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Windmill Beach
Helderberg & Strand · False Bay
45Swim
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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
Caution — one failed sampleSampled 7 days ago
Caution
Latest sample
sufficient
365-day rating
1310
Enterococci
cfu / 100ml
Sea & sky · live
14 kn
Wind S
fresh · gust 25kn · onshore
2.2 m
Waves
11s period · swell 2m
16°C
Sea temp
18°C
Air
feels 17°
0
UV index
moderate
05:48–19:12
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