Margate
Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · South Africa
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109 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 109 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 35 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Coffins · about 35 min by car · stays in Port Edward
26 out of 100Glenmore Beach · about 35 min by car · stays in Port Edward
26 out of 100Leisure Bay · about 40 min by car · stays in Leisure Bay
26 out of 100Palm Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Southbroom
26 out of 100Trafalgar · about 25 min by car · stays in Southbroom
26 out of 100Dolphin Point · about 5 min by car
25 out of 100Oslo Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Port Shepstone
25 out of 100Ramsgate Beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Ramsgate
25 out of 100
All 33 surf spots
Ski-Boat Bay · about 10 min by car
25 out of 100Southbroom · about 15 min by car · stays in Southbroom
25 out of 100Southbroom - Sea Village · about 15 min by car · stays in Southbroom
25 out of 100MK's · about 15 min by car
24 out of 100Umtentweni · about 35 min by car · stays in Umtentweni
24 out of 100Margate Beach · about 5 min by car
23 out of 100Shelly Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Shelly Beach
23 out of 100Silver Beach (Port Edward) · about 45 min by car · stays in Port Edward
23 out of 100Silver Beach Pipeline · about 45 min by car · stays in Port Edward
23 out of 100St Michaels · about 15 min by car · stays in Uvongo
23 out of 100Strand · about 45 min by car · stays in Port Edward
23 out of 100Banana Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Umzumbe
22 out of 100Bendigo Point · about 45 min by car · stays in Port Shepstone
22 out of 100Haines Backdoor · about 45 min by car · stays in Port Shepstone
22 out of 100Lucien · about 5 min by car
22 out of 100Marina Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Umzumbe
22 out of 100Suck Rock · about 55 min by car · stays in Umzumbe
22 out of 100Sunwich Port · about 50 min by car · stays in Umzumbe
22 out of 100Port Shepstone · about 30 min by car · stays in Port Shepstone
21 out of 100Uvongo Beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Uvongo
21 out of 100Mfazazana Point · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Mtwalume
20 out of 100Banana Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Umzumbe
19 out of 100Hibberdene · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hibberdene
19 out of 100Mtwalume Crest · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Mtwalume
19 out of 100Umzumbe · about 1h by car · stays in Umzumbe
19 out of 100
Kitesurf · this week
Margate · 0.5 km · stays here
68 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Margate · 0.5 km · stays here
73 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 Margate.
Places to eat
6 near Margate
Places to eat near Margate
- Debonairs PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Larry's Seafood and PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Tiago'sBarbecue · 0.3 km from the centre
- Debonairs Pizza MargatePizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- Steers Drive Thru MargateBurger · 0.6 km from the centre
- Zuri Beach MargateBar and grill · 0.6 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
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About Margate
where it is, what is near
Margate is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
From Margate you can reach 33 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot and 1 windsurf spot.
The nearest is Margate Beach, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre.
Overture lists 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Margate Airport (MGH), 3 km away.
In KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
- 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Margate Airport (MGH), 3 km, Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 135 km, K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT), 178 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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