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Strandfontein Tidal Pool
False Bay
77Swim
One of the largest tidal pools in the southern hemisphere — a vast, safe expanse of contained sea on the False Bay side, made for kids and lengths away from the shorebreak.
Tidal poolKidsSwimming lengthsSheltered
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
excellent
365-day rating
51
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
14 kn
Wind S
fresh · gust 28kn · onshore
1.3 m
Waves
9s period · swell 0.9m
18°C
Sea temp
18°C
Air
feels 16°
0
UV index
moderate
05:48–19:11
Sun
rise · set
On the day
- Bluebottles possibleToday’s onshore wind can push bluebottles onto the sand — watch where you step, and ask 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