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 beginners: 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 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 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: Intermediate Expert

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Sun 25

Bi Reef0.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bi Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Hobie Beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hobie Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Nature's Valley19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nature's ValleyIntermediate and up

7 ft724 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

7 ft634 kJ

9 ft944 kJ

9 ft1072 kJ

4 ft228 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nature's Valley, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	724kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 smushy	301kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	634kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,072kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	228kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	17°C

Plett Wedge1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Plett Wedge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Plettenberg Bay1.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft751 kJ

6 ft323 kJ

10 ft1516 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Plettenberg Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	6 ft8 smushy	323kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	10 ft9 ssoft	1,516kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Robberg1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Robberg, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

The Point0.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

The Wedge1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

7 ft751 kJ

5 ft297 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

9 ft1057 kJ

10 ft1136 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Wedge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

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

6 ft567 kJ

5 ft255 kJ

8 ft851 kJ

8 ft865 kJ

9 ft891 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Wreck, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft9 ssoft	567kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 smushy	255kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	8 ft9 ssoft	851kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	8 ft8 ssoft	865kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	9 ft8 ssoft	891kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	192kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°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