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Platboom Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Platboom Beach 5 photos

  • Cape of Good Hope, Platboom Beach, South Africa1

    Cape of Good Hope, Platboom Beach, South Africa1. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cape of Good Hope, Platboom Beach, South Africa2

    Cape of Good Hope, Platboom Beach, South Africa2. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cape Point Lighthouse

    Cape Point Lighthouse. Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mast Bay ...

    Mast Bay .... Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Black Girdled Lizard (Cordylus niger)

    Black Girdled Lizard (Cordylus niger). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
4.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
4.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Platboom Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
15°C60°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph E
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am2013
5.6GoodNow149
4.9Fair8 am75
4.6Fair9 am43
4.2Fair10 am117
4.4Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm2214
3.8Poor1 pm2515
3.9Poor2 pm2314
3.7Poor3 pm2415
3.8Poor4 pm2415
5.7Good5 pm2515
5.5Good6 pm2415
5.7Good7 pm2113
Sat
4.4Fair6 am127
4.5Fair7 am95
4.9Fair8 am95
5.2Fair9 am96
5.5Good10 am106
5.7Good11 am138
6.5Good12 pm138
6.6Good1 pm1610
6.4Good2 pm2012
6.1Good3 pm2214
6.1Good4 pm2213
6.1Good5 pm2314
5.9Good6 pm2516
5.6Good7 pm2616
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m550 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
43 km27 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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