Beach forecast for Melkbosstrand
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT+2) · Western Cape, South Africa Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT+2- Swimming
- Use care · 3.1 ft
- Water
- 61 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:15 am and 10:45 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Melkbosstrand (4/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather, little wind and low tide at 10:15 am, though with some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 10:00 am–2:00 pm | Use care · 3.1 ft | 61 °F | 11 |
| Thu 29 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 8.1 ft | 61 °F | 11 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.7 ft | 61 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.2 ft | 60 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.9 ft | 57 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.5 ft | 57 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.9 ft | 58 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Mostly sunny
- Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
- Cross-shore breeze (9 mph)
- Low tide at 10:15 am: more sand
- Swim with care: 3.1 ft waves every 9 s; moderate rip current risk
- UV 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.1 ft
3.1 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 61 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–3:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 12 mph
Cross-shore breeze (12 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:15 am
Low tide at 10:15 am and 10:45 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:15 am and 4:30 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind and low tide at 10:15 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 1 | Mainly clear | 60 °F | 5 mph | 2.8 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 1 | Mainly clear | 64 °F | 6 mph | 2.8 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 3 | Mainly clear | 67 °F | 7 mph | 2.8 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Mainly clear | 71 °F | 8 mph | 2.8 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 75 °F | 9 mph | 2.8 ft | 9 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 79 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 83 °F | 9 mph | 3.1 ft | 11 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 84 °F | 9 mph | 3.3 ft | 9 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Overcast | 82 °F | 10 mph | 3.6 ft | 6 |
| 4:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 78 °F | 11 mph | 3.8 ft | 4 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 73 °F | 12 mph | 4.1 ft | 2 |
| 6:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 71 °F | 11 mph | 4.4 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Melkbosstrand
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- Corners 0.4 mi · N
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.8 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus waves 1 and UV 0.4.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Melkbosstrand
Is it a beach day in Melkbosstrand today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind and low tide at 10:15 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Melkbosstrand today?
3.1 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Melkbosstrand?
About 61 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Melkbosstrand today?
UV reaches 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
When is low tide in Melkbosstrand?
Today low tide is at 10:15 am and 10:45 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:15 am and 4:30 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Melkbosstrand?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Melkbosstrand?
Corners (0.4 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Melkbosstrand today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Cape Town (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data