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Poortjies Beach (Lagoon)

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Poortjies Beach (Lagoon) 5 photos

  • Plettenberg Bay, South Africa1

    Plettenberg Bay, South Africa1. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Plettenberg Bay, South Africa6. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    20180730-Bullia digitalis-3. Andrawaag, CC0. Source

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    20180730-Bullia digitalis-2. Andrawaag, CC0. Source

  • Plettenberg Bay, Jihoafrická republika - panoramio

    Plettenberg Bay, Jihoafrická republika - panoramio. Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:46 pm
6 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Poortjies Beach (Lagoon).

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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
18°C64°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am117
5.7Good7 am95
6.1GoodNow64
5.9Good9 am21
5.4Fair10 am128
4.3Fair11 am1610
4.1Fair12 pm149
4.2Fair1 pm1610
3.9Poor2 pm1811
3.8Poor3 pm2012
3.8Poor4 pm2113
3.6Poor5 pm2113
3.8Poor6 pm2012
Sat
4.5Fair6 am117
4.7Fair7 am106
4.8Fair8 am106
4.8Fair9 am85
4.9Fair10 am96
4.9Fair11 am138
6.4Good12 pm1610
6.5Good1 pm1711
7.0Great2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm106
7.3Great4 pm95
7.0Great5 pm96
7.2Great6 pm53
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, 0.3 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 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.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 30%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms90 m310 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 550 m0.3 mi
  • Playground470 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miPlettenberg Bay (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miPlettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)

Nearby places

  • Foreign GroundCoffee shop
    550 m0.3 mi
  • KFCChicken
    630 m0.4 mi
  • McDonald'sBurger
    640 m0.4 mi
  • WimpyBurger
    680 m0.4 mi
  • Mugg & BeanCoffee shop
    750 m0.5 mi

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

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