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St James Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

St James Beach 5 photos

  • Beach houses at St James, Cape Town (01)

    Beach houses at St James, Cape Town (01). Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Blick auf Muizenberg 2

    Blick auf Muizenberg 2. Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Book shop Kalk Bay

    Book shop Kalk Bay. Ossewa, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Bahnhof St. James Gleisseite

    Bahnhof St. James Gleisseite. Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bahnhof St. James

    Bahnhof St. James. Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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
Now
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
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

Compare hotels and apartments near St James Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
16°C61°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
63 km/hmph N
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am85
5.8Good7 am21
5.2Fair8 am42
5.3FairNow63
4.3Fair10 am96
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 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.

  • 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

  • Restrooms90 m280 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m320 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
7.8 km4.8 miMasiphumelele (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Folk CafeFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • Pizza ShedItalian pizza
    120 m380 ft
  • Chardonnay Deli CafeFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

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

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