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Beach Weather Today in Grotto Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 16° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 13° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 16%.

The winds will be side shore and strong at 37kmh from the South-Southeast. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler.

Grotto Beach faces West-Southwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 06:01 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Grotto Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be 1 day of light rain. Saturday will be dry and Sunday will have 7.5mm of rain. Expect some sunshine and occasionally cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 50%.

GROTTO BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:25 AM 06:01 PM

09:23 PM

11:43 AM

Wed 6th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

12°	12°	12°	13°	17°	20°	16°	14°
9%	4%	5%	20%	47%	25%	14%	10%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:26 AM 06:00 PM

10:21 PM

12:26 PM

Thu 7th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	12°	12°	13°	18°	19°	16°	14°
8%	10%	10%	5%	3%	9%	5%	7%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:27 AM 05:59 PM

11:21 PM

01:04 PM

Fri 8th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	12°	11°	13°	18°	19°	16°	14°
9%	5%	2%	0%	1%	2%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

07:27 AM 05:58 PM

No moonrise

01:37 PM

Sat 9th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	13°	12°	14°	18°	19°	15°	13°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	33%	3%	71%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:28 AM 05:57 PM

12:22 AM

02:07 PM

Sun 10th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	13°	13°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°
100%	71%	100%	100%	97%	85%	83%	62%
0.0mm	0.1mm	3.7mm	1.0mm	0.7mm	1.0mm	0.4mm	0.6mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

07:29 AM 05:57 PM

01:23 AM

02:34 PM

Mon 11th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°
65%	87%	90%	100%	86%	61%	79%	94%
0.6mm	0.7mm	0.6mm	1.4mm	1.5mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm
17°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:29 AM 05:56 PM

02:25 AM

03:02 PM

Tue 12th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

15°	14°	14°	16°	17°	18°	17°	16°
76%	69%	82%	86%	70%	63%	100%	100%
0.2mm	0.1mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:25 AM 06:01 PM

09:23 PM

11:43 AM

Wed 6th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
18 kmh	17 kmh	21 kmh	21 kmh	33 kmh	37 kmh	34 kmh	29 kmh

0.5m	1.0m	0.5m	0.6m	1.6m	1.4m	1.3m	0.8m

11.1s	11.0s	10.8s	10.6s	11.2s	11.1s	10.2s	10.0s

07:26 AM 06:00 PM

10:21 PM

12:26 PM

Thu 7th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
30 kmh	28 kmh	23 kmh	24 kmh	27 kmh	28 kmh	32 kmh	29 kmh

0.8m	0.9m	1.0m	1.1m	0.7m	1.6m	0.9m	0.9m

9.1s	8.9s	8.8s	8.5s	8.4s	13.8s	13.4s	13.2s

07:27 AM 05:59 PM

11:21 PM

01:04 PM

Fri 8th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
26 kmh	24 kmh	26 kmh	24 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh	22 kmh	24 kmh

1.2m	1.5m	0.7m	1.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.6m	0.6m

8.2s	8.1s	9.0s	16.2s	15.6s	15.3s	14.9s	14.5s

07:27 AM 05:58 PM

No moonrise

01:37 PM

Sat 9th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	7 kmh	5 kmh	13 kmh	17 kmh	25 kmh	35 kmh	46 kmh

0.3m	0.2m	0.1m	0.2m	0.2m	0.4m	0.4m	0.8m

14.3s	14.0s	13.6s	13.5s	13.6s	13.7s	13.5s	13.4s

07:28 AM 05:57 PM

12:22 AM

02:07 PM

Sun 10th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
64 kmh	61 kmh	59 kmh	57 kmh	60 kmh	59 kmh	58 kmh	58 kmh

1.3m	2.0m	2.2m	3.6m	2.2m	2.1m	1.9m	1.7m

13.1s	12.9s	13.0s	11.8s	11.7s	11.6s	11.4s	11.2s

07:29 AM 05:57 PM

01:23 AM

02:34 PM

Mon 11th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
53 kmh	54 kmh	62 kmh	62 kmh	48 kmh	49 kmh	45 kmh	45 kmh

1.8m	2.3m	3.1m	3.2m	2.2m	1.9m	1.8m	1.5m

11.3s	11.5s	11.2s	11.3s	11.2s	11.6s	12.5s	12.7s

07:29 AM 05:56 PM

02:25 AM

03:02 PM

Tue 12th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
44 kmh	39 kmh	34 kmh	28 kmh	23 kmh	28 kmh	31 kmh	26 kmh

