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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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Spot

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Herolds Bay7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Herolds Bay

7 ft714 kJ

6 ft429 kJ

4 ft179 kJ

6 ft515 kJ

7 ft438 kJ

7 ft719 kJ

4 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Herolds Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	714kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	6 ft9 shollow	429kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft7 shollow	179kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	3, poor	6 ft10 smushy	515kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	438kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	719kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft8 shollow	134kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	18°C

Glentana1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft599 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

5 ft418 kJ

6 ft364 kJ

7 ft603 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Glentana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	599kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	358kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft7 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 shollow	418kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	364kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft7 shollow	113kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	18°C

Lourie Reef11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Herolds Bay, 4 km

7 ft789 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

6 ft519 kJ

7 ft524 kJ

8 ft784 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lourie Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	789kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	5, poor	6 ft8 smushy	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	5 ft7 shollow	205kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	519kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	524kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	784kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft8 shollow	161kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	18°C

Brak River15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Hartenbos, 5 km

7 ft599 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

6 ft364 kJ

7 ft603 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brak River, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	599kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	358kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	364kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	603kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°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

Meet at SeaSeafood · 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

Glentana, South Africa

About Glentana

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Glentana