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Sunset Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Sunset Beach 5 photos

  • Sunset Beach in Cape Town

    Sunset Beach in Cape Town. Ian Barbour, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset taken from Sunset Beach, Cape Town2

    Sunset taken from Sunset Beach, Cape Town2. Ian Barbour, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset over the ocean1

    Sunset over the ocean1. Ian Barbour, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset beach house - panoramio

    Sunset beach house - panoramio. Azwi, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset Cape Town3

    Sunset Cape Town3. Ian Barbour, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 7:06 pm
Now
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.9
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
42 km/hmph SE
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
4.6FairNow42
4.8Fair7 am21
5.9Good8 am11
6.4Good9 am21
6.8Good10 am32
5.6Good11 am74
5.8Good12 pm106
5.6Good1 pm138
5.3Fair2 pm138
5.1Fair3 pm138
5.1Fair4 pm138
6.5Good5 pm117
5.0Fair6 pm96
6.7Good7 pm74
Sat
4.6Fair6 am21
6.3Good7 am53
6.8Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am75
7.6Great10 am74
8.2Great11 am95
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.7Excellent1 pm128
8.6Excellent2 pm149
8.4Great3 pm1610
8.1Great4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm2012
4.9Fair6 pm2013
5.0Fair7 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.8 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miMilnerton (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Hong Kong KitchenChinese
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Bak MeiChinese
    650 m0.4 mi
  • Yo Eastern FusionAsian
    650 m0.4 mi
  • SteersBurger
    670 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 12%