Lambert's Bay, South Africa

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Lambert's Bay, the nearest town. Photo: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Lambert's Bay

Lambert's Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Lambert's Bay you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Farmer Burgers, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 211 km away.

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Staying in Lambert's Bay

  • 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 211 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 Lambert's Bay.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Lambert's Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Lambert's Bay 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Lambert's Bay: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Farmer Burgers0.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft423 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft240 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair6 ft474 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big6 ft466 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too big5 ft313 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor3 ft132 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft41 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Farmer Burgers: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Farmer Burgers, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, poor5 ft9 smushy423kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft8 smushy240kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 ssoft474kJwind from the north, 13 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy466kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor5 ft8 ssoft313kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft8 smushy132kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small2 ft8 smushy41kJwind from the south, 10 knots17°C
Garbage dumps0.5 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft423 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft240 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair6 ft474 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big6 ft466 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too big5 ft313 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor3 ft132 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft41 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Garbage dumps: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garbage dumps, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, poor5 ft9 smushy423kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft8 smushy240kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 ssoft474kJwind from the north, 13 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy466kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor5 ft8 ssoft313kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft8 smushy132kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small2 ft8 smushy41kJwind from the south, 10 knots17°C
Donkin Bay18.4 kmabout 35 min by car6 ft570 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too big5 ft264 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, fair6 ft454 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, poor6 ft414 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, poor5 ft346 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft159 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, poor3 ft68 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Donkin Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Donkin Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft570kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft8 smushy264kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor6 ft9 smushy454kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct8, poor6 ft9 smushy414kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair5 ft8 ssoft346kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct33, poor4 ft8 ssoft159kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct18, too small3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots23°C
Lamberts Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft444 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft254 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair6 ft490 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big6 ft463 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too big5 ft329 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft44 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Lamberts Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lamberts Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, poor6 ft9 smushy444kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft8 smushy254kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 ssoft490kJwind from the north, 13 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy463kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor5 ft8 ssoft329kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor4 ft8 smushy148kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small2 ft8 smushy44kJwind from the south, 10 knots17°C
Sours1.8 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft444 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft254 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair6 ft490 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big6 ft463 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too big5 ft329 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, poor4 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft44 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Sours: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sours, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, poor6 ft9 smushy444kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft8 smushy254kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy490kJwind from the north, 13 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy463kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor5 ft8 ssoft329kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor4 ft8 smushy148kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small2 ft8 smushy44kJwind from the south, 10 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lambert's Bay, 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).

Kite near Lambert's Bay

Windsurf near Lambert's Bay

Places to eat near Lambert's Bay

  • Isabellas RestaurantSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Bird IslandSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
  • RoestydTheme · 0.4 km from the centre
  • High Tide Restaurant0.4 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