Check the Beach

Moonlight Beach

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:49 pm
6 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
Now
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 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
19°C67°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:49 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am74
5.6Good7 am64
5.9Good8 am21
6.3Good9 am32
5.6GoodNow85
5.0Fair11 am138
4.5Fair12 pm159
4.7Fair1 pm1710
4.8Fair2 pm149
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.7Fair4 pm128
4.8Fair5 pm117
5.1Fair6 pm85
Sat
4.3Fair6 am43
4.6Fair7 am63
4.9Fair8 am53
5.1Fair9 am64
5.2Fair10 am85
5.4Fair11 am127
7.8Great12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm96
7.6Great2 pm117
7.5Great3 pm96
7.3Great4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm74
7.3Great6 pm43
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, 0.4 m. Low at 8 am, -1.0 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 8 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 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.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m60 ft
  • Playground50 m180 ft away
  • Boat ramp160 m510 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miSedgefield (town)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miGeorge Airport (GRJ)

Nearby places

  • De Vette MosselFood and drink
    20 m60 ft
  • Cutty Sark Sea Food RestuarantFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • PinevibeFood and drink
    340 m0.2 mi

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

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