Glentana, South Africa

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About Glentana

Glentana is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Glentana you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Glentana, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRJ, 8 km away.

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Staying in Glentana

  • 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GRJ, 8 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 Glentana.

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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. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Glentana 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Glentana: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Herolds Bay7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Herolds Bay7 ft714 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big6 ft429 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, poor4 ft179 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good6 ft515 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, poor7 ft438 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big7 ft719 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big4 ft166 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good
All readings for Herolds Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Herolds Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow714kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct28, poor6 ft9 shollow429kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft7 shollow179kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor6 ft10 smushy515kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft7 smushy438kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 scrumbling719kJwind from the east, 3 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct56, good4 ft8 shollow166kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots17°C
Glentana1.2 kmabout 5 min by car7 ft599 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big5 ft358 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, poor4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, good5 ft418 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore, poor6 ft364 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too big7 ft603 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big3 ft113 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good
All readings for Glentana: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Glentana, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow599kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct31, poor5 ft9 shollow358kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft7 shollow148kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot14°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor5 ft9 shollow418kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft7 smushy364kJwind from the west, 10 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 scrumbling603kJwind from the east, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct50, good3 ft7 shollow113kJwind from the south, 3 knots17°C
Lourie Reef11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Herolds Bay, 4 km7 ft789 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big6 ft395 kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, poor5 ft205 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good6 ft519 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too big7 ft524 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big8 ft784 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big4 ft161 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good
All readings for Lourie Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lourie Reef, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow789kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct6, poor6 ft8 smushy395kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct53, good5 ft7 shollow205kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft9 shollow519kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft8 shollow524kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big8 ft8 shollow784kJwind from the east, 3 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft8 shollow161kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots17°C
Brak River15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Hartenbos, 5 km7 ft599 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big5 ft358 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, fair4 ft148 kJwind from the south-east, 0 knots, fair5 ft386 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, poor6 ft364 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big7 ft603 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big3 ft113 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Brak River: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brak River, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft599kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair5 ft9 ssoft358kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair4 ft7 smushy148kJwind from the south-east, 0 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct30, poor5 ft9 ssoft386kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft7 smushy364kJwind from the west, 9 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft603kJwind from the east, 3 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small3 ft7 smushy113kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Glentana, 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 Glentana

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