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

7 ft718 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

5 ft219 kJ

6 ft519 kJ

7 ft611 kJ

8 ft784 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lourie Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	7 ft9 shollow	718kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	6 ft9 shollow	487kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 shollow	219kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 shollow	519kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 shollow	611kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	8 ft8 shollow	784kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 shollow	203kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

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

7 ft628 kJ

6 ft429 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

7 ft531 kJ

7 ft719 kJ

4 ft166 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Herolds Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	7 ft9 shollow	628kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	6 ft9 shollow	429kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 shollow	192kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	6 ft9 shollow	498kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	7 ft8 smushy	531kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	719kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 shollow	166kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

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

7 ft599 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

6 ft509 kJ

6 ft364 kJ

7 ft603 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brak River, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	599kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	358kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	509kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft7 smushy	364kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	603kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	21°C

Glentana1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft551 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

5 ft418 kJ

6 ft364 kJ

7 ft603 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Glentana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	551kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 shollow	358kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	5 ft9 shollow	418kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	6 ft7 smushy	364kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft7 shollow	113kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	17°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