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Jan Best	Feb Best	Mar Best	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec Best
24° Tan	25° Tan	24° Tan	23° Tan	21°	19°	19°	19°	19°	20°	21° Tan	23° Tan
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Beach Weather Today in Grotto Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 20° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. 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 be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 22%.

The winds will be side shore and strong at 35kmh from the South-Southeast. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling fresher.

Grotto Beach faces West-Southwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 07:02 PM. The skies should be fairly 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 Grotto Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. The average water temperature will be 17° 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 1%.

GROTTO BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:47 AM 07:02 PM

04:54 AM

06:10 PM

Tue 17th March

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

22°	21°	20°	22°	28°	26°	22°	21°
8%	5%	8%	9%	22%	29%	47%	50%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:48 AM 07:00 PM

05:59 AM

06:38 PM

Wed 18th March

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

21°	19°	19°	21°	26°	25°	25°	22°
27%	6%	13%	73%	87%	82%	2%	4%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	1.5mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

07:04 AM

07:06 PM

Thu 19th March

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

20°	20°	20°	22°	26°	25°	21°	18°
5%	9%	8%	10%	10%	10%	27%	80%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:49 AM 06:58 PM

08:12 AM

07:37 PM

Fri 20th March

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

18°	18°	17°	19°	21°	21°	19°	16°
100%	57%	34%	28%	55%	32%	9%	0%
0.3mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

09:22 AM

08:10 PM

Sat 21st March

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

15°	15°	14°	18°	23°	25°	22°	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
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	17°	17°	17°

06:51 AM 06:55 PM

10:34 AM

08:50 PM

Sun 22nd March

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

18°	18°	18°	22°	27°	27°	23°	19°
0%	0%	0%	2%	6%	7%	3%	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°

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

11:48 AM

09:38 PM

Mon 23rd March

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

18°	17°	17°	21°	26°	28°	25°	21°
9%	20%	14%	4%	2%	2%	2%	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°

06:47 AM 07:02 PM

04:54 AM

06:10 PM

Tue 17th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
26 kmh	19 kmh	25 kmh	28 kmh	8 kmh	16 kmh	28 kmh	35 kmh

0.7m	0.5m	0.1m	0.3m	0.4m	0.6m	0.9m	0.8m

11.3s	7.0s	11.4s	11.1s	10.9s	10.8s	10.7s	10.6s

06:48 AM 07:00 PM

05:59 AM

06:38 PM

Wed 18th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
27 kmh	24 kmh	27 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	26 kmh	30 kmh	24 kmh

0.7m	0.7m	1.0m	0.8m	0.7m	0.8m	0.8m	0.6m

10.6s	10.7s	10.7s	10.7s	13.9s	13.5s	13.3s	13.1s

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

07:04 AM

07:06 PM

Thu 19th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
15 kmh	6 kmh	6 kmh	18 kmh	24 kmh	26 kmh	16 kmh	5 kmh

0.4m	0.1m	0.1m	0.3m	0.3m	0.2m	0.7m	0.5m

12.8s	12.6s	12.8s	14.5s	14.3s	14.1s	13.6s	13.4s

06:49 AM 06:58 PM

08:12 AM

07:37 PM

Fri 20th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
21 kmh	18 kmh	13 kmh	14 kmh	21 kmh	24 kmh	23 kmh	18 kmh

0.5m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.9m	1.0m	0.8m

13.3s	13.1s	12.6s	12.5s	12.4s	12.0s	11.9s	11.7s

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

09:22 AM

08:10 PM

Sat 21st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	21 kmh	20 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	26 kmh	32 kmh	32 kmh

0.9m	0.9m	1.0m	0.7m	0.6m	0.8m	1.1m	1.0m

11.6s	11.5s	11.5s	11.4s	11.4s	11.4s	11.3s	11.2s

06:51 AM 06:55 PM

10:34 AM

08:50 PM

Sun 22nd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	15 kmh	12 kmh	15 kmh	24 kmh	30 kmh	36 kmh	37 kmh

0.7m	0.4m	0.2m	0.2m	0.3m	0.4m	0.6m	0.5m

11.1s	11.1s	11.0s	10.9s	10.9s	10.9s	11.1s	11.6s

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

11:48 AM

09:38 PM

Mon 23rd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
35 kmh	35 kmh	33 kmh	32 kmh	28 kmh	35 kmh	37 kmh	31 kmh

