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Clifton BLUE FLAG

Atlantic Seaboard

Clifton's four linked beaches sit between granite outcrops that shelter the sand from Cape Town's south-easter, making them among the calmest on the Atlantic Seaboard. The water is bracingly cold, but the sun-trap coves are a summer institution.

DOGS
No dogs Nov–Mar; free-running rest of year
FACILITIES
ParkingToiletsLifeguardsTidal pool
Right now · 07:37 SAST
AIR
15°C
SEA
12°C
WIND
14 km/h
SE
WAVES
2.3m
UV
0
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Water quality: Sufficient
Sufficient — 1 (4 Aug)
Best time to go
Today Thu 10 Sep
☀ Sunrise 06:52  ·  Sunset 18:34 🌇
BEST AT 12:00
AIR
19°C
SEA
13°C
WIND
16 km/h
S
WAVES
2.58m
UV
4
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Tomorrow Fri 11 Sep
☀ Sunrise 06:51  ·  Sunset 18:35 🌇
BEST AT 14:00
AIR
21°C
SEA
12°C
WIND
24 km/h
SE
WAVES
2.54m
UV
6
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Tides today
HIGH 02:05 0.36 m
LOW 08:14 -1.13 m
HIGH 14:21 0.49 m
LOW 20:41 -1.21 m
Heights are relative to mean sea level.