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Shipwreck

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Shipwreck.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am42
5.3FairNow21
6.0Good8 am10
6.1Good9 am10
5.8Good10 am42
5.5Good11 am74
5.5Good12 pm138
6.2Good1 pm149
5.9Good2 pm138
5.2Fair3 pm128
5.1Fair4 pm138
5.0Fair5 pm117
7.0Great6 pm106
7.1Great7 pm64
Sat
4.8Fair6 am42
4.7Fair7 am74
6.1Good8 am85
6.1Good9 am74
7.5Great10 am85
8.0Great11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm96
8.6Excellent1 pm117
8.5Excellent2 pm149
8.3Great3 pm1710
7.9Great4 pm1811
7.5Great5 pm1912
7.0Great6 pm2012
5.8Good7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
790 m0.5 miPopham
Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miMilnerton (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Jerry's Burger BarBurger
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCoffee shop
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Carlucci'sItalian
    830 m0.5 mi
  • All In The Kitchen DeliFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi
  • KFCChicken
    870 m0.5 mi

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

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