P1010144 Port Nolloth — Port Nolloth, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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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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 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 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 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

McDougals Bay4.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft840 kJ

5 ft405 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

6 ft458 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at McDougals Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	840kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	458kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	375kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 smushy	304kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	17, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	17°C

Port Nolloth Reef2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft840 kJ

5 ft405 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

6 ft458 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Nolloth Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	840kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	375kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 smushy	304kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	17, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	17°C

Rollers5.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft868 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft299 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rollers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	868kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	414kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	561kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	299kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	18°C

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Suicide Reef24 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft840 kJ

5 ft374 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

5 ft464 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suicide Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	840kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 smushy	374kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	464kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 smushy	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	298kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	12, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	15°C

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

Port Nolloth, South Africa

About Port Nolloth

Staying in Port Nolloth

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Port Nolloth