Check the Beach

Kanonstrand

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Kanonstrand 1 photo

  • Kanon beach - panoramio

    Kanon beach - panoramio. Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
6 am
5.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
Now
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 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°C63°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
5.8Good6 am127
5.8Good7 am95
5.9Good8 am53
5.8GoodNow85
4.5Fair10 am159
3.8Poor11 am2012
4.5Fair12 pm2113
3.6Poor1 pm2314
3.6Poor2 pm2314
3.7Poor3 pm2515
3.7Poor4 pm2515
4.2Fair5 pm2012
5.7Good6 pm1811
Sat
4.7Fair6 am96
4.8Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am96
6.0Good9 am128
5.8Good10 am138
6.8Good11 am1610
6.7Good12 pm1811
6.7Good1 pm1811
7.1Great2 pm1610
7.0Great3 pm1710
6.7Good4 pm1710
6.9Good5 pm128
7.3Great6 pm53
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 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -1.1 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 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 2 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 23%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp70 m230 ft awayKanon slipway

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miGouritsmond (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miMosselbay Airport (MZY)

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

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