Richards Bay
Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · South Africa
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Beds: 14 places
14 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 14 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 5 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Kleiklip · about 15 min by car
47 out of 100Richards Bay · about 10 min by car
44 out of 100South Pier · about 10 min by car
44 out of 100
Kitesurf · this week
Richards Bay · 2 km · stays here
15 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Richards Bay · 2 km · stays here
30 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 Richards Bay.
Places to eat
6 near Richards Bay
Places to eat near Richards Bay
- Romans PizzaItalian · 1.8 km from the centre
- Debonairs PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
- Galito'sChicken · 1.9 km from the centre
- John Dory'sSeafood · 2.0 km from the centre
- Neighborhood Cafe0.8 km from the centre
- Macs Fish and Chips EssenwoodFish and chips · 1.9 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 20 km from Richards Bay.
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About Richards Bay
where it is, what is near
Richards Bay is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
From Richards Bay you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot and 1 windsurf spot.
The nearest is Richards Bay, a kitesurf and windsurf spot 2 km from the centre.
Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 5 km away.
In KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
- 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 5 km, Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 188 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).