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Witsand

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Witsand 5 photos

  • Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Strand -- 2024 -- 2177-80

    Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Strand -- 2024 -- 2177-80. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Küste -- 2024 -- 2152

    Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Küste -- 2024 -- 2152. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Küste und Bohlenweg -- 2024 -- 2160

    Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Küste und Bohlenweg -- 2024 -- 2160. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Ausblick -- 2024 -- 2242

    Bosluiskop (ZA), Robberg Nature Reserve, Ausblick -- 2024 -- 2242. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Horseshoe Geranium (Pelargonium zonale)

    Horseshoe Geranium (Pelargonium zonale). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:46 pm
6 am
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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
18°C64°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:46 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am117
5.6GoodNow95
5.9Good8 am64
5.8Good9 am21
5.3Fair10 am128
4.2Fair11 am1610
4.0Fair12 pm149
4.1Fair1 pm1610
3.8Poor2 pm1811
3.7Poor3 pm2012
3.7Poor4 pm2113
3.5Poor5 pm2113
3.7Poor6 pm2012
Sat
4.4Fair6 am117
4.6Fair7 am106
4.7Fair8 am106
4.7Fair9 am85
4.8Fair10 am96
4.8Fair11 am138
6.3Good12 pm1610
6.3Good1 pm1711
6.8Good2 pm149
6.9Good3 pm106
7.2Great4 pm95
6.9Good5 pm96
7.0Great6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 30%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.7 miPlettenberg Bay (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miPlettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)

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

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