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27° Tan	27° Tan	26° Tan	23° Tan	20°	18°	18°	18°	19°	22° Tan	23° Tan	26° Tan
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Beach Weather Today in False Bay

Today the maximum temperature will be 15° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect some sunshine and occasionally cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 51%.

The winds will be cross-off shore and moderate at 27kmh from the North-Northwest. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler.

False Bay faces South and sunset will be visible over the beach shoreline to the West at 06:15 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 15° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 11%.

FALSE BAY - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:27 AM 06:15 PM

08:24 AM

08:21 PM

Fri 14th August

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

15°	14°	13°	14°	18°	18°	14°	11°
93%	90%	100%	5%	100%	16%	0%	4%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:26 AM 06:16 PM

08:52 AM

09:25 PM

Sat 15th August

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

10°	10°	10°	14°	18°	20°	14°	13°
4%	0%	4%	11%	24%	3%	2%	33%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:25 AM 06:17 PM

09:19 AM

10:27 PM

Sun 16th August

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

13°	13°	11°	14°	19°	20°	14°	12°
52%	10%	12%	9%	5%	5%	7%	6%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:24 AM 06:17 PM

09:46 AM

11:29 PM

Mon 17th August

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

11°	11°	11°	15°	19°	19°	15°	13°
6%	5%	7%	17%	15%	31%	38%	31%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:23 AM 06:18 PM

10:15 AM

No moonset

Tue 18th August

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

12°	12°	11°	14°	19°	17°	14°	11°
29%	12%	7%	2%	0%	1%	4%	28%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	14°	14°	14°

07:21 AM 06:19 PM

10:48 AM

12:30 AM

Wed 19th August

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

11°	12°	12°	13°	15°	14°	13°	11°
71%	72%	82%	76%	60%	27%	16%	3%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

07:20 AM 06:20 PM

11:25 AM

01:31 AM

Thu 20th August

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

10°	8°	7°	10°	15°	16°	13°	9°
0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

07:27 AM 06:15 PM

08:24 AM

08:21 PM

Fri 14th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	20 kmh	24 kmh	26 kmh	27 kmh	24 kmh	17 kmh	14 kmh

0.5m	0.6m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.7m	0.6m	0.5m

15.4s	15.1s	14.6s	14.5s	14.4s	14.4s	14.0s	13.6s

07:26 AM 06:16 PM

08:52 AM

09:25 PM

Sat 15th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
13 kmh	12 kmh	5 kmh	3 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	9 kmh	6 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.1m	0.2m

13.5s	13.3s	13.1s	13.3s	13.2s	13.1s	12.7s	12.7s

07:25 AM 06:17 PM

09:19 AM

10:27 PM

Sun 16th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	15 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh	20 kmh	20 kmh	19 kmh	16 kmh

0.1m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.7m	0.6m	0.5m

13.7s	13.5s	13.4s	13.3s	14.0s	14.2s	13.8s	14.0s

07:24 AM 06:17 PM

09:46 AM

11:29 PM

Mon 17th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
16 kmh	16 kmh	14 kmh	13 kmh	8 kmh	12 kmh	12 kmh	7 kmh

0.5m	0.5m	0.3m	0.3m	0.1m	0.4m	0.3m	0.5m

14.0s	13.5s	13.3s	12.9s	12.8s	12.8s	13.1s	13.0s

07:23 AM 06:18 PM

10:15 AM

No moonset

Tue 18th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	29 kmh	31 kmh	29 kmh	27 kmh	16 kmh	13 kmh	11 kmh

0.6m	0.9m	1.0m	0.6m	0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.4m

12.8s	12.7s	12.6s	12.5s	12.4s	12.3s	12.3s	12.2s

07:21 AM 06:19 PM

10:48 AM

12:30 AM

Wed 19th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	17 kmh	19 kmh	25 kmh	28 kmh	30 kmh	33 kmh	35 kmh

0.1m	0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.4m	0.3m	0.2m

12.1s	12.0s	11.9s	11.8s	11.7s	11.7s	11.6s	11.5s

07:20 AM 06:20 PM

11:25 AM

01:31 AM

Thu 20th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
37 kmh	37 kmh	38 kmh	37 kmh	36 kmh	37 kmh	39 kmh	40 kmh

0.1m	0.1m	0.2m	0.2m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.3m

11.4s	11.4s	11.4s	11.3s	11.2s	11.2s	11.2s	11.2s

07:27 AM 06:15 PM

08:24 AM

08:21 PM

Fri 14th August

4:06 AM	10:12 AM	4:23 PM	10:42 PM

1.70	0.02	1.86	0.02

07:26 AM 06:16 PM

08:52 AM

09:25 PM

Sat 15th August

4:42 AM	10:45 AM	4:58 PM	11:16 PM

1.65	0.08	1.80	0.09

07:25 AM 06:17 PM

09:19 AM

10:27 PM

Sun 16th August

5:17 AM	11:16 AM	5:31 PM	11:48 PM

1.57	0.18	1.69	0.21

07:24 AM 06:17 PM

09:46 AM

11:29 PM

Mon 17th August

5:51 AM	11:45 AM	6:04 PM

1.45	0.31	1.55

07:23 AM 06:18 PM

10:15 AM

No moonset

Tue 18th August

12:18 AM	6:25 AM	12:11 PM	6:35 PM

0.34	1.31	0.46	1.38

07:21 AM 06:19 PM

10:48 AM

12:30 AM

Wed 19th August

12:47 AM	7:01 AM	12:36 PM	7:08 PM

0.48	1.17	0.60	1.22

07:20 AM 06:20 PM

11:25 AM

01:31 AM

Thu 20th August

1:20 AM	7:48 AM	1:05 PM	7:52 PM

0.62	1.04	0.75	1.07

Fri 14th August

19°
0.0mm
22kmh NNW
51%

Sat 15th August

20°
0.0mm
3kmh SW
10%

Sun 16th August

20°
0.0mm
17kmh NNW
13%

Mon 17th August

19°
0.0mm
6kmh WNW
18%

Tue 18th August

20°
0.0mm
9kmh SE
10%

Wed 19th August

15°
0.0mm
21kmh SSE
50%

Thu 20th August

16°
0.0mm
23kmh SE
0%

Fri 21st August

18°
0.0mm
6kmh WNW
8%

Sat 22nd August

18°
0.0mm
11kmh SSW
9%

Sun 23rd August

21°
0.0mm
11kmh ESE
0%

Mon 24th August

23°
0.0mm
3kmh SSE
17%

Tue 25th August

24°
0.0mm
6kmh W
0%

Wed 26th August

21°
0.0mm
9kmh S
0%

Thu 27th August

20°
0.0mm
15kmh S
0%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in False Bay

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 13° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit. There will be no rainy days at all. Average cloud cover will be 13%.

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.