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Windmill Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Windmill Beach 5 photos

  • Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0097 RAW-Export (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven)

    Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0097 RAW-Export (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven). Greg Zaal (Panorama) Rico Cilliers (Backplates), CC0. Source

  • Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0104 RAW-Export (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven)

    Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0104 RAW-Export (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven). Greg Zaal (Panorama) Rico Cilliers (Backplates), CC0. Source

  • Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0093 (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven)

    Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0093 (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven). Greg Zaal (Panorama) Rico Cilliers (Backplates), CC0. Source

  • Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0094 (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven)

    Backplate – Simon's Town Rocks IMG 0094 (Greg Zaal and Rico Cilliers via Poly Haven). Greg Zaal (Panorama) Rico Cilliers (Backplates), CC0. Source

  • African Penguins

    African Penguins. John Mason from Edinburgh, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
15°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am85
5.9GoodNow21
5.3Fair8 am42
5.3Fair9 am63
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
6.1Good11 am1610
6.2Good12 pm1811
6.3Good1 pm2012
6.2Good2 pm2314
6.1Good3 pm2516
5.9Good4 pm2415
6.1Good5 pm2314
5.1Fair6 pm2717
4.6Fair7 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 mHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m180 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miSimon's Town (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • Penguin Beach Ice CreamFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi

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

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