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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan Best	Feb Best	Mar Best	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec Best
27° Tan	27° Tan	26° Tan	23° Tan	20°	18°	18°	18°	19°	22° Tan	23° Tan	26° Tan
Sea 20° Swim	Sea 20° Swim	Sea 19° Swim	Sea 17°	Sea 17°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 17°	Sea 20° Swim

Beach Weather Today in False Bay

Today the maximum temperature will be 21° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will have 0.4mm of very light rain. Expect sunshine and sunny skies with an average cloud cover of 46%.

The winds will be on shore and moderate at 28kmh from the South-Southwest. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

False Bay faces South and sunset will be visible over the beach shoreline to the West at 07:56 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in False Bay

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 21° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 18° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 0%.

FALSE BAY - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:11 AM

05:58 PM

Wed 17th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	15°	16°	19°	20°	22°	18°	15°
89%	77%	78%	86%	13%	25%	0%	0%
0.4mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:49 AM

06:56 PM

Thu 18th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	13°	13°	20°	25°	24°	22°	17°
0%	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

04:32 AM

07:52 PM

Fri 19th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

15°	14°	14°	22°	27°	27°	23°	18°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

05:23 AM

08:42 PM

Sat 20th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

15°	14°	14°	23°	29°	29°	25°	19°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

05:31 AM 07:58 PM

06:18 AM

09:28 PM

Sun 21st December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	17°	17°	25°	30°	30°	25°	20°
0%	1%	0%	0%	2%	5%	1%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	19°	19°	19°

05:32 AM 07:58 PM

07:19 AM

10:06 PM

Mon 22nd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

19°	19°	20°	26°	31°	31°	27°	22°
1%	2%	4%	6%	8%	7%	10%	15%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°

05:32 AM 07:59 PM

08:20 AM

10:40 PM

Tue 23rd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

20°	19°	19°	22°	24°	24°	21°	19°
16%	44%	81%	79%	70%	67%	83%	78%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm
19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:11 AM

05:58 PM

Wed 17th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
28 kmh	27 kmh	24 kmh	24 kmh	25 kmh	28 kmh	28 kmh	28 kmh

0.9m	0.7m	0.8m	0.7m	0.6m	0.7m	0.9m	1.6m

15.0s	8.1s	8.6s	10.0s	9.8s	9.4s	12.5s	12.5s

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:49 AM

06:56 PM

Thu 18th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
26 kmh	23 kmh	24 kmh	21 kmh	31 kmh	37 kmh	40 kmh	44 kmh

0.7m	0.6m	0.7m	1.2m	1.1m	1.2m	1.3m	1.3m

8.7s	8.5s	8.4s	8.5s	8.7s	8.6s	9.0s	9.4s

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

04:32 AM

07:52 PM

Fri 19th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
42 kmh	38 kmh	37 kmh	37 kmh	37 kmh	39 kmh	41 kmh	46 kmh

1.2m	1.2m	1.3m	1.2m	1.2m	1.6m	1.4m	1.7m

9.4s	9.1s	9.6s	9.6s	9.5s	12.7s	10.1s	10.4s

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

05:23 AM

08:42 PM

Sat 20th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
47 kmh	47 kmh	45 kmh	44 kmh	46 kmh	52 kmh	55 kmh	55 kmh

1.8m	1.7m	1.5m	1.6m	1.8m	2.2m	2.4m	2.1m

11.7s	11.7s	11.8s	11.8s	11.5s	14.9s	14.5s	14.0s

05:31 AM 07:58 PM

06:18 AM

09:28 PM

Sun 21st December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
51 kmh	53 kmh	50 kmh	48 kmh	47 kmh	61 kmh	63 kmh	60 kmh

2.1m	1.8m	1.5m	1.2m	1.4m	2.0m	2.3m	1.9m

13.4s	12.8s	12.4s	11.9s	11.7s	11.4s	11.3s	11.4s

05:32 AM 07:58 PM

07:19 AM

10:06 PM

Mon 22nd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
52 kmh	36 kmh	22 kmh	14 kmh	12 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh

1.6m	1.3m	1.0m	1.0m	1.0m	1.3m	0.9m	0.3m

11.2s	11.0s	9.8s	7.7s	7.7s	7.3s	7.8s	9.2s

05:32 AM 07:59 PM

08:20 AM

10:40 PM

Tue 23rd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
15 kmh	12 kmh	9 kmh	13 kmh	17 kmh	27 kmh	34 kmh	34 kmh

