Sea weather in Knysna in South Africa All the beach weather in Knysna

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Knysna in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Knysna over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Knysna in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Knysna. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Thursday 29 January 202668°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Friday 30 January 202668°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 31 January 202668°F to 74°Frecommended
Sunday 1 February 202670°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Monday 2 February 202670°F to 72°Frecommended
Tuesday 3 February 202670°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 4 February 202670°F to 74°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Knysna

Sea weather on Thursday 29 January 2026

On Thursday 29 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:46 and will set at 19:36 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 23mph km/h (with gusts up to 34.2mph). Wave height will be up to 8.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%81%82%77%78%78%82%85%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover77%36%54%36%10%17%22%16%
Heat index20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)15km/h (9mph)27km/h (17mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)40km/h (25mph)47km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)55km/h (34mph)
Direction 132°
SE
125°
SE
89°
E
102°
ESE
125°
SE
112°
ESE
112°
ESE
107°
ESE
Wind chill20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height2.4m (7.7ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.3m (7.4ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (7.8ft)2.6m (8.4ft)2.6m (8.7ft)
Direction 214°
SW
215°
SW
215°
SW
215°
SW
214°
SW
214°
SSW
215°
SW
215°
SW
Period12.5 sec.12.4 sec.12.4 sec.12.5 sec.12.5 sec.12.3 sec.12.2 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)

Sea weather on Friday 30 January 2026

On Friday 30 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:47 and will set at 19:36 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 7.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%90%89%81%76%74%84%93%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover18%23%14%4%0%0%10%38%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)16km/h (10mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts46km/h (29mph)25km/h (15mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)29km/h (18mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)
Direction 89°
E
79°
E
33°
NNE
278°
W
174°
S
134°
SE
117°
ESE
104°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height2.4m (8.0ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.0m (6.7ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.8m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.4ft)
Direction 215°
SW
216°
SW
216°
SW
216°
SW
216°
SW
217°
SW
217°
SW
216°
SW
Period12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 31 January 2026

On Saturday 31 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 19:35 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity92%90%89%83%82%79%80%85%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover34%32%10%3%0%2%5%3%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts12km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)23km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 22°
NNE
298°
WNW
294°
WNW
254°
WSW
220°
SW
177°
S
129°
SE
80°
E
Wind chill21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Direction 215°
SW
213°
SSW
212°
SSW
214°
SW
216°
SW
219°
SW
219°
SW
218°
SW
Period11.3 sec.11.2 sec.11.1 sec.11.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.9 sec.10.3 sec.10.1 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)1.3m (4.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 1 February 2026

On Sunday 1 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:49 and will set at 19:34 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%88%86%78%77%79%82%90%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover4%5%4%2%3%4%6%32%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)4km/h (2mph)2km/h (1mph)16km/h (10mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts20km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)6km/h (4mph)2km/h (1mph)27km/h (17mph)39km/h (24mph)27km/h (17mph)18km/h (11mph)
Direction 93°
E
77°
ENE
20°
NNE
136°
SE
122°
ESE
115°
ESE
114°
ESE
102°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.7m (5.7ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.5m (8.1ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.4m (7.7ft)
Direction 219°
SW
213°
SSW
215°
SW
213°
SSW
216°
SW
215°
SW
218°
SW
216°
SW
Period9.8 sec.9.7 sec.16.5 sec.16.1 sec.15.4 sec.15.2 sec.14.6 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)

Sea weather on Monday 2 February 2026

On Monday 2 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:50 and will set at 19:33 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%91%92%91%87%86%87%89%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover97%97%94%100%98%94%94%89%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed4km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (8mph)9km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts6km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)16km/h (10mph)22km/h (13mph)13km/h (8mph)
Direction 182°
S
229°
SW
251°
WSW
231°
SW
244°
WSW
218°
SW
195°
SSW
164°
SSE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Waves
Height2.3m (7.4ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.0m (6.5ft)1.8m (6.1ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 212°
SSW
215°
SW
215°
SW
215°
SW
213°
SSW
213°
SSW
214°
SW
212°
SSW
Period14.1 sec.13.5 sec.13.1 sec.12.7 sec.12.5 sec.12.2 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 3 February 2026

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 19:33 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%91%89%84%81%81%83%87%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover75%54%32%37%40%48%52%50%
Heat index24°C (76°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed3km/h (2mph)4km/h (2mph)9km/h (5mph)12km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)18km/h (11mph)29km/h (18mph)35km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)
Direction 159°
SSE
294°
WNW
255°
WSW
80°
E
117°
ESE
112°
ESE
99°
E
92°
E
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 211°
SSW
213°
SSW
212°
SSW
212°
SSW
213°
SSW
215°
SW
214°
SW
212°
SSW
Period11.4 sec.11.2 sec.11.0 sec.10.9 sec.10.7 sec.10.5 sec.10.3 sec.10.2 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 4 February 2026

On Wednesday 4 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:52 and will set at 19:32 on the beach(es) of Knysna. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%91%91%88%83%82%87%90%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover33%53%51%33%23%32%49%31%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed27km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)29km/h (18mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts41km/h (26mph)36km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)40km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)38km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 95°
E
98°
E
88°
E
95°
E
103°
ESE
107°
ESE
95°
E
98°
E
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)
Direction 210°
SSW
207°
SSW
206°
SSW
207°
SSW
216°
SW
237°
WSW
232°
SW
226°
SW
Period10.1 sec.10.1 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.7 sec.11.4 sec.10.6 sec.11.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

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