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 beginners: 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 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 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.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 Expert

Spot

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Bonza Bay7.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft516 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bonza Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Eastern Beach2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft516 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Eastern Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Gashers2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft516 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gashers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Gonubie Lefts15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Gonubie, 2 kmIntermediate and up

7 ft587 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

5 ft312 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

8 ft788 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gonubie Lefts, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	587kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	155kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	312kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	195kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	788kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft9 smushy	155kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	25°C

Gonubie Point15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Gonubie, 2 kmIntermediate and up

7 ft587 kJ

2 ft148 kJ

5 ft312 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

8 ft788 kJ

5 ft327 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gonubie Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	587kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	5 ft8 smushy	312kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	195kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	788kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 smushy	327kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	25°C

Igoda15.2 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft604 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

8 ft841 kJ

4 ft268 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Igoda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	604kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 smushy	293kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	3 ft11 smushy	214kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	841kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft9 smushy	268kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	25°C

Kennaway Ledge2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft516 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kennaway Ledge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Nahoon Beach Break5.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft516 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nahoon Beach Break, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft9 smushy	300kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Nahoon Reef5.5 kmabout 10 min by carExperts only

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	Scorefor Expert	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 carIntermediate and up

6 ft552 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

6 ft332 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

4 ft288 kJ

8 ft769 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Naidoo's Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	552kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 25 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft8 smushy	332kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	288kJ	wind from the south-west, 20 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	769kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft9 scrumbling	137kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	23°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Sat 24

Kidds Beach23.9 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft604 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

8 ft841 kJ

4 ft268 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kidds Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	604kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 24 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 smushy	293kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	841kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft9 smushy	268kJ	wind from the east, 6 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