East London, South Africa

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About East London

East London is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. From East London you can reach 11 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is East London, a kite and windsurf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ELS, 7 km away.

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Staying in East London

86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ELS, 7 km, UTT, 179 km, PLZ, 238 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 East London. Spots further out are listed below.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in East London each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for East London too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Igoda15.2 kmabout 30 min by car

7 ft642 kJ

7 ft564 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

7 ft708 kJ

9 ft1105 kJ

9 ft976 kJ

6 ft438 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Igoda, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	7 ft9 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	7 ft8 smushy	564kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	7 ft10 smushy	708kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,105kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	9 ft8 smushy	976kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Nahoon Reef5.5 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft918 kJ

5 ft417 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nahoon Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	8 ft8 smushy	918kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	417kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	25°C

Naidoo's Point7.7 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft589 kJ

7 ft456 kJ

6 ft332 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

8 ft949 kJ

8 ft903 kJ

5 ft392 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Naidoo's Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	6 ft9 ssoft	589kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	7 ft7 smushy	456kJ	wind from the south-west, 20 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	332kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	949kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	8 ft8 smushy	903kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	23°C

Gonubie Lefts15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Gonubie, 2 km

7 ft662 kJ

8 ft851 kJ

6 ft434 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

9 ft1191 kJ

9 ft950 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gonubie Lefts, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft9 ssoft	662kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	8 ft8 ssoft	851kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	434kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	504kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,191kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	9 ft8 smushy	950kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	6 ft9 smushy	454kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Bonza Bay7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft918 kJ

5 ft417 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bonza Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	8 ft8 smushy	918kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	417kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	25°C

Nahoon Beach Break5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nahoon Beach Break, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Kennaway Ledge2 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kennaway Ledge, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Gonubie Point15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Gonubie, 2 km

7 ft662 kJ

8 ft851 kJ

6 ft434 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

9 ft1191 kJ

8 ft788 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gonubie Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	7 ft9 ssoft	662kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	8 ft8 ssoft	851kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 smushy	434kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	504kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,191kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	8 ft8 ssoft	788kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	6 ft9 smushy	454kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Eastern Beach2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft918 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Eastern Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	8 ft8 smushy	918kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Gashers2 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft726 kJ

6 ft365 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

9 ft1046 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gashers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	614kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	8 ft8 smushy	726kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	6 ft8 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	579kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,046kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

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

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from East London. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Kidds Beach23.9 kmabout 45 min by car

7 ft642 kJ

8 ft676 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

9 ft1105 kJ

9 ft976 kJ

6 ft438 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kidds Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	7 ft9 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	8 ft8 ssoft	676kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,105kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	9 ft8 smushy	976kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Kite near East London

East London 1 km · stays here

Windsurf near East London

East London 1 km · stays here

Places to eat near East London

Debonairs Pizza Gillwell MallPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Debonairs Pizza Oxford StreetPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Hungry Lion Oxford StreetChicken · 0.5 km from the centre
McDonald'sBurger · 0.5 km from the centre
Nando'sChicken · 0.5 km from the centre
Steers Oxford StreetBurger · 0.5 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