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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Spot

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Henties Bay0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft521 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

5 ft219 kJ

4 ft71 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

5 ft192 kJ

6 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Henties Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	7 ft7 smushy	521kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	6 ft8 smushy	490kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	5 ft7 smushy	219kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	301kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	5 ft7 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 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