Mossel Bay, South Africa

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Mossel Bay, Downtown — Mossel Bay, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Dellex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Mossel Bay you can reach 14 surf spots, 6 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is De Bakke, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRJ, 29 km away.

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Staying in Mossel Bay

79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GRJ, 29 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 Mossel Bay. Spots further out are listed below.

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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 Mossel Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mossel 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 Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Brak River10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Hartenbos, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft394 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brak River, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	394kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	20°C

Dana Bay9.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft413 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

7 ft698 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dana Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 shollow	413kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft7 shollow	172kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	476kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 shollow	698kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 shollow	165kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 shollow	54kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

De Bakke2.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at De Bakke, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

Dias Beach4.8 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

6 ft432 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dias Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	412kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 smushy	432kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	20°C

Ding-Dangs4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

5 ft399 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ding-Dangs, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	399kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	20°C

Hartenbos7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in HartenbosIntermediate and up

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft399 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hartenbos, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	399kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	20°C

Inner Pool3.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Inner Pool, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	412kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

Santos Reef2.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Santos Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	384kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mossel 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Mossel Bay. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Gouritsmouth30.8 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft299 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

7 ft678 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gouritsmouth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	299kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	329kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	457kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	678kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Gouritzmouth30.4 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft299 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

7 ft678 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gouritzmouth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	299kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	5 ft8 smushy	329kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	457kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	678kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Kanon27.9 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft299 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

7 ft678 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kanon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	299kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	329kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	457kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	678kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Ramyatoolies24.7 kmabout 45 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft281 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

5 ft303 kJ

6 ft403 kJ

6 ft516 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ramyatoolies, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	403kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	20°C

Tidle Pool31.6 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft586 kJ

5 ft220 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

7 ft623 kJ

8 ft903 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tidle Pool, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	586kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	220kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	428kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	903kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	192kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Vleesbaai24.2 kmabout 45 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

4 ft281 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

5 ft326 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

6 ft516 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vleesbaai, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	5 ft9 ssoft	326kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°C

Places to eat near Mossel Bay

The Hussar Grill Mossel BaySteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centre
Below The Lighthouse RestaurantItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
Delfinos Seaside RestaurantPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Cafe Havana Restaurant & Cigar LoungeCuban · 0.5 km from the centre
Ponto Grille and CarveryBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
Big Blu RestaurantSeafood · 0.6 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