Check the Beach

Klipgat se Plaat

Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
6 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 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
138 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am117
5.3Fair7 am138
4.8FairNow138
4.6Fair9 am138
4.7Fair10 am96
5.2Fair11 am32
4.7Fair12 pm1610
4.6Fair1 pm1610
4.9Fair2 pm148
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.4Fair4 pm1610
6.3Good5 pm1811
5.8Good6 pm2013
5.8Good7 pm2113
Sat
4.4Fair6 am74
4.5Fair7 am53
4.6Fair8 am42
4.8Fair9 am43
6.7Good10 am74
7.4Great11 am117
7.5Great12 pm128
7.3Great1 pm149
7.3Great2 pm149
7.2Great3 pm159
7.0Great4 pm128
7.1Great5 pm117
7.0Great6 pm106
6.3Good7 pm85
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 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.8 km3 miGansbaai (town)
Nearest airport
80 km50 miAir Force Base Overberg (OVG)

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

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