ISO 24444 / ISO 24443 EU COLIPA and SANS 1557 Verified Broadspectrum Sunscreens
Natures Valley Fishing & Solunar Times
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Moon: New Moon (0% lit)
Major bite: 11:54–13:54 · 00:19–02:19
Minor bite: 05:56–07:26 · 18:22–19:52
Strongest near dawn/dusk or a tide change. Nearest tides →
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:54 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:51 SAST.
About Natures Valley — Fishing Local Knowledge
Angling here splits between the placid Groot River lagoon, where the estuary meets the sea, and surf fishing along the open beach; fly-anglers and light-tackle anglers favour the lagoon.
The estuary holds spotted grunter, Cape stumpnose, leervis and small kob, taken on prawn and light bait around the tide changes, while the surf can produce kob, shad, white steenbras and blacktail. Because Nature's Valley lies within the Garden Route National Park and its marine protected zones, fishing is tightly regulated with permits, closed areas and bag limits — check the current SANParks and MPA rules carefully before fishing or keeping any fish.