Lamberts Bay P1010337 — 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 experts: 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 expert 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.

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Lamberts Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft940 kJ

6 ft535 kJ

5 ft237 kJ

6 ft442 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lamberts Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	940kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	5 ft8 smushy	237kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	6 ft8 smushy	442kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	468kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C

Farmer Burgers0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft907 kJ

6 ft513 kJ

5 ft230 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

6 ft459 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Farmer Burgers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, poor	7 ft10 smushy	907kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	513kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	5 ft8 smushy	230kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 smushy	457kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	459kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C

Garbage dumps0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft907 kJ

6 ft513 kJ

5 ft230 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

6 ft459 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Garbage dumps, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, poor	7 ft10 smushy	907kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	513kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	5 ft8 smushy	230kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 smushy	457kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	459kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C

Sours1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft940 kJ

6 ft535 kJ

5 ft237 kJ

6 ft442 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sours, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	940kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	5 ft8 smushy	237kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	6 ft8 smushy	442kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	468kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C

Donkin Bay18.4 kmabout 35 min by car

8 ft979 kJ

6 ft557 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

6 ft523 kJ

6 ft484 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Donkin Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	979kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	557kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	6 ft8 smushy	523kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	23°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

Lambert's Bay 0.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Lambert's Bay

Lambert's Bay 0.8 km · stays here

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

Lambert's Bay, South Africa