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Sunset Rocks

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sunset Rocks 5 photos

  • Llandudno beach, Cape Town

    Llandudno beach, Cape Town. Zaian, Public domain. Source

  • Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - panoramio

    Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - panoramio. Lawrence W.K. Ho, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Atlantic coast of Cape Town

    Atlantic coast of Cape Town. Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Llandudno Calm

    Llandudno Calm. Michael Gaylord, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Llandudno

    Llandudno. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
Now
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.9
5 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
16°C60°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am85
5.1Fair7 am53
5.4Fair8 am21
5.5Good9 am53
5.4FairNow96
4.5Fair11 am127
4.8Fair12 pm127
5.0Fair1 pm117
4.7Fair2 pm117
4.2Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm96
4.3Fair5 pm85
4.5Fair6 pm53
5.9Good7 pm53
Sat
5.7Good6 am53
6.4Good7 am96
6.4Good8 am106
4.8Fair9 am117
5.7Good10 am149
5.7Good11 am1811
6.5Good12 pm1711
6.7Good1 pm1811
6.8Good2 pm1912
6.7Good3 pm2113
5.1Fair4 pm2315
5.1Fair5 pm2516
5.3Fair6 pm2616
4.2Fair7 pm2515
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 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miHout Bay (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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