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Glen Beach

Western Cape, South Africa · sea 17.5 °C at its warmest, in January

Glen Beach

Photo: Wacqy · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

17.5Jan
17.5Feb
16.7Mar
15.5Apr
15.3May
15Jun
14.6Jul
14.5Aug
14.8Sep
15.2Oct
16.1Nov
17.1Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Glen Beach is located north of Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The two beaches are divided by a rock outcrop that extends from the land to the shore-line.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Glen Beach?

The sea off Glen Beach averages 17.5 °C at its warmest, in January, and 14.5 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Glen Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Glen Beach?

Glen Beach is on the coast of Western Cape, South Africa, at -33.9469, 18.3781. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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