Port Nolloth, South Africa
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About Port Nolloth
Port Nolloth is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. From Port Nolloth you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Port Nolloth Reef, a surf spot 2.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OMD, 85 km away.
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Staying in Port Nolloth
- 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: OMD, 85 km
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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 Port Nolloth. 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 expert 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 Port Nolloth each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDougals Bay4.1 kmabout 10 min by car | 8 ft840 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft405 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft381 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 6 ft458 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small | 5 ft375 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft304 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small | 4 ft101 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small |
All readings for McDougals Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Port Nolloth Reef2.6 kmabout 5 min by car | 8 ft840 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft405 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft381 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 6 ft458 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small | 5 ft375 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft304 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small | 4 ft101 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small |
All readings for Port Nolloth Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Rollers5.8 kmabout 10 min by car | 8 ft868 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft414 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft381 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 6 ft561 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft389 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft299 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small |
All readings for Rollers: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Nolloth, 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
This spot is more than 20 km from Port Nolloth. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.
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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide Reef24 kmabout 45 min by car | 8 ft840 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft374 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small | 6 ft395 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair | 5 ft464 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair | 5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small | 4 ft90 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Suicide Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near Port Nolloth
- Scotia Inn Restaurant0.8 km from the centre
- Sunsets at FrederiksSeafood · 1.5 km from the centre
- Bella De Port0.7 km from the centre
- Mare e Sol0.7 km from the centre
- Nemo's Restaurant0.7 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