Check the Beach

Witsands

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Witsands 3 photos

  • Greater Cape Town 12.02.2007 16-17-21.2007 16-17-23

    Greater Cape Town 12.02.2007 16-17-21.2007 16-17-23. Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Wachendorfia brachyandra Brown 1

    Wachendorfia brachyandra Brown 1. Douglas Euston Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Wachendorfia brachyandra Brown 2

    Wachendorfia brachyandra Brown 2. Douglas Euston Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
6 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Witsands.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
15°C59°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
5.5Good6 am64
5.9GoodNow32
5.5Good8 am32
5.5Good9 am85
4.5Fair10 am128
4.7Fair11 am159
4.4Fair12 pm1610
5.4Fair1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm149
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.6Fair4 pm149
6.8Good5 pm138
6.2Good6 pm128
6.6Good7 pm117
Sat
4.6Fair6 am85
5.5Good7 am106
5.2Fair8 am85
5.5Good9 am106
6.5Good10 am127
7.1Great11 am138
7.3Great12 pm149
7.5Great1 pm1610
7.6Great2 pm1811
7.4Great3 pm2013
7.0Great4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2113
6.5Good6 pm2314
4.9Fair7 pm2415
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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m860 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miMasiphumelele (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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

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