Knysna
Surf and sailing town · South Africa
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131 places to stay within 2 km.
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 131 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 41 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Wilderness Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Wilderness
52 out of 100Vic Bay (Beachbreak) · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Wilderness
43 out of 100Victoria Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Wilderness
43 out of 100Wilderness Rivermouth · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Wilderness
43 out of 100A Frames · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Wilderness
42 out of 100Kleinkrans Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Wilderness
42 out of 100Nature's Valley · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Nature's Valley
38 out of 100Sandpoep Shorey · about 45 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
38 out of 100
All 39 surf spots
Wild Side · about 20 min by car
33 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Bert rock) · about 20 min by car
32 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Oyster Banks) · about 20 min by car
32 out of 100Fish Boma · about 20 min by car
32 out of 100Goukamma Rivermouth · about 20 min by car · stays in Brenton on Sea
32 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Opies) · about 20 min by car
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Reef) · about 20 min by car
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Wildside Shorey) · about 20 min by car
31 out of 100Yonders · about 15 min by car
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Rock) · about 20 min by car
30 out of 100Gerickes back reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
30 out of 100Gerickes Point (Left) · about 50 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
30 out of 100Vallies Doom Shorey · about 40 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
30 out of 100Noetsie (De Hoop Reserve) · about 15 min by car
29 out of 100Gerickes (Scar reef) · about 50 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
28 out of 100Lagoon Wedge · about 10 min by car
28 out of 100The Heads (Back Reef) · about 10 min by car
28 out of 100The Heads (Rock spot) · about 10 min by car
28 out of 100Bi Reef · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100Hobie Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100Plett Wedge · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100Robberg · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100The Heads · about 10 min by car
27 out of 100The Point · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100The Wedge · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay
27 out of 100Buffalo Bay · about 15 min by car
24 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Bowls) · about 15 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreBuffalo Bay (Murpheys) · about 15 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreBuffalo Bay beachbreak · about 15 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePlettenberg Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThe Wreck · about 55 min by car · stays in Plettenberg Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Featherbed · 4.2 km · stays here
25 out of 100Knysna Yacht Club · 0.9 km · stays here
24 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 Knysna.
Places to eat
6 near Knysna
Places to eat near Knysna
- Hungry Lion KnysnaChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
- Anchorage Restaurant CCSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- Bow Tie Chinese restaurant, knysnaDim sum · 0.4 km from the centre
- ChattersPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Debonairs Pizza Milkwood SquarePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Nando'sHalal · 0.4 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
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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 50 km from Knysna.
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About Knysna
where it is, what is near
Knysna is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Knysna you can reach 39 surf spots and 2 sailing spots.
The nearest is Knysna Yacht Club, a sailing spot 0.9 km from the centre.
Overture lists 131 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is George Airport (GRJ), 62 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 131 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: George Airport (GRJ), 62 km, Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ), 237 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.
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