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Strand Lifesaving Club
Helderberg & Strand · False Bay
81Swim
The Helderberg’s main swimming beach across the bay — long, lifeguarded in season and among the warmest water near the city, with the mountains of Gordon’s Bay as the backdrop.
SwimmingLifeguardedWarmer waterFamilies
Checking
On this pagesea & sky reading for 19:45 SAST · Last sampled by the City 21 Oct 2026 · refreshes every 60 minutes
- Asking the City and Open-Meteo
Water quality
GoodSampled 8 days ago
Good
Latest sample
poor
365-day rating
35
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
6 kn
Wind S
light · gust 10kn · onshore
1.7 m
Waves
11s period · swell 1.6m
17°C
Sea temp
23°C
Air
feels 23°
0
UV index
moderate
05:47–19:10
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