There was no rain today here in Plettenberg Bay, but it was still cloudy and mild, with a high of only 23 °C (74 °F).
I went for a walk on Central Beach late this afternoon.
The site of the hotel has a distinctive history: it was a whaling station at the turn of the twentieth century, and became the location of a small hotel in 1940.
In 1972, this hotel was demolished and replaced with the six-story Beacon Isle Hotel.
Looking at that bar chart below the shark’s tail fin, it appears that it is less likely in January for sharks to appear in these waters.
Plettenberg Bay has experienced increased white shark activity in recent years and tragically suffered two fatal shark bite incidents in 2022, within three months of each other.
Great white sharks have settled in the bay and there were a few scary incidents in recent years.
However these are the most idyllic beaches on the planet