Hout Bay
Surf, dive and climbing town · South Africa
Surf, dive and climbing, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 49 places
49 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£70 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 49 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 86 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
The Bluff left · about 15 min by car · stays in Camps Bay
37 out of 100Glen Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
36 out of 100Glen Reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
36 out of 100Solly's · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
36 out of 100Camps Bay shorey · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100Clifton 3rd Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100Milton Pool left · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100Rocklands · about 30 min by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100
All 80 surf spots
1st Bank · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Bakoven · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Bali Bay · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Cannonball Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Cherry Rock · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Clifton 4th Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Gasworks · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Llandudno · about 10 min by car · stays in Llandudno
34 out of 100Llandudno (Outer Reef) · about 10 min by car · stays in Llandudno
34 out of 100Mac's spot · about 10 min by car
34 out of 100Sewers · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Tidals · about 20 min by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100Gunties · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
33 out of 100Hout Bay · about 5 min by car
33 out of 100Queens · about 25 min by car · stays in Cape Town
33 out of 100Dungeons · about 10 min by car
32 out of 100Dungeons (The Slab section) · about 10 min by car
32 out of 100Electrics · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
32 out of 100Secrets (Chapmans Peak Shorey) · about 5 min by car
32 out of 100Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. · about 10 min by car
31 out of 100Kommetjie · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100Krans · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100Long Dong Island · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100Kakapo · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100Pebbles Shorey · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100Tafelberg Reef · about 10 min by car
30 out of 100Washing Machines · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100Barnicles · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
29 out of 100Battery · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100Boneyards · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100Dangers, reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
29 out of 100Dunes · about 15 min by car · stays in Noordhoek
29 out of 100Inner kom · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100Kelp Factory · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100Ledge · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100Noordhoek Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Noordhoek
29 out of 100Outer Kom · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100pitzmah (clazo's ledge) · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
29 out of 100Sunset reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100The Hoek · about 15 min by car
29 out of 100Witsands · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100Crabs · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
28 out of 100Misty Cliffs · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
28 out of 100Scarborough Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
28 out of 100Scarborough Point · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
28 out of 100Selecta's Wedge · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
28 out of 100Conveyer Belts · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
27 out of 100Crayfish Factory · about 30 min by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
27 out of 100I&J's · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100K 364 · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100K 365 · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100Kalk Bay (Backdoor) · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
27 out of 100Kalk Bay Reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
27 out of 100Mysto Freight Trains · about 30 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100Off the wall, Kalk Bay · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
27 out of 100Drainpipes · about 25 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Off The Wall · about 30 min by car · stays in Cape Town
26 out of 100The Boiler · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
26 out of 100Wipey's · about 20 min by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Baileys cottage · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCemetery · about 30 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreClovelly · about 20 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreClovelly Wedge · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDolose point · about 35 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGlencairn Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHout Bay Harbour Wall · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMuizenberg · about 25 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreRailways · about 35 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSandy Bay · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSandy Bay south · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThe Wedge · about 35 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThermopylae · about 30 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Dive · this week
Stonehenge · 5.2 km · stays here
58 out of 100Vulcan Rock · 4.9 km · stays here
34 out of 100Duiker Island · 3.2 km · stays here
33 out of 100Photographer's Reef · 4.1 km · stays here
33 out of 100Tafelberg Deep · 5.3 km · stays here
33 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Silvermine Main Crag · 5.3 km · stays here
65 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Hout Bay.
Places to eat
6 near Hout Bay
Places to eat near Hout Bay
- Dunes Beach Restaurant and BarSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- Bucca BugattisPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
- Dario's CafeItalian · 0.5 km from the centre
- Delish RestaurantBreakfast and brunch · 0.5 km from the centre
- Papino's RestaurantPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
- Souvla StixMediterranean · 0.5 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
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the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hout Bay.
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About Hout Bay
where it is, what is near
Hout Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Hout Bay you can reach 80 surf spots, 5 dive sites and 1 climbing area.
The nearest is Hout Bay Harbour Wall, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 49 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 24 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 49 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 24 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).