Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

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About Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Plettenberg Bay you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Bi Reef, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 118 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRJ, 91 km away.

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Staying in Plettenberg Bay

118 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GRJ, 91 km, PLZ, 207 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 Plettenberg Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Plettenberg Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Plettenberg 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: Expert

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Nature's Valley19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nature's Valley

8 ft1105 kJ

7 ft685 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

8 ft817 kJ

9 ft915 kJ

9 ft956 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nature's Valley, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,105kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	685kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 smushy	251kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	817kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	915kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	956kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft8 ssoft	180kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	20°C

Hobie Beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hobie Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

The Point0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

Bi Reef0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bi Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

Plett Wedge1 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Plett Wedge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

Robberg1 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Robberg, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

The Wedge1 kmabout 5 min by car

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft712 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Wedge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	712kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

Plettenberg Bay1.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 7 ft+

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft670 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

9 ft1224 kJ

9 ft990 kJ

9 ft1000 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Plettenberg Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	9 ft9 ssoft	1,223kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	670kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	308kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	9 ft9 ssoft	1,224kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	9 ft8 ssoft	990kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	9 ft8 ssoft	1,000kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

The Wreck4.8 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

8 ft924 kJ

6 ft482 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

8 ft905 kJ

8 ft756 kJ

8 ft808 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Wreck, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	8 ft9 ssoft	924kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft8 ssoft	482kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 smushy	242kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	8 ft9 ssoft	905kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	8 ft8 ssoft	756kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	8 ft8 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	212kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C

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

Places to eat near Plettenberg Bay

Casa AngeloItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
LM in PlettAfrican · 0.4 km from the centre
Ocean BasketSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
The TableItalian · 0.5 km from the centre
Cornuti Al MareItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
Grand Africa Lookout BeachSeafood · 0.7 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