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Shelly Beach

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Shelly Beach 5 photos

  • Passage in B-Section, Robben Island Maximum Security Prison (01)

    Passage in B-Section, Robben Island Maximum Security Prison (01). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Communal toilets, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (02)

    Communal toilets, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (02). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Communal toilets, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (01)

    Communal toilets, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (01). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Block, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (02)

    Block, Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island (02). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Courtyard with walkway in Robben Island maximum security prison

    Courtyard with walkway in Robben Island maximum security prison. Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.5
6 km/h3 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
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am64
5.1FairNow32
5.5Good8 am32
5.4Fair9 am10
4.7Fair10 am53
4.0Fair11 am117
4.0Fair12 pm1610
4.4Fair1 pm159
4.2Fair2 pm138
4.2Fair3 pm117
4.2Fair4 pm127
4.3Fair5 pm106
6.3Good6 pm106
6.5Good7 pm63
Sat
4.3Fair6 am85
4.4Fair7 am96
4.6Fair8 am106
5.0Fair9 am117
6.1Good10 am1710
6.4Good11 am1811
6.2Good12 pm2314
6.2Good1 pm2415
6.2Good2 pm2716
6.1Good3 pm2918
6.3Good4 pm2717
6.4Good5 pm2516
6.2Good6 pm2616
5.8Good7 pm2717
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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miRobben Island Village (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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