L'Agulhas, South Africa

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About L'Agulhas

L'Agulhas is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From L'Agulhas you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Jessies Bay, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 160 km away.

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Staying in L'Agulhas

25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 160 km, GRJ, 235 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 L'Agulhas.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in L'Agulhas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for L'Agulhas too.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Suiderstrand5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

8 ft767 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

9 ft1127 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

9 ft976 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suiderstrand, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	767kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	327kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,127kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	885kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	976kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Harbour Wedge4.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Struisbaai

8 ft798 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

5 ft569 kJ

8 ft875 kJ

9 ft1033 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Struisbaai Harbour Wedge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	798kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	5, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	569kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	875kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,033kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 smushy	224kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Meisho Maru2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

8 ft767 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

6 ft540 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

9 ft976 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meisho Maru, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	767kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	327kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	3, poor	6 ft10 smushy	540kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	885kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	976kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Jessies Bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

8 ft767 kJ

6 ft390 kJ

6 ft515 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

9 ft991 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jessies Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	767kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	5, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	5, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	515kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	885kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	991kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	214kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Aghulus Reef1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

8 ft807 kJ

6 ft349 kJ

9 ft1147 kJ

9 ft939 kJ

9 ft1024 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aghulus Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	807kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,147kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	939kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,024kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 smushy	218kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Back Reef5.2 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Struisbaai, 1 kmNeeds 6 ft+

6 ft486 kJ

5 ft343 kJ

8 ft840 kJ

7 ft665 kJ

8 ft826 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Back Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	343kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	840kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	7 ft8 ssoft	665kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	8 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft8 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Point4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in StruisbaaiNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft438 kJ

5 ft341 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

7 ft593 kJ

8 ft772 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	341kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	7 ft8 ssoft	593kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	8 ft9 smushy	772kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Reef4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in StruisbaaiNeeds 7 ft+

6 ft486 kJ

5 ft343 kJ

6 ft623 kJ

7 ft665 kJ

8 ft826 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	343kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	665kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	8 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	4 ft8 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of L'Agulhas, 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 L'Agulhas

Gavin's Trattoria AgulhasItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Zuidste Kaap Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
L'Agulhas SeafoodsSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Needles Kitchen0.7 km from the centre
Crafty Pig0.3 km from the centre
Seagulls Pub and Grill0.3 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