Curlew Strand

West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

No photo of Curlew Strand yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:04 pm

6 am
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good

7 am
5.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

8 am
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

9 am
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

10 am
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

11 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

Now
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

1 pm
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good

2 pm
7.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great

3 pm
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

7 pm
5.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 25°C76°F
Water: 15°C60°F
Wind: 159 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: 1.6 m5 ft
UV: 8 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:04 pm

Today

5.5Good6 am63

5.5Good7 am95

6.4Good8 am106

7.2Great9 am127

6.8Good10 am127

7.6Great11 am64

7.2GreatNow159

6.2Good1 pm2213

7.0Great2 pm2515

6.9Good3 pm2415

6.2Good4 pm2515

6.5Good5 pm2415

6.4Good6 pm2415

5.1Fair7 pm2113

Sat

6.4Good6 am85

6.8Good7 am106

7.6Great8 am53

7.9Great9 am64

7.9Great10 am148

7.7Great11 am2012

7.6Great12 pm2314

6.7Good1 pm2918

6.6Good2 pm3320

6.5Good3 pm3421

6.3Good4 pm3421

6.1Good5 pm3321

5.9Good6 pm2918

5.6Good7 pm2717

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 7 pm, -1.1 m3 ft
High 1 am, 0.3 m1 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Restrooms80 m270 ft away
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 540 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 440 m0.3 miStrandfontein (village)
Nearest airport: 33 km21 miVredendal Airport (VRE)

Nearby places

KommetjieSeafood
540 m0.3 mi

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

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
Sun6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
Mon5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
Tue7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
Wed7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%