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Gordon's Bay Main Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Today’s timelapse
Gordon's Bay: Beach Road

Gordon's Bay Main Beach 4 photos

  • Launching a dive boat at Gordon's Bay old harbour P9260465

    Launching a dive boat at Gordon's Bay old harbour P9260465. Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Gordons Bay

    Gordons Bay. Graham Bawden, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ImageGordonsbay

    ImageGordonsbay. Mechelle83, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dive Boat at Gordons Bay - panoramio

    Dive Boat at Gordons Bay - panoramio. Azwi, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:05 pm
6 am
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Gordon's Bay Main Beach.

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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
16°C60°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am138
5.3Fair7 am85
5.7GoodNow53
5.7Good9 am53
4.3Fair10 am32
4.6Fair11 am64
4.8Fair12 pm106
5.5Good1 pm149
5.0Fair2 pm138
4.9Fair3 pm106
4.6Fair4 pm149
5.9Good5 pm96
6.4Good6 pm96
6.8Good7 pm53
Sat
5.8Good6 am85
4.9Fair7 am85
5.8Good8 am64
6.1Good9 am117
6.7Good10 am1610
6.9Good11 am1710
6.9Good12 pm1811
7.0Great1 pm1811
6.9Good2 pm1912
6.7Good3 pm2113
6.9Good4 pm1912
7.1Great5 pm1811
7.0Great6 pm1912
6.9Good7 pm1811
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 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 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.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m530 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6 km3.7 miSir Lowry's Pass (village)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • TrawlersFish and chips
    160 m530 ft
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCoffee shop
    170 m540 ft
  • The Waffle CafeWaffle
    170 m550 ft
  • My Couzens Family RestaurantFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • Uncle Barry's Ice Cream ShopIce cream
    170 m560 ft

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

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