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Shelly Beach

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:55 pm
6 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
Now
5.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.5
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.6
14 km/h8 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
17°C63°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:55 pm
Today
5.5Good6 am117
5.9Good7 am96
5.8GoodNow95
5.2Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am138
3.8Poor11 am1912
4.1Fair12 pm2314
3.5Poor1 pm2716
3.6Poor2 pm2515
4.2Fair3 pm2415
4.1Fair4 pm2113
4.4Fair5 pm2012
6.6Good6 pm148
Sat
4.5Fair6 am85
4.5Fair7 am64
4.6Fair8 am106
5.5Good9 am96
6.5Good10 am106
6.9Good11 am138
7.2Great12 pm149
7.3Great1 pm148
7.0Great2 pm1610
6.9Good3 pm159
6.9Good4 pm159
7.2Great5 pm127
7.0Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -1.1 mHigh 1 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.1 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.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 15%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miStilbaai (town)
Nearest airport
64 km40 miMosselbay Airport (MZY)

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

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