Check the Beach

Van Riebeeckstrand

Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
Now
6.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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
20°C68°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
43 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am53
5.6Good7 am53
6.0Good8 am32
6.3Good9 am21
6.3GoodNow43
5.3Fair11 am96
5.6Good12 pm159
5.7Good1 pm1811
5.2Fair2 pm1610
5.0Fair3 pm148
5.0Fair4 pm138
5.0Fair5 pm117
6.2Good6 pm106
7.0Great7 pm74
Sat
5.4Fair6 am32
4.5Fair7 am64
5.0Fair8 am106
6.5Good9 am85
6.9Good10 am117
8.0Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm159
8.3Great1 pm1610
8.2Great2 pm1811
8.1Great3 pm2013
8.0Great4 pm2113
7.8Great5 pm2113
7.3Great6 pm2113
6.5Good7 pm2314
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 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 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, 0.4 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.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 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 bus stop
1 km0.6 miPelican
Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miMelkbosstrand (town)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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