0.3m	0.3m	0.5m	0.7m	0.9m	1.1m	1.2m	1.3m

12.0s	12.2s	12.3s	12.3s	12.2s	12.1s	12.0s	12.0s

06:47 AM 07:02 PM

04:54 AM

06:10 PM

Tue 17th March

2:23 AM	8:35 AM	2:37 PM	8:41 PM

1.73	0.33	1.69	0.28

06:48 AM 07:00 PM

05:59 AM

06:38 PM

Wed 18th March

2:53 AM	9:06 AM	3:10 PM	9:12 PM

1.85	0.22	1.77	0.21

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

07:04 AM

07:06 PM

Thu 19th March

3:24 AM	9:38 AM	3:43 PM	9:44 PM

1.92	0.15	1.82	0.19

06:49 AM 06:58 PM

08:12 AM

07:37 PM

Fri 20th March

3:56 AM	10:11 AM	4:18 PM	10:18 PM

1.96	0.12	1.81	0.20

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

09:22 AM

08:10 PM

Sat 21st March

4:31 AM	10:46 AM	4:54 PM	10:54 PM

1.93	0.16	1.77	0.26

06:51 AM 06:55 PM

10:34 AM

08:50 PM

Sun 22nd March

5:07 AM	11:23 AM	5:32 PM	11:32 PM

1.86	0.24	1.67	0.36

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

11:48 AM

09:38 PM

Mon 23rd March

5:48 AM	12:04 PM	6:15 PM

1.73	0.38	1.55

Tue 17th March

29°
0.0mm
9kmh NNW
22%

Wed 18th March

26°
1.5mm
12kmh WSW
36%

Thu 19th March

26°
0.0mm
24kmh NNW
19%

Fri 20th March

21°
0.3mm
19kmh SW
39%

Sat 21st March

25°
0.0mm
10kmh SSE
0%

Sun 22nd March

28°
0.0mm
12kmh SSW
2%

Mon 23rd March

28°
0.0mm
11kmh S
6%

Tue 24th March

26°
0.0mm
12kmh WNW
0%

Wed 25th March

26°
0.0mm
9kmh WSW
19%

Thu 26th March

26°
0.0mm
13kmh SSW
19%

Fri 27th March

23°
0.0mm
15kmh SSW
12%

Sat 28th March

26°
0.0mm
20kmh SSE
18%

Sun 29th March

30°
0.0mm
10kmh SE
24%

Mon 30th March

28°
0.0mm
15kmh WNW
0%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Grotto Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 26° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 16° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 2 days of very light rain with an average of 0.9mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 15%.

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

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Taking a Holiday at Grotto Beach, Hermanus, Overberg District, Western Cape, South Africa

Taking a holiday at Grotto Beach in Hermanus, Overberg District, Western Cape, South Africa is an exceptional experience. This Blue Flag beach is located just a few kilometers from the center of Hermanus and stretches for over 18 kilometers along the coast. Whether you're a solo traveler, a couple, or a family with kids, Grotto Beach offers something for everyone to enjoy.

Beach Type

Grotto Beach features golden-yellow sand that is soft and fine underfoot. The beach is expansive and relatively flat, making it perfect for long walks or playing beach games. The water is crystal clear, and while there are no reefs or rocks at Grotto Beach itself, there are rocky areas nearby that are suitable for snorkeling and diving where you can observe marine life.

Beach Activities

At Grotto Beach, the following activities are popular:

Swimming: With its calm waters and lifeguards on duty during peak season, Grotto Beach is safe for swimmers of all ages.
Sunbathing: The wide sandy beach offers ample space to lay out your towel or rent a sun lounger to soak up some sun.
Beach walks: With its long stretch of coastline, Grotto Beach is ideal for leisurely strolls or brisk walks.
Beach sports: The flat surface of the beach makes it perfect for playing volleyball, frisbee or soccer.
Whale watching: Between June and December, Hermanus becomes a prime spot for whale watching as Southern Right whales come to mate and calve in the area.
Surfing: While Grotto Beach may not be known as a surfing hotspot due to its calm waters, you can still find some surfable waves nearby at Voëlklip or Onrus beaches.

Accommodations

There are several accommodation options around Grotto Beach, ranging from luxury hotels to cozy guest houses. Some notable options include:

The Marine Hermanus: A 5-star luxury hotel located a short drive from Grotto Beach, offering stunning ocean views and elegant rooms.
Misty Waves Boutique Hotel: A stylish 4-star hotel overlooking the ocean, featuring spacious rooms and an outdoor swimming pool.
Pelagus House: A charming guest house with comfortable rooms and excellent service, situated within walking distance of Grotto Beach.

Areas to Stay In

Hermanus town center: Stay in the heart of the town for easy access to shops, restaurants, and other attractions while being just a short drive away from Grotto Beach.
Voëlklip area: Closer to Grotto Beach, this residential area offers a quieter atmosphere and easy access to nearby beaches like Voëlklip Beach and Kammabaai Beach.