Saint Helena Bay, South Africa

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About Saint Helena Bay

Saint Helena Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Saint Helena Bay you can reach 13 surf spots. The nearest is Stompneus Baai, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 149 km away.

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Staying in Saint Helena Bay

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 149 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 Saint Helena Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Saint Helena Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Saint Helena Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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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Pastures4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft439 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

4 ft205 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pastures, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	205kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

The Pit16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Paternoster, 4 km

9 ft1325 kJ

8 ft741 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

6 ft611 kJ

7 ft641 kJ

7 ft577 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Pit, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,325kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	741kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	611kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	641kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	577kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	4 ft8 smushy	226kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	17°C

Heaven4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

8 ft1121 kJ

7 ft623 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

6 ft593 kJ

6 ft464 kJ

6 ft405 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Heaven, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,121kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	261kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	593kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	464kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	19°C

Cape st. Martin reef7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

9 ft1299 kJ

7 ft745 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

6 ft702 kJ

7 ft599 kJ

7 ft551 kJ

4 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cape st. Martin reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,299kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	745kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	313kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	702kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	599kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	19°C

Brittania Bay (Beachbreak)4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft481 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brittania Bay (Beachbreak), each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft10 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

Brittania Bay (Shelly point)4.9 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft481 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brittania Bay (Shelly point), each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	753kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

Hell5.1 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft481 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hell, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft10 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	19°C

Hell5.1 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft481 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hell, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft10 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	19°C

Klein Trekoskraal19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Paternoster, 9 kmNeeds 6 ft+

9 ft1325 kJ

8 ft741 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

7 ft641 kJ

7 ft577 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Klein Trekoskraal, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,325kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	8 ft8 scrumbling	741kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	9 ft8 smushy	961kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	7 ft8 ssoft	641kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	577kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 smushy	226kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	17°C

Laaiplek Beach15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Velddrif, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft160 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laaiplek Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	86kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	20°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	18kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	27°C

Paternoster12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in PaternosterNeeds 5 ft+

9 ft1280 kJ

7 ft724 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

8 ft762 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

7 ft551 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Paternoster, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	9 ft10 ssoft	1,280kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	724kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	8 ft8 smushy	762kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	589kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 smushy	223kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	22°C

Stompneus Baai2.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft348 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stompneus Baai, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	348kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 smushy	88kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 smushy	109kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	39kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots, offshore	21°C

V-Bowl4 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft753 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

6 ft481 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at V-Bowl, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft10 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena Bay

BP MarineFish and chips · 1.6 km from the centre
Oppikaai Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 1.7 km from the centre
Die Nuwe Noord Blinder0.5 km from the centre
Noordblinder Pub and Grill0.5 km from the centre
The Gull and Bell and Grill1.3 km from the centre
Harbour View Restaurant - St Helena Bay1.4 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