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Beach Weather Today in Sunset Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 17° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will have 5.9mm of moderate rain. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 89%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and extremely strong at 57kmh from the North West. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The very strong onshore winds may make conditions rough for swimming.

Sunset Beach faces West and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 06:18 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

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 Sunset Beach

Today - Sunday the maximum daily temperatures will be 17° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today, Sunday will have 5.9mm of moderate rain. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 89%.

SUNSET BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:12 AM 06:18 PM

09:29 AM

07:30 PM

Sun 19th April

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

15°	14°	14°	15°	17°	15°	14°	14°
88%	80%	100%	100%	73%	100%	100%	75%
0.8mm	0.4mm	1.0mm	0.7mm	1.1mm	0.9mm	0.7mm	0.3mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:13 AM 06:17 PM

10:44 AM

08:25 PM

Mon 20th April

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

13°	14°	14°	15°	16°	16°	15°	15°
55%	79%	61%	66%	68%	76%	100%	88%
0.4mm	0.3mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.1mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:14 AM 06:16 PM

11:54 AM

09:29 PM

Tue 21st April

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

15°	15°	14°	15°	16°	16°	17°	16°
73%	82%	54%	58%	100%	100%	51%	76%
0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.2mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:14 AM 06:15 PM

12:54 PM

10:38 PM

Wed 22nd April

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

16°	15°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°	16°
85%	86%	58%	86%	10%	10%	6%	1%
0.0mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:15 AM 06:14 PM

01:44 PM

11:49 PM

Thu 23rd April

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

14°	14°	13°	15°	19°	21°	20°	18°
0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	17°	17°	17°

07:16 AM 06:13 PM

02:24 PM

No moonset

Fri 24th April

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

16°	16°	16°	18°	22°	23°	21°	18°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

07:17 AM 06:12 PM

02:58 PM

12:57 AM

Sat 25th April

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

18°	17°	16°	17°	19°	19°	18°	16°
5%	16%	23%	40%	52%	61%	91%	91%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.6mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

07:12 AM 06:18 PM

09:29 AM

07:30 PM

Sun 19th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
30 kmh	35 kmh	41 kmh	46 kmh	57 kmh	55 kmh	55 kmh	55 kmh

0.9m	1.1m	1.4m	1.7m	2.1m	2.0m	2.1m	1.8m

9.3s	8.9s	12.6s	9.6s	19.0s	18.2s	17.9s	17.5s

07:13 AM 06:17 PM

10:44 AM

08:25 PM

Mon 20th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
48 kmh	43 kmh	36 kmh	32 kmh	30 kmh	31 kmh	30 kmh	29 kmh

1.7m	1.5m	1.1m	0.8m	0.7m	0.7m	0.9m	0.6m

16.9s	16.6s	12.1s	12.8s	13.2s	13.2s	13.1s	13.0s

07:14 AM 06:16 PM

11:54 AM

09:29 PM

Tue 21st April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
25 kmh	23 kmh	23 kmh	21 kmh	22 kmh	19 kmh	26 kmh	24 kmh

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

13.0s	12.8s	12.6s	12.5s	12.5s	12.4s	12.3s	12.4s

07:14 AM 06:15 PM

12:54 PM

10:38 PM

Wed 22nd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	24 kmh	25 kmh	26 kmh	32 kmh	33 kmh	39 kmh	47 kmh

0.7m	1.1m	1.2m	1.2m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.0m

12.7s	13.4s	14.2s	14.6s	15.0s	15.2s	15.3s	15.2s

07:15 AM 06:14 PM

01:44 PM

11:49 PM

Thu 23rd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
39 kmh	27 kmh	17 kmh	10 kmh	6 kmh	8 kmh	11 kmh	14 kmh

0.7m	0.5m	0.3m	0.2m	0.1m	0.2m	0.3m	0.2m

14.9s	14.6s	14.4s	14.2s	13.7s	13.4s	13.2s	12.9s

07:16 AM 06:13 PM

02:24 PM

No moonset

Fri 24th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	11 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	15 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh

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

12.6s	12.4s	12.1s	11.8s	11.7s	11.4s	11.1s	11.0s

07:17 AM 06:12 PM

02:58 PM

12:57 AM

Sat 25th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
13 kmh	11 kmh	9 kmh	6 kmh	11 kmh	13 kmh	17 kmh	23 kmh

