Check the Beach

Sandy Bay

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sandy Bay 2 photos

  • Llandudno beach, Cape Town

    Llandudno beach, Cape Town. Zaian, Public domain. Source

  • Vlakkenberg

    Vlakkenberg. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
6 km/h4 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°C60°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
75 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am75
5.7Good7 am21
5.4Fair8 am42
5.0FairNow75
3.9Poor10 am117
4.0Fair11 am138
4.1Fair12 pm127
5.0Fair1 pm106
4.6Fair2 pm106
4.3Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm96
4.9Fair5 pm85
5.9Good6 pm64
6.4Good7 pm64
Sat
4.4Fair6 am74
5.2Fair7 am106
5.5Good8 am95
5.6Good9 am117
6.2Good10 am138
6.4Good11 am149
6.7Good12 pm1510
6.7Good1 pm1711
6.7Good2 pm2013
6.6Good3 pm2314
6.4Good4 pm2314
6.3Good5 pm2415
6.0Good6 pm2516
4.8Fair7 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 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 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay is a beach located in the Western Cape region of South Africa, near Cape Town. It is 26 kilometers from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and 3.141 kilometers from the town of Hout Bay. Nudism is permitted at Sandy Bay.

From Wikipedia

Sandy Bay is a beach just south of Llandudno. It is on the west side of the Karbonkelberg, and cannot be seen from the main road to Hout Bay, which turns inland above Llandudno.

Sandy Bay is not easily accessible. There are two ways to get the beach, one follow the path from the car park at the southern end of Llandudno or take a 20-minute walk from the car park at the northern end of Hout Bay. The car parks are rather small and parking is often insufficient – the only solution is getting there early or having to walk a little further.

Source: Sandy Bay, Cape Town on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km2 miHout Bay (town)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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