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Khayelitsha

Surf and dive town · South Africa

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19 places to stay within 2 km.

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Spots near here: 152 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

11th Ave Melkbos Strand · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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1st Bank · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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1ste Steen · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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2de Steen · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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3de Steen · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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AECI beachbreak. · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Baileys cottage · about 35 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Bakoven · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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All 151 surf spots

Bali Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Barnicles · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Battery · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Beach road · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Betty's Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Bettysbay (main beach) · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Big Bay · about 1h by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Blaauwberg · about 1h by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Black Rocks · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Blinkklip Inner Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Blinkklip Reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Boneyards · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Camelot · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Camps Bay shorey · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Cannonball Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Captains · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Cemetery · about 30 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. · about 50 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Cherry Rock · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Chrystal Road · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Clifton 3rd Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Clifton 4th Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Clovelly · about 45 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Clovelly Wedge · about 45 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Conveyer Belts · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Crabs · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Crayfish Factory · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Crayfish Reef · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Dangers, reef · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Derde Steen · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Dias Beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Die Poort · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Dolose point · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Drainpipes · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Duckies Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Dumps · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Dunes · about 55 min by car · stays in Noordhoek · Not for beginners
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Dungeons · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Dungeons (The Slab section) · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Electrics · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Extensions · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Gasworks · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Glen Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Glen Reef · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Glencairn Reef · about 45 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Gordon's Bay , Bikini beach · about 40 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Gordons Bay, Back Reef · about 40 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Gordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak. · about 40 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Gordons Bay, helicopters · about 40 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Greenways Reef · about 35 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Gunties · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Haakgat Point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Harbour Island · about 40 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Holbaai · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Horse Trails · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Hout Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Hout Bay Harbour Wall · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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I&J's · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Inner kom · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Jerilotto · about 1h by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for beginners
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K 364 · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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K 365 · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Kakapo · about 55 min by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Kakkarlak · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kleinmond · Not for beginners
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Kalk Bay (Backdoor) · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Kalk Bay Reef · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Kamer van 17 · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Kelp Factory · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Kleinmond · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kleinmond · Not for beginners
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Koeelbay (caves) · about 50 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Koeelbay (Ledges) · about 50 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Koeelbay (Main beach) · about 50 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Kokkerot · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kleinmond · Not for beginners
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Kommetjie · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Krans · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Lagoon Mouth · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Ledge · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Little Bay · about 1h by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Llandudno · about 55 min by car · stays in Llandudno · Not for beginners
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Llandudno (Outer Reef) · about 55 min by car · stays in Llandudno · Not for beginners
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Long Dong Island · about 55 min by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Mac's spot · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Milnerton · about 45 min by car · stays in Milnerton · Not for beginners
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Milton Pool left · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Misty Cliffs · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Monwabisi · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
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Moonlight Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for beginners
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Muizenberg · about 35 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Mysto Freight Trains · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Nine mile Reef · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
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Noordhoek Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Noordhoek · Not for beginners
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Off The Wall · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Off the wall, Kalk Bay · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Olifants bos · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Outer Kom · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Paranoia · about 50 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Pebbles Shorey · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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penguins · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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pitzmah (clazo's ledge) · about 40 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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Platboom · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Pringle Bay · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for beginners
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Pringle Bay Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for beginners
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Queens · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Railways · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Rocklands · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Rooi Els · about 1h by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for beginners
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Sandy Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Sandy Bay south · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Scarborough Beach · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Scarborough Point · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Seconds · about 25 min by car · stays in Somerset West · Not for beginners
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Seconds · about 25 min by car · stays in Somerset West · Not for beginners
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Secrets (Chapmans Peak Shorey) · about 50 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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Selecta's Wedge · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Selis · about 55 min by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Sewers · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Shells · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Silkies · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Silver Sands · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Silversands beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Slabberts · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Snottballs · about 1h by car · stays in Blouberg · Not for beginners
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Solly's · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Southwest Reef · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Strand (pipe) · about 30 min by car · stays in Strand · Not for beginners
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Sunlight Bay · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Sunset Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Milnerton · Not for beginners
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Sunset reef · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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The Bluff left · about 55 min by car · stays in Camps Bay · Not for beginners
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The Boiler · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for beginners
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The Hoek · about 55 min by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for beginners
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The Wedge · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Thermopylae · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Tidal Pools · about 55 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for beginners
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Tidals · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for beginners
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Tube Wave · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Underwater Point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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Van Riebeek · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Melkbosstrand · Not for beginners
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Washing Machines · about 1h by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Waterfalls · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Wipey's · about 55 min by car · stays in Kommetjie · Not for beginners
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Witsands · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape · Not for beginners
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XXX · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for beginners
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Dive · this week

East Shoal · 12.1 km · stays here
49 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 Khayelitsha.

Places to eat

6 near Khayelitsha

Places to eat near Khayelitsha

4Roomed eKasi Culture and FoodsAfrican · 0.7 km from the centre
Hungry Lion Khayelitsha CBDChicken · 0.8 km from the centre
Debonairs Pizza KhayelitshaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
Hungry LionBurger · 1.1 km from the centre
King Steak BuffetBuffet · 1.1 km from the centre
FreshStop Spine Road0.3 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

Map

the town and every place near it

Khayelitsha on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Khayelitsha.

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Photos of Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha Lookout-Hill Ilitha-Park — Photo: FreddieA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

2008-02-12 Township suburban — Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Khayelitsha

where it is, what is near

Khayelitsha is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.

From Khayelitsha you can reach 151 surf spots and 1 dive site.

The nearest is Nine mile Reef, a surf spot 4.2 km from the centre.

Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 9 km away.

In Western Cape · South Africa

19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 9 km

Forecast updated Tue 3 Nov, 03:17 UTC. 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).