Stilbaai, South Africa

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About Stilbaai

Stilbaai is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Stilbaai you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Still Bay (lefts), a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRJ, 98 km away.

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Staying in Stilbaai

27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GRJ, 98 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 Stilbaai.

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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 Stilbaai each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Stilbaai 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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Dolphin Point10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Jongensfontein, 1 km

7 ft650 kJ

5 ft244 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

7 ft690 kJ

9 ft947 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dolphin Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	650kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	3 ft11 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	690kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 scrumbling	947kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	19°C

Red Nose Rock3 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft572 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft257 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

8 ft844 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Red Nose Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	572kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	257kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C

Dolfines3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft572 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft257 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

8 ft844 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dolfines, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	572kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	257kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C

Skulpiesbaai3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft572 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft257 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

8 ft844 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Skulpiesbaai, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	572kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	257kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C

Jongensfontein9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Jongensfontein

7 ft650 kJ

5 ft244 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

7 ft690 kJ

9 ft947 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jongensfontein, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	650kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	213kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	690kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	947kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C

Still Bay (Reef)2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft597 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

7 ft604 kJ

8 ft868 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Still Bay (Reef), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	597kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	215kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	604kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	868kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	207kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C

Still Bay (lefts)1.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft572 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

7 ft777 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

8 ft844 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Still Bay (lefts), each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	572kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	777kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Stilbaai, 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 Stilbaai

On the Rocks Steakhouse and Seafood RestaurantSteakhouse · 0.7 km from the centre
Pizza World StilbaaiPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Nardos PizzaPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
Oh My Gluten-Free Eatery & Shoppe0.5 km from the centre
Allegaartjie Stilbaai0.7 km from the centre
Chick or Fish0.8 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