About Henties Bay

Henties Bay is a town in Erongo Region, Namibia. From Henties Bay you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Henties Bay, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WVB, 103 km away.

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Staying in Henties Bay

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: WVB, 103 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Henties Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Henties Bay0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft95 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Henties Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	4 ft5 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 smushy	961kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 smushy	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Henties Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Henties Bay

Jakkalsputz Restaurant0.1 km from the centre
Fishy Corner RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
SkubbebarAfrican · 0.4 km from the centre
Go fishyFish and chips · 0.6 km from the centre
Myl 50 Pub & Grill Henties Bay0.1 km from the centre
Misty Bay0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Henties Bay, Namibia