Check the Beach

Die Gruis

Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
6 am
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.2
23 km/h14 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
14°C56°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am138
4.5FairNow138
4.5Fair8 am159
4.1Fair9 am149
4.3Fair10 am117
4.7Fair11 am53
4.0Fair12 pm1811
4.0Fair1 pm1711
4.4Fair2 pm138
4.2Fair3 pm138
4.2Fair4 pm1610
6.0Good5 pm1912
5.4Fair6 pm2214
5.2Fair7 pm2314
Sat
4.4Fair6 am96
4.4Fair7 am74
4.5Fair8 am53
4.9Fair9 am63
5.9Good10 am95
6.7Good11 am138
6.7Good12 pm149
6.5Good1 pm1610
6.3Good2 pm1710
6.5Good3 pm1811
6.6Good4 pm149
6.7Good5 pm149
6.6Good6 pm138
5.8Good7 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miPearly Beach (village)
Nearest airport
74 km46 miAir Force Base Overberg (OVG)

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

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