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Seaforth Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Seaforth Beach 5 photos

  • Boulders Beach 2019 4

    Boulders Beach 2019 4. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Boulders Beach 2019 5

    Boulders Beach 2019 5. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) at Boulders Beach (03)

    African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) at Boulders Beach (03). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

    African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) "blue" juveniles resting ...

    African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) "blue" juveniles resting .... 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
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 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
17°C62°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am85
5.8Good7 am21
5.2Fair8 am42
5.3Fair9 am63
4.3FairNow96
4.5Fair11 am74
4.6Fair12 pm138
4.3Fair1 pm2415
4.2Fair2 pm2415
4.0Fair3 pm2415
3.9Poor4 pm2415
5.9Good5 pm2314
5.8Good6 pm2314
5.9Good7 pm1912
Sat
4.4Fair6 am95
5.4Fair7 am117
5.4Fair8 am128
5.5Good9 am159
5.6Good10 am1610
6.2Good11 am1610
6.3Good12 pm1811
6.4Good1 pm2012
6.3Good2 pm2314
6.1Good3 pm2516
6.0Good4 pm2415
6.2Good5 pm2314
5.2Fair6 pm2717
4.7Fair7 pm2818
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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m370 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m910 ft
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miSimon's Town (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Seaforth RestaurantFood and drink
    110 m370 ft
  • Ice Cream ShopIce cream
    160 m530 ft
  • Cafe PenguinoFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • The Peckish PenguinBurger
    170 m560 ft
  • Penguin Beach Ice CreamFood and drink
    270 m880 ft

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

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