Central Beach
Western Cape · South Africa
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Central Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Western Cape — it picks up NE–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–NW wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.1°C (62.8°F) on average
Jan
21°C
69.8°F · 17.5–24.3°C
Feb
20.5°C
68.9°F · 17.3–23.4°C
Mar
20.2°C
68.4°F · 18.3–22.2°C
Apr
18.3°C
64.9°F · 16.5–20.6°C
May
17.7°C
63.9°F · 15.7–20.5°C
Jun
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.5–19.5°C
Jul
16.7°C
62.1°F · 15.3–19.6°C
Aug
16.7°C
62.1°F · 15.3–19.5°C
Sep
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.6–19.4°C
Oct
17.1°C
62.8°F · 13.4–18.7°C
Nov
18.5°C
65.3°F · 13.5–20.4°C
Dec
20°C
68°F · 17.8–22.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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