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Long Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Long Beach 8 photos

  • Chapman's Peak seen from Long Beach, South Africa

    Chapman's Peak seen from Long Beach, South Africa. Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Long Beach (South Africa)

    Sunset at Long Beach (South Africa). Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Long beach, Noordhoek (2017)

    Sunset at Long beach, Noordhoek (2017). Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lonely Wave

    Lonely Wave. Eddie Oosthuizen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Camps Bay - panoramio (4)

    Camps Bay - panoramio (4). landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Chapman's Peak

    Chapman's Peak. Zaian, Public domain. Source

  • Camps Bay - panoramio (3)

    Camps Bay - panoramio (3). landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Slangkop Lighthouse (Jul 2018) 05

    Slangkop Lighthouse (Jul 2018) 05. Visem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
Now
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Long Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.5Good6 am64
5.9Good7 am32
5.5GoodNow32
5.5Good9 am85
4.5Fair10 am128
4.7Fair11 am159
4.4Fair12 pm1610
5.4Fair1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm149
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.6Fair4 pm149
6.8Good5 pm138
6.2Good6 pm128
6.6Good7 pm117
Sat
4.6Fair6 am85
5.5Good7 am106
5.2Fair8 am85
5.5Good9 am106
6.5Good10 am127
7.1Great11 am138
7.3Great12 pm149
7.5Great1 pm1610
7.6Great2 pm1811
7.4Great3 pm2013
7.0Great4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2113
6.5Good6 pm2314
4.9Fair7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 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, 0.3 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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
640 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
4.1 km2.6 miMasiphumelele (village)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Property CaféFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Good Riddance Coffee Co.Food and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • The Green RoomCoffee shop
    770 m0.5 mi
  • Fisherman's GardenFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Espresso.comFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi

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

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