Nature's Valley, South Africa

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About Nature's Valley

Nature's Valley is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Nature's Valley you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Nature's Valley, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRJ, 109 km away.

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Staying in Nature's Valley

  • 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GRJ, 109 km, PLZ, 190 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 Nature's Valley.

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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. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Nature's Valley 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 Nature's Valley: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hobie Beach18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay, 1 km9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft958 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Hobie Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hobie Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct54, good9 ft9 ssoft958kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
Nature's Valley0.1 kmabout 5 min by car8 ft982 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good7 ft642 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, fair5 ft279 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small8 ft817 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair9 ft915 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, poor9 ft956 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Nature's Valley: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nature's Valley, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good8 ft9 ssoft982kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair7 ft8 ssoft642kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy279kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot15°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair8 ft9 ssoft817kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor9 ft8 ssoft915kJwind from the west, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair9 ft8 ssoft956kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct33, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot19°C
Bi Reef18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Bi Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bi Reef, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
Plett Wedge18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay, 1 km9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Plett Wedge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Plett Wedge, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
Robberg18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay, 1 km9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Robberg: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Robberg, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
The Point18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for The Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
The Wedge18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay, 1 km9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for The Wedge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Wedge, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct50, good7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C
Plettenberg Bay17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Plettenberg Bay, 1 km9 ft1223 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft670 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair5 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small11 ft1618 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, good9 ft990 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, good9 ft1000 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft321 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Plettenberg Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Plettenberg Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good9 ft9 ssoft1,223kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 19Oct36, fair7 ft8 ssoft670kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small5 ft8 smushy308kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft8 ssoft1,618kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 ssoft990kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair9 ft8 ssoft1,000kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small5 ft8 ssoft321kJwind from the south, 1 knot18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Nature's Valley, 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 Nature's Valley

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