Grottobaai
in West Coast District Municipality of Western Cape, South Africa

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-33.505 and 18.318 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -33° 30' 19" and E 18° 19' 5"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:47 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:23 am and 6:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-05-03 08:06:06

Touring Grottobaai

Grottobaai in West Coast District Municipality (Western Cape) is a town located in South Africa about 798 mi (or 1,285 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital place.

Time in Grottobaai is now 07:47 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports nearby Grottobaai, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 36 mi (or 57 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in South Africa is Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), South.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Malmesbury, Cape Town, Moorreesburg, Vredenburg and Paarl. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 82%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

19°C (67 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Darling Brew

Published: April 28, 2014
Length: 05:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Heidi Eloff

The Darling Brew Extreme MTB Challenge Date: Saturday 31 May 2014 Venue: Gabriel Pharo Sports field, 17th Avenue, Darling Take the R307 out of Main Street towards Mooreesburg. MTB Routes:...


Atlantis Dunes - Beach buggy riding a dune

Published: April 02, 2018
Length: 53:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Vrede Conradie

Beach buggy, with a Datsun 1200 balanced motor, riding a smooth dune.


Ford Ranger 3.2

Published: May 08, 2018
Length: 21:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Flippie Bekker

Atlantis dunes.


Atlantis 4x4 Freestyle riding 12

Published: June 09, 2019
Length: 08:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: QD Adventure and Travel


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

British Peer (ship)

The British Peer was a 1428-ton, 247.5 feet long, 36.4 feet wide and 22.5 feet deep, three-masted iron sailing ship, built at the Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast, Ireland, in 1865 for the British Shipowners Company. In 1883 she was bought by the Nourse Line. Originally she was the fastest vessel in fleet until the British Ambassador was commissioned.

Located at -33.5067, 18.3117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ships built in Belfast, History of Saint Lucia, History of Suriname, Indian indenture ships to Fiji, Shipwrecks of the South African Atlantic coast, Maritime incidents in 1896, Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom