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Grootjongensfonteinstrand

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:55 pm
6 am
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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
16°C61°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:55 pm
Today
5.8Good6 am117
5.6Good7 am106
5.5Good8 am117
4.7FairNow149
3.8Poor10 am1811
3.2Poor11 am2717
3.0Poor12 pm3220
3.0Poor1 pm3220
3.1Poor2 pm2918
3.4Poor3 pm2818
3.3Poor4 pm2717
3.5Poor5 pm2616
6.0Good6 pm1912
Sat
4.5Fair6 am127
4.5Fair7 am127
4.9Fair8 am138
6.7Good9 am117
6.9Good10 am128
7.0Great11 am138
7.1Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm138
6.9Good2 pm1711
6.8Good3 pm1811
6.6Good4 pm1711
7.0Great5 pm148
7.0Great6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -1.1 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.1 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 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 30%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miJongensfontein (town)
Nearest airport
73 km45 miMosselbay Airport (MZY)

Nearby places

  • Drie PikkewyneFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi

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

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