1.3m	1.2m	1.0m	1.1m	1.2m	1.2m	1.3m	1.3m

12.9s	12.9s	12.8s	12.8s	12.7s	12.3s	11.7s	11.8s

07:25 AM 06:01 PM

09:23 PM

11:43 AM

Wed 6th May

5:24 AM	11:32 AM	5:58 PM	11:51 PM

1.47	0.54	1.42	0.68

07:26 AM 06:00 PM

10:21 PM

12:26 PM

Thu 7th May

6:03 AM	12:12 PM	6:45 PM

1.38	0.62	1.36

07:27 AM 05:59 PM

11:21 PM

01:04 PM

Fri 8th May

12:42 AM	6:53 AM	1:04 PM	7:49 PM

0.76	1.29	0.70	1.31

07:27 AM 05:58 PM

No moonrise

01:37 PM

Sat 9th May

2:02 AM	8:07 AM	2:22 PM	9:10 PM

0.81	1.23	0.75	1.32

07:28 AM 05:57 PM

12:22 AM

02:07 PM

Sun 10th May

3:46 AM	9:43 AM	3:53 PM	10:27 PM

0.79	1.22	0.74	1.38

07:29 AM 05:57 PM

01:23 AM

02:34 PM

Mon 11th May

5:01 AM	11:03 AM	5:04 PM	11:25 PM

0.69	1.29	0.68	1.48

07:29 AM 05:56 PM

02:25 AM

03:02 PM

Tue 12th May

5:55 AM	12:02 PM	5:59 PM

0.56	1.40	0.59

Wed 6th May

19°
0.0mm
15kmh S
16%

Thu 7th May

19°
0.0mm
16kmh SSE
7%

Fri 8th May

19°
0.0mm
10kmh SE
2%

Sat 9th May

19°
0.0mm
15kmh NW
13%

Sun 10th May

13°
7.5mm
38kmh W
87%

Mon 11th May

15°
5.1mm
49kmh WNW
82%

Tue 12th May

18°
0.8mm
16kmh NW
80%

Wed 13th May

20°
0.3mm
12kmh NNW
66%

Thu 14th May

20°
0.0mm
6kmh SW
16%

Fri 15th May

20°
0.0mm
19kmh SSE
1%

Sat 16th May

21°
0.0mm
18kmh ESE
1%

Sun 17th May

21°
0.0mm
10kmh SE
1%

Mon 18th May

22°
0.0mm
12kmh SE
0%

Tue 19th May

24°
0.0mm
9kmh SE
0%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Grotto Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 4 days of light rain with an average of 3.4mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 27%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Grotto Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at Grotto Beach, Hermanus, Overberg District, Western Cape, South Africa

Taking a holiday at Grotto Beach in Hermanus, Overberg District, Western Cape, South Africa is an exceptional experience. This Blue Flag beach is located just a few kilometers from the center of Hermanus and stretches for over 18 kilometers along the coast. Whether you're a solo traveler, a couple, or a family with kids, Grotto Beach offers something for everyone to enjoy.

Beach Type

Grotto Beach features golden-yellow sand that is soft and fine underfoot. The beach is expansive and relatively flat, making it perfect for long walks or playing beach games. The water is crystal clear, and while there are no reefs or rocks at Grotto Beach itself, there are rocky areas nearby that are suitable for snorkeling and diving where you can observe marine life.

Beach Activities

At Grotto Beach, the following activities are popular:

Swimming: With its calm waters and lifeguards on duty during peak season, Grotto Beach is safe for swimmers of all ages.
Sunbathing: The wide sandy beach offers ample space to lay out your towel or rent a sun lounger to soak up some sun.
Beach walks: With its long stretch of coastline, Grotto Beach is ideal for leisurely strolls or brisk walks.
Beach sports: The flat surface of the beach makes it perfect for playing volleyball, frisbee or soccer.
Whale watching: Between June and December, Hermanus becomes a prime spot for whale watching as Southern Right whales come to mate and calve in the area.
Surfing: While Grotto Beach may not be known as a surfing hotspot due to its calm waters, you can still find some surfable waves nearby at Voëlklip or Onrus beaches.

Accommodations

There are several accommodation options around Grotto Beach, ranging from luxury hotels to cozy guest houses. Some notable options include:

The Marine Hermanus: A 5-star luxury hotel located a short drive from Grotto Beach, offering stunning ocean views and elegant rooms.
Misty Waves Boutique Hotel: A stylish 4-star hotel overlooking the ocean, featuring spacious rooms and an outdoor swimming pool.
Pelagus House: A charming guest house with comfortable rooms and excellent service, situated within walking distance of Grotto Beach.

Areas to Stay In

Hermanus town center: Stay in the heart of the town for easy access to shops, restaurants, and other attractions while being just a short drive away from Grotto Beach.
Voëlklip area: Closer to Grotto Beach, this residential area offers a quieter atmosphere and easy access to nearby beaches like Voëlklip Beach and Kammabaai Beach.