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Maidens Cove Tidal Pool West Inside
Atlantic Seaboard · Atlantic
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On this pagesea & sky reading for 11:15 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
excellent
365-day rating
0
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
10 kn
Wind S
light · gust 30kn · onshore
1.4 m
Waves
8s period · swell 1m
14°C
Sea temp
21°C
Air
feels 20°
7.6
UV index
cover up
05:51–19:09
Sun
rise · set
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