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Fish Hoek Beach
False Bay
72Swim
The calmest proper swimming beach in Cape Town — a wide, gently shelving bay that stays sheltered in the summer south-easter. Warm by Cape standards, and watched by Shark Spotters.
Calm swimmingFamiliesWarmer waterShark Spotters
Checking
On this pagesea & sky reading for 19:45 SAST · Last sampled by the City 22 Oct 2026 · refreshes every 60 minutes
- Asking the City and Open-Meteo
Water quality
GoodSampled 7 days ago
Good
Latest sample
good
365-day rating
0
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
14 kn
Wind S
fresh · gust 25kn · onshore
1.9 m
Waves
10s period · swell 1.7m
15°C
Sea temp
19°C
Air
feels 17°
0
UV index
moderate
05:48–19:12
Sun
rise · set
On the day
- 🦈 Shark Spotters watch this beachShark Spotters watch this beach and fly a flag system on the day: green (good spotting, no shark seen), black (poor spotting conditions), red (high alert) and white (shark seen — leave the water). We show that the beach is watched, not today’s flag — always check the flag and the spotters’ signal when you arrive. The flag system.
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