Third Beach
Western Cape · South Africa
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Third Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the South Africa shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S 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: ~14.9°C (58.8°F) on average
Jan
17.3°C
63.1°F · 13.7–21°C
Feb
17.4°C
63.3°F · 12.9–21.1°C
Mar
16.4°C
61.5°F · 13.8–22.8°C
Apr
15°C
59°F · 11.1–18°C
May
14.8°C
58.6°F · 11.8–17.6°C
Jun
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13.8–17.9°C
Jul
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13–15.7°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 12.6–15.5°C
Sep
14.9°C
58.8°F · 13.2–16.5°C
Oct
15.2°C
59.4°F · 12.3–18.2°C
Nov
15.8°C
60.4°F · 13.3–17.7°C
Dec
16.8°C
62.2°F · 13.6–22.2°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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