
Mossel Bay
Surf town · South Africa
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Beds: 79 places
79 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 79 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 15 surf spots
Surf · this week
Grootbrak · about 30 min by car · stays in The Island
56 out of 100Dana Bay · about 20 min by car
51 out of 100Brak River · about 20 min by car · stays in Hartenbos
47 out of 100Kanon · about 50 min by car
46 out of 100Gouritsmouth · about 55 min by car
44 out of 100Gouritzmouth · about 55 min by car
44 out of 100Vleesbaai · about 45 min by car
37 out of 100Tidle Pool · about 55 min by car
36 out of 100
All 15 surf spots
De Bakke · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDias Beach · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDing-Dangs · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHartenbos · about 15 min by car · stays in Hartenbos · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreInner Pool · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreRamyatoolies · about 45 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSantos Reef · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
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 Mossel Bay; a spot more than 20 km away stays here because Mossel Bay is the nearest town with beds.
Places to eat
6 near Mossel Bay
Places to eat near Mossel Bay
- The Hussar Grill Mossel BaySteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centre
- Below The Lighthouse RestaurantItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Delfinos Seaside RestaurantPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Cafe Havana Restaurant & Cigar LoungeCuban · 0.5 km from the centre
- Ponto Grille and CarveryBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
- Big Blu RestaurantSeafood · 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
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 Mossel Bay.
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About Mossel Bay
where it is, what is near
Mossel Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Mossel Bay you can reach 15 surf spots, 6 of the surf spots more than 20 km away.
The nearest is De Bakke, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre.
Overture lists 79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is George Airport (GRJ), 29 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: George Airport (GRJ), 29 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).