Khayelitsha, South Africa

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Khayelitsha Lookout-Hill Ilitha-Park — Khayelitsha, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: FreddieA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Khayelitsha you can reach 14 surf spots. The nearest is Nine mile Reef, a surf spot 4.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CPT, 9 km away.

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Staying in Khayelitsha

19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CPT, 9 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 Khayelitsha.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Khayelitsha each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 12 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Khayelitsha too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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: Expert

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Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Monwabisi4.8 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft537 kJ

5 ft267 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

5 ft322 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

6 ft405 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Monwabisi, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	537kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	5 ft8 ssoft	267kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	5 ft9 ssoft	322kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	19°C

Nine mile Reef4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft599 kJ

4 ft254 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

5 ft450 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nine mile Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	599kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	254kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	5 ft9 ssoft	450kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	5 ft8 smushy	329kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	414kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	19°C

Blinkklip Reef13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blinkklip Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Seconds13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seconds, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Seconds13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seconds, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Blinkklip Inner Reef14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 3 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blinkklip Inner Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Duckies Reef15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Duckies Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Strand (pipe)15 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Strand (pipe), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

AECI beachbreak.15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 1 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at AECI beachbreak., each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Die Poort17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Die Poort, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Silkies16.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 1 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Silkies, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Greenways Reef18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Strand, 3 km

7 ft772 kJ

5 ft342 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

6 ft538 kJ

6 ft406 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Greenways Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	772kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft8 ssoft	342kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	406kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	18°C

Cemetery15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Fish Hoek, 9 kmNeeds 6 ft+

5 ft395 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

5 ft369 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cemetery, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	5 ft9 smushy	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	165kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	241kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	74kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	18°C

Muizenberg18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Fish Hoek, 7 kmNeeds 7 ft+

5 ft395 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

5 ft369 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muizenberg, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	5 ft9 smushy	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	165kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	241kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	74kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	18°C

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

4Roomed eKasi Culture and FoodsAfrican · 0.7 km from the centre
Hungry Lion Khayelitsha CBDChicken · 0.8 km from the centre
Debonairs Pizza KhayelitshaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
Hungry LionBurger · 1.1 km from the centre
King Steak BuffetBuffet · 1.1 km from the centre
FreshStop Spine Road0.3 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