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Santosstrand

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:52 pm
6 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
19 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
5.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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
14°C58°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am85
6.1GoodNow74
6.2Good8 am53
6.0Good9 am85
4.3Fair10 am159
3.9Poor11 am1711
4.2Fair12 pm1710
3.9Poor1 pm1911
3.8Poor2 pm2113
4.4Fair3 pm2314
3.7Poor4 pm2415
3.9Poor5 pm2214
5.1Fair6 pm1711
Sat
4.6Fair6 am85
5.0Fair7 am74
5.1Fair8 am53
4.9Fair9 am21
4.9Fair10 am138
5.2Fair11 am1710
5.9Good12 pm1610
6.4Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm1610
7.0Great3 pm1610
7.1Great4 pm138
6.3Good5 pm106
7.3Great6 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, 0.4 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 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.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 15%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m420 ft
  • Boat ramp370 m0.2 mi away
  • Entry feeFree
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miMossel Bay (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miMosselbay Airport (MZY)

Nearby places

  • PavillionFood and drink
    130 m420 ft
  • Santos ExpressFood and drink
    150 m500 ft
  • MozambikFood and drink
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Thisa NyamaFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • KAAI 4 Braai RestaurantRegional
    440 m0.3 mi

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

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