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Knysna Beach

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Knysna Beach 5 photos

  • Knysna (ZA), Küste -- 2024 -- 2270

    Knysna (ZA), Küste -- 2024 -- 2270. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Knysna (ZA), Knysna River, East and West Head -- 2024 -- 2456

    Knysna (ZA), Knysna River, East and West Head -- 2024 -- 2456. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Knysna (ZA), Knysna River -- 2024 -- 2472

    Knysna (ZA), Knysna River -- 2024 -- 2472. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Knysna Lagoon from the Heads

    Knysna Lagoon from the Heads. Jürgen Kehrberger, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) Knysna

    Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) Knysna. Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:48 pm
6 am
4.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

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
18°C64°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am96
5.5Good7 am85
5.9Good8 am42
6.1GoodNow21
5.6Good10 am74
4.7Fair11 am128
4.4Fair12 pm159
4.8Fair1 pm1710
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.5Fair3 pm1811
4.3Fair4 pm1912
4.1Fair5 pm1912
4.1Fair6 pm1912
Sat
4.4Fair6 am96
4.5Fair7 am96
4.7Fair8 am95
4.9Fair9 am85
5.4Fair10 am85
5.5Good11 am106
7.5Great12 pm127
7.7Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm128
7.6Great3 pm106
7.5Great4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm74
7.3Great6 pm42
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 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -1.0 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 8 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miBrenton on Sea (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miPlettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)

Nearby places

  • Piza ē VinoItalian
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Ice PalazzoIce cream
    430 m0.3 mi
  • East Head CaféBreakfast
    470 m0.3 mi

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