4.0Fair6 pm2012
5.4Fair7 pm2113
Sat
6.0Good6 am1811
6.0Good7 am1912
6.1Good8 am1912
6.3Good9 am1912
6.5Good10 am2013
6.2Good11 am2415
5.6Good12 pm2716
5.8Good1 pm2918
5.7Good2 pm3220
5.5Good3 pm3622
5.3Fair4 pm3723
5.2Fair5 pm3723
5.1Fair6 pm3823
4.8Fair7 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 m. Low at 7 am, -1.0 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.8 km6.1 miSaint Helena Bay (village)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miAir Force Base Langebaanweg (SDB)

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