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Second Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
8 km/h5 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
21 km/hmph NW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.0Fair6 am11
5.1Fair7 am21
5.3Fair8 am32
5.5GoodNow21
4.5Fair10 am53
4.6Fair11 am95
4.8Fair12 pm117
5.6Good1 pm106
5.1Fair2 pm106
4.7Fair3 pm106
4.6Fair4 pm117
4.6Fair5 pm96
6.5Good6 pm106
6.6Good7 pm85
Sat
4.4Fair6 am53
4.6Fair7 am85
4.8Fair8 am75
6.1Good9 am95
6.9Good10 am117
7.3Great11 am117
8.0Great12 pm138
8.2Great1 pm148
8.1Great2 pm1710
7.8Great3 pm1912
7.4Great4 pm2012
7.2Great5 pm2012
6.6Good6 pm2213
5.7Good7 pm2214
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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m770 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m730 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m350 ftClifton 2nd
Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miCape Town (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Eatery CliftonFood and drink
    220 m730 ft
  • The BungalowFood and drink
    650 m0.4 mi
  • SalsifyFine dining
    980 m0.6 mi

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

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