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 Cape Town International Airport (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: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 9 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder 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: Intermediate Expert

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AECI beachbreak.15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at AECI beachbreak., each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Blinkklip Inner Reef14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blinkklip Inner Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Blinkklip Reef13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blinkklip Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Cemetery15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Fish Hoek, 9 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

5 ft273 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cemetery, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	149kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	352kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	273kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	17°C

Die Poort17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Die Poort, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Duckies Reef15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Duckies Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Greenways Reef18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Strand, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Greenways Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Monwabisi4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft288 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

4 ft274 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Monwabisi, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	56, good	5 ft9 ssoft	288kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	178kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	274kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	5 ft8 smushy	329kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	345kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	21°C

Muizenberg18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Fish Hoek, 7 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

5 ft273 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muizenberg, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	149kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	352kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	273kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	17°C

Nine mile Reef4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft274 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

5 ft382 kJ

6 ft367 kJ

5 ft378 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nine mile Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	274kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	5 ft9 ssoft	382kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	378kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	21°C

Seconds13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seconds, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Seconds13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Strand, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seconds, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Silkies16.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Silkies, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°C

Strand (pipe)15 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Strand, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Strand (pipe), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	20°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