Ballito, South Africa

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About Ballito

Ballito is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. From Ballito you can reach 8 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Salmon Bay, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Ballito

108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Ballito each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ballito 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: Intermediate

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Ballito0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft109 kJ

6 ft290 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ballito, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	6 ft7 smushy	290kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Christmas Bay9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft132 kJ

7 ft576 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

6 ft385 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Christmas Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft9 scrumbling	132kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	576kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	23°C

Four poles6.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft132 kJ

7 ft576 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

6 ft385 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Four poles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	132kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	576kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Salmon Bay0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft109 kJ

6 ft290 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salmon Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	6 ft7 smushy	290kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Salt Rock5.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Salt RockIntermediate and up

3 ft78 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salt Rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Tiffanys5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft78 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tiffanys, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Tinley Manor North Point14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Salt Rock, 9 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft93 kJ

6 ft274 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft132 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tinley Manor North Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	274kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	25°C

Tongaat - Westbrook7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft109 kJ

6 ft290 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tongaat - Westbrook, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	6 ft7 smushy	290kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ballito, 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).

Kite near Ballito

Ballito 0.6 km · stays here

Windsurf near Ballito

Ballito 0.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ballito

Mozambik BallitoSeafood · in the centre
Friend House BallitoSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Kuta-KolaBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Nikos Ballito BayGreek · 0.1 km from the centre
Nikos Coalgrill GreekGreek · 0.1 km from the centre
Ocean Basket BallitoSeafood · 0.1 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