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Central Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Central Beach 3 photos

  • Plettenberg Bay, South Africa1

    Plettenberg Bay, South Africa1. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Plettenberg Bay, South Africa6

    Plettenberg Bay, South Africa6. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • De oude pastorie, Plettenbergbaai, Suid Afrika

    De oude pastorie, Plettenbergbaai, Suid Afrika. SpringbokSam, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:46 pm
Now
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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
14°C56°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.4FairNow117
5.7Good7 am95
6.1Good8 am64
5.9Good9 am21
5.4Fair10 am128
4.3Fair11 am1610
4.1Fair12 pm149
4.2Fair1 pm1610
3.9Poor2 pm1811
3.8Poor3 pm2012
3.8Poor4 pm2113
3.6Poor5 pm2113
3.8Poor6 pm2012
Sat
4.5Fair6 am117
4.7Fair7 am106
4.8Fair8 am106
4.8Fair9 am85
4.9Fair10 am96
4.9Fair11 am138
6.4Good12 pm1610
6.5Good1 pm1711
7.0Great2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm106
7.3Great4 pm95
7.0Great5 pm96
7.2Great6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.9 m. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 30%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 120 m390 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m170 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m140 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miPlettenberg Bay (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miPlettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)

Nearby places

  • Angling RestaurantFood and drink
    40 m140 ft
  • Moby'sSeafood
    100 m320 ft
  • Yellow Wood SpurSteak house
    220 m720 ft
  • Ke PasaMexican
    250 m810 ft
  • The Fat FishFood and drink
    250 m820 ft

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

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