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 beginners: 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 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 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Donkin Bay18.4 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft570 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Donkin Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	570kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	264kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	5, poor	6 ft9 smushy	454kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	6 ft9 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	23°C

Farmer Burgers0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft423 kJ

5 ft240 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

6 ft466 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Farmer Burgers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 smushy	423kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	466kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	17°C

Garbage dumps0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft423 kJ

5 ft240 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

6 ft466 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garbage dumps, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 smushy	423kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	466kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	17°C

Lamberts Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft444 kJ

5 ft254 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lamberts Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	6 ft9 smushy	444kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	254kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	463kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	329kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	17°C

Sours1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft444 kJ

5 ft254 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sours, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	6 ft9 smushy	444kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	254kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	490kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	463kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	329kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	17°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

About Lambert's Bay

Staying in Lambert's Bay

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near Lambert's Bay

Windsurf near Lambert's Bay

Places to eat near Lambert's Bay