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Camps Bay Central
Atlantic Seaboard · Atlantic
72Swim
The postcard: white sand under the Twelve Apostles, palms and a strip of cafés behind. Atlantic-cold and often breezy — come for the setting and the sundowners, not a long swim.
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On this pagesea & sky reading for 16:45 SAST · Last sampled by the City 20 Oct 2026 · refreshes every 60 minutes
- Asking the City and Open-Meteo
Water quality
GoodSampled 9 days ago
Good
Latest sample
good
365-day rating
100
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
10 kn
Wind SE
light · gust 27kn · onshore
2.5 m
Waves
11s period · swell 2.3m
15°C
Sea temp
24°C
Air
feels 24°
3.4
UV index
moderate
05:48–19:11
Sun
rise · set
On the day
- Bigger swell runningA bigger swell is running — expect a stronger shorebreak and rip currents. Swim between the flags, near a lifeguard.
Make a day of it
We’re a Cape Town travel company — we can build the day around this beach: a driver to get you there and back, somewhere good to eat nearby, and the rest of the coast on the way. Tell us what you’re after and we’ll do the planning.
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