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Penguin Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:07 pm
5 am
0.6
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
6 am
1.0
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
7 am
2.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
3°C37°F
Water
5°C41°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph SW
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
3.2 m11 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
8%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.6Poor5 am4629
1.0Poor6 am4126
2.1Poor7 am3723
3.0PoorNow3522
2.9Poor9 am3622
2.3Poor10 am3421
1.9Poor11 am3522
2.0Poor12 pm3723
1.7Poor1 pm4025
1.5Poor2 pm4226
1.6Poor3 pm4327
1.8Poor4 pm4327
1.9Poor5 pm4326
1.9Poor6 pm4327
Sat
1.9Poor5 am3723
1.9Poor6 am3723
1.9Poor7 am3421
1.9Poor8 am3119
2.2Poor9 am2918
2.3Poor10 am2717
2.4Poor11 am2717
2.5Poor12 pm2717
2.9Poor1 pm2717
2.7Poor2 pm2616
2.8Poor3 pm2415
2.7Poor4 pm2214
2.9Poor5 pm1912
3.2Poor6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.0 m. High at 3 am, -0.4 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.4 m1 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 21%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 48%
  • Thu3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

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Facilities

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