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Queens Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Queens Beach 5 photos

  • Ausblick vom Lionshead in Kapstadt Richtung Camps Bay Beach

    Ausblick vom Lionshead in Kapstadt Richtung Camps Bay Beach. Chs87, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Clifton Beachs

    Clifton Beachs. SkyPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lion's Head - Cape Town, South Africa

    Lion's Head - Cape Town, South Africa. Christopher Griner, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lion's Head - Cape Town, South Africa

    Lion's Head - Cape Town, South Africa. Christopher Griner, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • City Sightseeing bus in Sea Point June 2026

    City Sightseeing bus in Sea Point June 2026. Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Queens Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
15°C59°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am74
5.0Fair7 am53
5.4Fair8 am42
5.4Fair9 am53
5.2FairNow85
4.5Fair11 am106
4.6Fair12 pm95
4.7Fair1 pm85
4.5Fair2 pm96
4.1Fair3 pm95
4.2Fair4 pm63
4.3Fair5 pm53
4.3Fair6 pm42
6.1Good7 pm53
Sat
5.9Good6 am74
6.1Good7 am96
6.4Good8 am127
5.9Good9 am138
5.9Good10 am1711
5.6Good11 am2214
6.4Good12 pm2113
6.5Good1 pm2113
6.7Good2 pm2113
6.5Good3 pm2415
5.1Fair4 pm2616
4.9Fair5 pm2818
4.7Fair6 pm2918
4.5Fair7 pm2918
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 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m170 ft away
  • Parking42 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m120 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink48 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m420 ft
Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miCape Town (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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