About Hondeklipbaai

Hondeklipbaai is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. From Hondeklipbaai you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Hondeklip Bay Reef, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OMD, 209 km away.

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Staying in Hondeklipbaai

8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OMD, 209 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 Hondeklipbaai. 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 the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Hondeklipbaai 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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Hondeklip Bay Reef0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1337 kJ

8 ft775 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

7 ft604 kJ

5 ft316 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hondeklip Bay Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,337kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	775kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	350kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	464kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	604kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	5 ft8 shollow	316kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 shollow	279kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	20°C

Wallekraal Point19.1 kmabout 35 min by car

9 ft1337 kJ

8 ft788 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

6 ft485 kJ

7 ft620 kJ

5 ft269 kJ

5 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wallekraal Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,337kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	788kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	485kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	620kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	17°C

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

These spots are more than 20 km from Hondeklipbaai. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay 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

Skulpfontein Reef29.8 kmabout 55 min by car

9 ft1426 kJ

8 ft861 kJ

5 ft376 kJ

6 ft480 kJ

7 ft623 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Skulpfontein Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,426kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	861kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	376kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	480kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	623kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	298kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	298kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	24°C

Langberg Point36.2 kmabout 1h 05 by car

9 ft1357 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

5 ft372 kJ

6 ft518 kJ

7 ft632 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

5 ft281 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Langberg Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,357kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	824kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	372kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	518kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	632kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	16°C

Places to eat near Hondeklipbaai

Sam’s RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Rooi Spinnekop Restaurant and Accommodation0.4 km from the centre

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Hondeklipbaai, South Africa