Sandy Bay Beach
Western Cape · South Africa
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Sandy Bay Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the South Africa shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.3°C (59.5°F) on average
Jan
18.6°C
65.5°F · 14.7–21.4°C
Feb
18.6°C
65.5°F · 12.8–22.5°C
Mar
17.5°C
63.5°F · 14.4–23.5°C
Apr
16.2°C
61.2°F · 11.9–19°C
May
15.8°C
60.4°F · 13–18.3°C
Jun
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14–17.7°C
Jul
14.9°C
58.8°F · 13.6–16.1°C
Aug
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13–15.9°C
Sep
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.8–16.7°C
Oct
15.7°C
60.3°F · 12.5–18.5°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 14.5–18.7°C
Dec
18°C
64.4°F · 15.3–22.9°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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