Melkbosstrand
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and dive town · South Africa
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28 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 28 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 99 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Monwabisi · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Khayelitsha
41 out of 100Nine mile Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Khayelitsha
38 out of 100Gas Chambers · about 25 min by car
32 out of 100Selis · about 20 min by car · stays in Blouberg
32 out of 100Camps Bay shorey · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100Glen Beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100Glen Reef · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100Grotto Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Yzerfontein
31 out of 100
All 96 surf spots
Hout Bay · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hout Bay
31 out of 100Llandudno · about 1h by car · stays in Llandudno
31 out of 100Llandudno (Outer Reef) · about 1h by car · stays in Llandudno
31 out of 100Mac's spot · about 1h by car · stays in Hout Bay
31 out of 100The Bluff left · about 55 min by car · stays in Camps Bay
31 out of 100Van Riebeek · about 10 min by car
31 out of 1001st Bank · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Bakoven · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Bali Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Bokpoint · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Yzerfontein
30 out of 100Captains · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100Cherry Rock · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Clifton 3rd Beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Clifton 4th Beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Crayfish Reef · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Electrics · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
30 out of 100Holbaai · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Noordhoek Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Noordhoek
30 out of 100Rocklands · about 40 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Secrets (Chapmans Peak Shorey) · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100Sewers · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Slabberts · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Solly's · about 40 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100Tidals · about 50 min by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 10011th Ave Melkbos Strand · about 5 min by car
29 out of 10016 MILE BEACH · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Yzerfontein
29 out of 1001ste Steen · about 10 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 1002de Steen · about 10 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 1003de Steen · about 10 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Beach road · about 5 min by car
29 out of 100Big Bay · about 15 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Blaauwberg · about 20 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Cannonball Reef · about 55 min by car · stays in Cape Town
29 out of 100Derde Steen · about 10 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Haakgat Point · about 10 min by car
29 out of 100Horse Trails · about 15 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Kamer van 17 · about 15 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Little Bay · about 15 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Shells · about 10 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Snottballs · about 15 min by car · stays in Blouberg
29 out of 100Tube Wave · about 5 min by car
29 out of 100Pebbles Shorey · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100Washing Machines · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
27 out of 100Barnicles · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
26 out of 100Battery · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Boneyards · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Dangers, reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
26 out of 100Dungeons · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hout Bay
26 out of 100Dungeons (The Slab section) · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Hout Bay
26 out of 100Inner kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100K 364 · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100K 365 · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Kakapo · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Ledge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100Outer Kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
26 out of 100pitzmah (clazo's ledge) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
26 out of 100Sunset Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Milnerton
26 out of 100Crabs · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Drainpipes · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Dunes · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Noordhoek
25 out of 100Kelp Factory · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Kommetjie · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Krans · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Selecta's Wedge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100Sunset reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
25 out of 100The Boiler · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
25 out of 100The Hoek · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hout Bay
25 out of 100Lagoon Mouth · about 35 min by car · stays in Cape Town
24 out of 100Long Dong Island · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
24 out of 100Off the wall, Kalk Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
24 out of 100Dumps · about 35 min by car · stays in Cape Town
23 out of 100Kalk Bay (Backdoor) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
23 out of 100Kalk Bay Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
23 out of 100Wipey's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
22 out of 100Baileys cottage · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCemetery · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreClovelly · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreClovelly Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDolose point · about 40 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGlencairn Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHout Bay Harbour Wall · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMilnerton · about 35 min by car · stays in Milnerton · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMuizenberg · about 1h 15m 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 1h 05m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSandy Bay south · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThe Wedge · about 40 min by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Kitesurf · this week
Cape Town Melkbos · 0.6 km · stays here
22 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Cape Town Melkbos · 0.6 km · stays here
46 out of 100
Dive · this week
MV Treasure · 12.2 km · stays here
36 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 Melkbosstrand.
Places to eat
6 near Melkbosstrand
Places to eat near Melkbosstrand
- Cafe OrcaSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- Trattoria MaranelloItalian · 0.8 km from the centre
- Damhuis RestaurantSouth african · 0.9 km from the centre
- Debonairs PizzaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
- Fishaways MelkbosstrandSeafood · 1.0 km from the centre
- I Love MelkiesPizza · 1.0 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
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 Melkbosstrand.
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About Melkbosstrand
where it is, what is near
Melkbosstrand is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Melkbosstrand you can reach 96 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site.
The nearest is Slabberts, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre.
Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 32 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 32 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).