
Strand
Surf and dive town · South Africa
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Beds: 53 places
53 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 53 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 37 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Virgin Point · about 20 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
48 out of 100Blinkklip Reef · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100Die Poort · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
46 out of 100Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
46 out of 100AECI beachbreak. · about 5 min by car
45 out of 100Blinkklip Inner Reef · about 5 min by car
45 out of 100Duckies Reef · about 5 min by car
45 out of 100
All 36 surf spots
Greenways Reef · about 5 min by car
45 out of 100Strand (pipe) · about 5 min by car
45 out of 100Silkies · about 5 min by car
44 out of 100Monwabisi · about 25 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
42 out of 100Nine mile Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
41 out of 100Jerilotto · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
40 out of 100Paranoia · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
37 out of 100Tidal Pools · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
37 out of 100Koeelbay (caves) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
36 out of 100Koeelbay (Ledges) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
36 out of 100Koeelbay (Main beach) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
36 out of 100Betty's Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
34 out of 100Bettysbay (main beach) · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
34 out of 100Pringle Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
34 out of 100Camelot · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
33 out of 100Waterfalls · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
33 out of 100Chrystal Road · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
30 out of 100Harbour Island · about 10 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
28 out of 100Cemetery · about 55 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGordon's Bay , Bikini beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGordons Bay, Back Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak. · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreGordons Bay, helicopters · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePringle Bay Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreRooi Els · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSilver Sands · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSilversands beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreXXX · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Dive · this week
Drop Zone · 7.4 km · stays here
44 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 Strand.
Places to eat
6 near Strand
Places to eat near Strand
- Cape Town Fish MarketSeafood · 0.9 km from the centre
- Addis in Cape Ethiopian RestaurantEthiopian · 1.0 km from the centre
- Ben's on the BeachSteakhouse · 1.0 km from the centre
- De BrasserieBelgian · 1.0 km from the centre
- Chilli Bae StrandIndian · 1.2 km from the centre
- Pap Mama African CuisineAfrican · 1.2 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 30 km from Strand.
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About Strand
where it is, what is near
Strand is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Strand you can reach 36 surf spots and 1 dive site.
The nearest is Silkies, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre.
Overture lists 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 25 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 25 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).