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The coast, read for you

Cape Town runs the most extensive coastal water-testing programme in the country — over a hundred spots, every week. We take that live data and the day’s sea and sky, and turn it into the one thing you actually want: where to go in the water today.

Water quality is mirrored live from the City of Cape Town; wind, waves and sea temperature are live from Open-Meteo. This is guidance to plan around — never a substitute for the flags and lifeguards on the beach.

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On this pagesea & sky reading for 16:45 SAST · City water samples up to 23 Oct 2026 · refreshes every 15 minutes

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Best for a calm swim right now

Our pick

Strand Lifesaving Club

Helderberg & Strand · Good

Right now it has water testing clean, light wind. Conditions shift through the day — check the flags when you arrive.

Featured beaches · live now

Strand Lifesaving Club

Helderberg & Strand

Good
6 kn
Wind
light · onshore
1.7 m
Waves
12s period
18°C
Sea
air 26°
SwimmingLifeguardedWarmer waterFamilies

Sampled 8 days ago

Strandfontein Tidal Pool

False Bay

Good
11 kn
Wind
light · onshore
1.3 m
Waves
10s period
18°C
Sea
air 20°
Tidal poolKidsSwimming lengthsSheltered

Sampled 8 days ago

Melkbosstrand

City Bowl & Table Bay

Good
9 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.3 m
Waves
11s period
17°C
Sea
air 29°
Long walksSunsetsSpaceDogs

Sampled 10 days ago

Big Bay

City Bowl & Table Bay

Good
10 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.3 m
Waves
11s period
17°C
Sea
air 29°
KitesurfingTable Mountain viewWalksPhotos

Sampled 10 days ago

Boulders Beach

False Bay

Good
12 kn
Wind
fresh · onshore
2.3 m
Waves
11s period
17°C
Sea
air 22°
PenguinsFamiliesSheltered poolsIconic

Sampled 7 days ago

St James Tidal Pool

False Bay

Good
9 kn
Wind
light · onshore
1.9 m
Waves
11s period
18°C
Sea
air 22°
Tidal poolKidsPhotosWarmer water

Sampled 7 days ago

Muizenberg Surfers Corner

False Bay

Good
9 kn
Wind
light · onshore
1.9 m
Waves
11s period
18°C
Sea
air 22°
Learn to surfFamiliesWarmer waterShark Spotters

Sampled 7 days ago

Clifton Fourth Beach

Atlantic Seaboard

Good
10 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.5 m
Waves
11s period
15°C
Sea
air 24°
Wind shelterSwimmingBlue FlagPhotos

Sampled 9 days ago

Camps Bay Central

Atlantic Seaboard

Good
10 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.5 m
Waves
11s period
15°C
Sea
air 24°
SundownersPeople-watchingPhotosCold plunge

Sampled 9 days ago

Camps Bay Tidal Pool

Atlantic Seaboard

Good
10 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.5 m
Waves
11s period
15°C
Sea
air 24°
Tidal poolKidsShelteredSnorkelling

Sampled 9 days ago

Llandudno

Southern Peninsula

Good
10 kn
Wind
light · onshore
2.6 m
Waves
12s period
16°C
Sea
air 24°
SunsetsScenerySurfingBodyboarding

Sampled 9 days ago

Fish Hoek Beach

False Bay

Good
12 kn
Wind
fresh · onshore
1.9 m
Waves
11s period
16°C
Sea
air 22°
Calm swimmingFamiliesWarmer waterShark Spotters

Sampled 7 days ago

Every sampled beach & tidal pool

Atlantic Seaboard

Three Anchor Bay BeachSampled 10 days agoGoodRocklands BeachSampled 10 days agoGoodMilton Beach Tidal PoolSampled 10 days agoGoodQueen's Beach Tidal PoolSampled 10 days agoGoodQueen's Beach GullySampled 10 days agoGoodSaunders Rocks Tidal Pool OutsideSampled 10 days agoGoodSaunders Rocks Tidal PoolSampled 10 days agoGoodClifton Second BeachSampled 9 days agoGoodMaidens Cove North Sandy CoveSampled 9 days agoGoodMaidens Cove Tidal Pool West InsideSampled 9 days agoGoodMaidens Cove Tidal Pool East InsideSampled 9 days agoGoodGlen BeachSampled 9 days agoGoodCamps Bay NorthSampled 9 days agoGoodCamps Bay SouthSampled 9 days agoGoodBarley BaySampled 9 days agoGoodBeta BeachSampled 9 days agoGoodBakoven BeachSampled 9 days agoGoodCosy BaySampled 9 days agoGoodOudekraalSampled 9 days agoGood

City Bowl & Table Bay

Small BaySampled 10 days agoGoodTableviewSampled 10 days agoGoodMilnerton LighthouseSampled 10 days agoGoodLagoon BeachSampled 10 days agoGoodMouille Point BeachSampled 10 days agoGood

West Coast

Silwerstroomstrand Tidal PoolSampled 10 days agoGoodSilwerstroomstrandSampled 10 days agoGood

False Bay

Seaforth BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodSimons Town Long BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodGlencairn Tidal PoolSampled 7 days agoGoodGlencairn BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodFish Hoek Beach Jager WalkSampled 7 days agoGoodClovelly BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodWoolley's Tidal PoolSampled 7 days agoGoodKalk Bay Harbour BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodKalk Bay Tidal PoolSampled 7 days agoGoodDalebrook Tidal PoolSampled 7 days agoGoodDangers BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodMuizenberg PavilionSampled 7 days agoGoodSunrise Beach Parking AreaSampled 7 days agoGoodRibbon Road Parking AreaSampled 8 days agoGoodStrandfontein BeachSampled 8 days agoGoodBlue Waters ResortSampled 8 days agoGoodMnandi BeachSampled 8 days agoGood

Southern Peninsula

Hout Bay Mariners WharfSampled 9 days agoGoodHout Bay Chapmans PeakSampled 9 days agoGoodNoordhoek Beach (Hoek)Sampled 6 days agoGoodLong Beach KommetjieSampled 6 days agoGoodScarborough BeachSampled 6 days agoGood

Helderberg & Strand

Miller's Point Tidal PoolSampled 7 days agoGoodFishermans BeachSampled 7 days agoGoodWindmill BeachSampled 7 days agoCaution — one failed sampleMonwabisi Tidal PoolSampled 8 days agoGoodMonwabisi BeachSampled 8 days agoGoodMacassar BeachSampled 22 days ago — treat as unconfirmedNot sampled recentlyStrand Pipe SurfingSampled 8 days agoGoodStrand Harmonie Park JettySampled 8 days agoGoodGordons Bay East BeachSampled 8 days agoGoodGordons Bay MilkwoodsSampled 8 days agoGoodGordons Bay Bikini BeachSampled 8 days agoGoodKogel Bay BeachSampled 8 days agoGood
Guidance, not a safety guarantee. Conditions are indicative, drawn from the City of Cape Town and Open-Meteo, and can lag or change fast. Always heed on-beach signage, flags and lifeguards — they are the authority on the day. Water quality can drop sharply after rain. If in doubt, do not enter the water.

Water quality © City of Cape Town · Cape Town Beach Alerts · source
Weather & sea state © Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0) · source

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