0.6m	1.2m	1.1m	1.2m	1.3m	1.6m	1.9m	2.1m

9.4s	10.0s	9.8s	10.7s	13.6s	13.1s	8.5s	8.6s

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:11 AM

05:58 PM

Wed 17th December

7:37 AM	1:38 PM	8:04 PM

0.62	1.58	0.46

05:30 AM 07:56 PM

03:49 AM

06:56 PM

Thu 18th December

2:11 AM	8:14 AM	2:15 PM	8:37 PM

1.53	0.57	1.61	0.41

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

04:32 AM

07:52 PM

Fri 19th December

2:47 AM	8:49 AM	2:50 PM	9:09 PM

1.59	0.53	1.64	0.38

05:31 AM 07:57 PM

05:23 AM

08:42 PM

Sat 20th December

3:21 AM	9:23 AM	3:25 PM	9:41 PM

1.63	0.51	1.66	0.36

05:31 AM 07:58 PM

06:18 AM

09:28 PM

Sun 21st December

3:56 AM	9:57 AM	4:00 PM	10:13 PM

1.65	0.50	1.65	0.36

05:32 AM 07:58 PM

07:19 AM

10:06 PM

Mon 22nd December

4:32 AM	10:32 AM	4:35 PM	10:45 PM

1.66	0.51	1.63	0.37

05:32 AM 07:59 PM

08:20 AM

10:40 PM

Tue 23rd December

5:07 AM	11:08 AM	5:10 PM	11:18 PM

1.66	0.52	1.59	0.41

Wed 17th December

20°
0.4mm
23kmh SSW
46%

Thu 18th December

25°
0.0mm
22kmh S
0%

Fri 19th December

27°
0.0mm
24kmh S
0%

Sat 20th December

30°
0.0mm
23kmh SSE
0%

Sun 21st December

32°
0.0mm
24kmh ESE
1%

Mon 22nd December

31°
0.0mm
12kmh SSW
6%

Tue 23rd December

25°
0.2mm
14kmh W
64%

Wed 24th December

23°
0.0mm
26kmh S
27%

Thu 25th December

24°
0.0mm
23kmh S
1%

Fri 26th December

27°
0.0mm
25kmh SSE
2%

Sat 27th December

29°
0.0mm
23kmh SSE
7%

Sun 28th December

28°
0.0mm
16kmh SSW
2%

Mon 29th December

26°
0.0mm
22kmh S
12%

Tue 30th December

28°
0.3mm
20kmh SSE
27%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in False Bay

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 27° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 18° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 3 days of very light rain with an average of 0.3mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 14%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in False Bay don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at False Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Taking a holiday at the beautiful False Bay in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa is an experience you won't forget. This picturesque bay boasts a stunning coastline and a variety of beaches to suit every taste. From swimming with penguins to exploring shipwrecks, there's something for everyone to enjoy in this idyllic setting.

Beach Type

False Bay features various beach types depending on the area you visit. The eastern side of the bay is home to powdery white sand beaches, while the western side has more coarse yellow sand mixed with pebbles and rocks.

The rocky areas and reefs along the shoreline provide excellent opportunities for snorkeling and diving, as these environments are teeming with marine life. Fish and other aquatic species are attracted to these spots, making them perfect for underwater exploration.

Beach Activities

Snorkeling and Diving: As mentioned earlier, False Bay's rocky reefs make it an ideal spot for snorkelers and divers looking to observe a wide variety of marine life.
Swimming with Penguins: Boulders Beach in False Bay is famous for its colony of African penguins. Visitors can swim alongside these adorable creatures in the clear waters.
Surfing: Muizenberg Beach is known as one of the best surfing spots in Cape Town, with consistent waves suitable for beginners and experienced surfers alike.
Kayaking: Paddle through False Bay's calm waters while enjoying views of the surrounding mountains and marine life such as seals and dolphins.
Hiking: The surrounding mountains offer excellent hiking trails that provide breathtaking views of False Bay's coastline.

Accommodations

There are several beach resorts and hotels around False Bay that cater to different tastes and budgets. Some popular options include:

The St James Manor
Whale View Manor Guesthouse & Spa
Blueview B&B
The Majestic Apartments

Areas to Stay In

Muizenberg: Known for its vibrant surf culture, Muizenberg is a great area to stay in for those looking to catch some waves or enjoy the laid-back beach vibe.
Kalk Bay: This charming fishing village offers a variety of restaurants, shops, and art galleries. It's an ideal place to stay if you're looking for a relaxed atmosphere and stunning views.
Simon's Town: Home to the South African Navy, Simon's Town boasts beautiful Victorian architecture and the famous Boulders Beach with its penguin colony.