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Onrus Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

No photo of Onrus Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:04 pm
6 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.1
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
16°C62°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am138
5.3Fair7 am128
4.8Fair8 am117
4.5FairNow95
4.2Fair10 am21
4.2Fair11 am96
3.6Poor12 pm2012
4.2Fair1 pm148
4.1Fair2 pm1811
3.9Poor3 pm2113
3.6Poor4 pm2516
5.9Good5 pm2214
5.9Good6 pm2214
6.1Good7 pm1811
Sat
4.6Fair6 am64
4.5Fair7 am74
5.1Fair8 am53
4.8Fair9 am96
6.0Good10 am138
6.5Good11 am159
6.6Good12 pm149
6.7Good1 pm148
6.7Good2 pm149
6.8Good3 pm138
6.6Good4 pm128
6.5Good5 pm117
5.9Good6 pm127
5.9Good7 pm117
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 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m850 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m630 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miOnrusrivier (village)
Nearest airport
73 km45 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Milk on the BeachFood and drink
    190 m630 ft
  • Coffee CornerBrunch
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Riposo Italian EateryItalian
    890 m0.6 mi
  • Fish ExpressFish and chips
    940 m0.6 mi
  • Moltenos RestaurantSteak
    980 m0.6 mi

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

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