Shelly Beach

Simon's Town, South Africa

Right now

Conditions at 4:00 PM South Africa Standard Time.

Fair

Head-high (1.7 m) at 9 s, heading toward NE, with strong cross-onshore wind toward NW.

Swell

1.7 m

NE

9 s

Wind

43 km/h

NW

Cross-onshore

Tide

0.9 m

Rising

Weather

16 °C

Clear

12 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

2.2 m · 10 s

NE

36 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 14 °C

1 AM

Fair

2.1 m · 10 s

NE

36 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 13 °C

2 AM

Fair

2.1 m · 10 s

NE

39 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.7 m

Clear · 13 °C

3 AM

Fair

2.1 m · 10 s

NE

37 km/h · 71 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 13 °C

4 AM

Fair

2.1 m · 10 s

NE

35 km/h · 68 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 13 °C

5 AM

Fair

2.1 m · 10 s

NE

35 km/h · 65 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 AM

Fair

2 m · 10 s

NE

34 km/h · 64 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

7 AM

Fair

2 m · 10 s

NE

34 km/h · 63 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

8 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 10 s

NE

36 km/h · 64 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 10 s

NE

38 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.7 m

Clear · 15 °C

10 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 10 s

NE

39 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 15 °C

11 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 9 s

NE

41 km/h · 77 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 16 °C

12 PM

Fair

1.9 m · 9 s

NE

42 km/h · 81 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 16 °C

1 PM

Fair

1.9 m · 9 s

NE

43 km/h · 82 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 16 °C

2 PM

Fair

1.8 m · 9 s

NE

42 km/h · 81 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 16 °C

3 PM

Fair

1.8 m · 9 s

NE

42 km/h · 80 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 16 °C

4 PM

Fair

1.7 m · 9 s

NE

43 km/h · 81 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.9 m

Clear · 16 °C

5 PM

Fair

1.7 m · 9 s

NE

44 km/h · 83 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 15 °C

6 PM

Fair

1.6 m · 9 s

NE

42 km/h · 83 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 15 °C

7 PM

Fair

1.6 m · 9 s

NE

39 km/h · 78 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 14 °C

8 PM

Fair

1.5 m · 9 s

NE

37 km/h · 72 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

0.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

9 PM

Fair

1.5 m · 9 s

NE

35 km/h · 68 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 PM

Fair

1.5 m · 10 s

NE

36 km/h · 68 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 14 °C

11 PM

Fair

1.5 m · 10 s

NE

37 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 14 °C

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