0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.4m	0.6m	0.9m	0.6m

11.0s	10.9s	11.1s	11.6s	11.2s	10.8s	10.5s	10.0s

07:12 AM 06:18 PM

09:29 AM

07:30 PM

Sun 19th April

4:10 AM	10:27 AM	4:37 PM	10:40 PM

1.90	0.15	1.77	0.28

07:13 AM 06:17 PM

10:44 AM

08:25 PM

Mon 20th April

4:53 AM	11:09 AM	5:21 PM	11:26 PM

1.81	0.25	1.68	0.38

07:14 AM 06:16 PM

11:54 AM

09:29 PM

Tue 21st April

5:40 AM	11:56 AM	6:11 PM

1.68	0.39	1.57

07:14 AM 06:15 PM

12:54 PM

10:38 PM

Wed 22nd April

12:21 AM	6:35 AM	12:55 PM	7:13 PM

0.51	1.52	0.54	1.45

07:15 AM 06:14 PM

01:44 PM

11:49 PM

Thu 23rd April

1:36 AM	7:47 AM	2:17 PM	8:40 PM

0.64	1.37	0.66	1.37

07:16 AM 06:13 PM

02:24 PM

No moonset

Fri 24th April

3:22 AM	9:29 AM	3:59 PM	10:22 PM

0.70	1.29	0.70	1.38

07:17 AM 06:12 PM

02:58 PM

12:57 AM

Sat 25th April

5:01 AM	11:09 AM	5:21 PM	11:40 PM

0.66	1.31	0.65	1.47

Sun 19th April

17°
5.9mm
48kmh NW
89%

Mon 20th April

17°
1.6mm
25kmh WNW
74%

Tue 21st April

17°
1.3mm
18kmh NNW
74%

Wed 22nd April

18°
0.2mm
27kmh SSE
42%

Thu 23rd April

21°
0.0mm
8kmh SE
0%

Fri 24th April

23°
0.0mm
5kmh SSE
0%

Sat 25th April

19°
0.8mm
9kmh NW
47%

Sun 26th April

15°
9.5mm
45kmh SSW
76%

Mon 27th April

15°
2.9mm
15kmh WNW
74%

Tue 28th April

17°
1.7mm
22kmh SSW
65%

Wed 29th April

17°
0.0mm
12kmh SE
2%

Thu 30th April

21°
0.0mm
7kmh SE
16%

Fri 1st May

21°
0.0mm
14kmh NNW
20%

Sat 2nd May

17°
0.8mm
12kmh SW
65%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Sunset Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 18° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 16° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 9 days of light rain with an average of 2.7mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 46%.

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

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Taking a Holiday at Sunset Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Imagine yourself taking a holiday on the beautiful Sunset Beach in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This picturesque destination offers stunning views, exciting activities, and a relaxing atmosphere that will make your vacation unforgettable.

Beach Type

Sunset Beach is known for its soft, golden sand that stretches along the coastline. The beach is not rocky, making it perfect for sunbathing and leisurely strolls along the shore. While there may not be a reef or rocks for snorkeling or diving, the clear waters still provide an opportunity to explore the marine life through other water activities such as kayaking or stand up paddleboarding.

Beach Activities

Some popular beach activities at Sunset Beach include:

Kite Surfing: The consistent winds at Sunset Beach make it an ideal spot for kite surfing. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced kitesurfer, you'll find plenty of opportunities to ride the waves.
Stand Up Paddleboarding: Explore the calm waters of Sunset Beach on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP). This is a great way to get some exercise and take in the stunning views of Table Mountain and Robben Island.
Beach Volleyball: With its wide stretches of sand, Sunset Beach offers ample space for beach volleyball enthusiasts to set up their nets and enjoy some friendly competition.
Photography: The sunsets at Sunset Beach are truly breathtaking; photographers will love capturing these incredible moments as the sun dips below the horizon.
Relaxation: Of course, no trip to Sunset Beach would be complete without simply taking some time to relax on the sand, soak up the sun and enjoy the sound of crashing waves.

Accommodations

While there are no beach resorts located directly on Sunset Beach itself, there are several hotels and guesthouses nearby that offer easy access to this beautiful destination:

Areas to Stay In

When visiting Sunset Beach, some recommended areas to stay in include:

Bloubergstrand: Just a short drive from Sunset Beach, Bloubergstrand offers a variety of restaurants, shops, and accommodations with stunning views of Table Mountain and the ocean.
Milnerton: Located close to Sunset Beach, Milnerton is a charming suburb with easy access to Cape Town's city center and a variety of amenities such as shopping centers, golf courses, and beautiful beaches.

Beach Amenities

Sunset Beach offers several amenities for visitors:

Public restrooms
Outdoor showers for rinsing off sand and saltwater
Ample parking space near the beach
Lifeguard services during peak seasons
Picnic areas with benches and tables

With its pristine sand, beautiful sunsets, and wide range of activities, Sunset Beach in Cape Town is an ideal destination for your next beach holiday!