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Kalk Bay Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Kalk Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Kalk Bay Harbour, South Africa

    Kalk Bay Harbour, South Africa. Nina R from Africa, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kalk Bay Harbour, Cape Town ( 1050513)

    Kalk Bay Harbour, Cape Town ( 1050513). Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Kalk bay Harbour

    Kalk bay Harbour. GrantsJ1, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Kalk Bay Harbour, near Cape Town

    Kalk Bay Harbour, near Cape Town. John Mason from Edinburgh, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kalk Bay

    Kalk Bay. Zaian, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
Now
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.9
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
15°C58°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.4FairNow85
5.8Good7 am21
5.2Fair8 am42
5.3Fair9 am63
4.3Fair10 am96
4.5Fair11 am74
4.6Fair12 pm138
4.3Fair1 pm2415
4.2Fair2 pm2415
4.0Fair3 pm2415
3.9Poor4 pm2415
5.9Good5 pm2314
5.8Good6 pm2314
5.9Good7 pm1912
Sat
4.4Fair6 am95
5.4Fair7 am117
5.4Fair8 am128
5.5Good9 am159
5.6Good10 am1610
6.2Good11 am1610
6.3Good12 pm1811
6.4Good1 pm2012
6.3Good2 pm2314
6.1Good3 pm2516
6.0Good4 pm2415
6.2Good5 pm2314
5.2Fair6 pm2717
4.7Fair7 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.8 m. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms30 m100 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
6.7 km4.2 miMasiphumelele (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Olympia CafeFood and drink
    60 m200 ft
  • Cape To CubaFood and drink
    90 m290 ft
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCoffee shop
    110 m360 ft
  • The Annex RestaurantFood and drink
    130 m440 ft
  • KalkysFish and chips
    130 m440 ft

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

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