Strand. Photo: Azwi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Strand

Surf and dive town · South Africa

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53 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.

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.

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Spots near here: 140 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

Virgin Point · about 20 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
49 out of 100
Blinkklip Reef · about 5 min by car
47 out of 100
Greenways Reef · about 5 min by car
47 out of 100
Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
47 out of 100
Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
47 out of 100
AECI beachbreak. · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100
Blinkklip Inner Reef · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100
Die Poort · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100

All 139 surf spots

Duckies Reef · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100
Silkies · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100
Strand (pipe) · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100
Monwabisi · about 25 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
44 out of 100
Nine mile Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
43 out of 100
Jerilotto · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
40 out of 100
Kakkarlak · about 55 min by car · stays in Kleinmond
37 out of 100
Kleinmond · about 1h by car · stays in Kleinmond
37 out of 100
Koeelbay (caves) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
37 out of 100
Koeelbay (Ledges) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
37 out of 100
Koeelbay (Main beach) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
37 out of 100
Glen Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
36 out of 100
Glen Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
36 out of 100
Kokkerot · about 55 min by car · stays in Kleinmond
36 out of 100
Paranoia · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
36 out of 100
Selis · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Blouberg
36 out of 100
Tidal Pools · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
36 out of 100
Camps Bay shorey · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100
Clifton 3rd Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100
Clifton 4th Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100
Meerensee beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Kleinmond
35 out of 100
Pringle Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
35 out of 100
Tidals · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
35 out of 100
Bakoven · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100
Bali Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100
Big Bay · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Blouberg
34 out of 100
Little Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
34 out of 100
Sewers · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
34 out of 100
Snottballs · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
34 out of 100
Betty's Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
33 out of 100
Bettysbay (main beach) · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
33 out of 100
Blaauwberg · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
33 out of 100
Electrics · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek
33 out of 100
Hardebaai · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Magnet Rock · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Mini Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Onrus · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Sandbaai · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Sandbaai Beach · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
The Bluff left · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Camps Bay
33 out of 100
Vendetta Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
33 out of 100
Camelot · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
32 out of 100
Cannonball Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
32 out of 100
Milton Pool left · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
32 out of 100
Moonlight Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
32 out of 100
Solly's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
32 out of 100
Waterfalls · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
32 out of 100
1st Bank · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100
Baby J · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hermanus
31 out of 100
Battery · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Boneyards · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Cherry Rock · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100
Crabs · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Dunes · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Noordhoek
31 out of 100
Gasworks · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100
Gunties · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100
Hawston · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hawston
31 out of 100
Hout Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
31 out of 100
I&J's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Inner kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Kelp Factory · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Ledge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Noordhoek Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Noordhoek
31 out of 100
Outer Kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Queens · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
31 out of 100
Selecta's Wedge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Sunset reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
The Hoek · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
31 out of 100
Washing Machines · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
31 out of 100
Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100
Chrystal Road · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
30 out of 100
Drainpipes · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
Dungeons · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100
Dungeons (The Slab section) · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100
Harbour Island · about 10 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
30 out of 100
K 364 · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
K 365 · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
Kakapo · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
Llandudno · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Llandudno
30 out of 100
Llandudno (Outer Reef) · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Llandudno
30 out of 100
Mysto Freight Trains · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
Pebbles Shorey · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
30 out of 100
Rocklands · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
30 out of 100
Secrets (Chapmans Peak Shorey) · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hout Bay
30 out of 100
The Boiler · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
30 out of 100
Barnicles · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
29 out of 100
Conveyer Belts · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Crayfish Factory · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Kommetjie · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100
Krans · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
29 out of 100
Mac's spot · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
29 out of 100
Misty Cliffs · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Scarborough Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Scarborough Point · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Witsands · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
29 out of 100
Dangers, reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
28 out of 100
Long Dong Island · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
28 out of 100
pitzmah (clazo's ledge) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
28 out of 100
Sunset Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Milnerton
27 out of 100
Lagoon Mouth · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
26 out of 100
penguins · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
26 out of 100
Sunlight Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
26 out of 100
Kalk Bay (Backdoor) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
25 out of 100
Kalk Bay Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
25 out of 100
Off the wall, Kalk Bay · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
25 out of 100
Off The Wall · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
24 out of 100
Wipey's · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
24 out of 100
Dumps · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
23 out of 100
Baileys cottage · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Cemetery · about 55 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Clovelly · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Clovelly Wedge · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Dolose point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Glencairn Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Gordon's Bay , Bikini beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Gordons Bay, Back Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Gordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak. · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Gordons Bay, helicopters · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Hout Bay Harbour Wall · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Milnerton · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Milnerton · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Muizenberg · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Pringle Bay Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Railways · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Rooi Els · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Sandy Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Sandy Bay south · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Silver Sands · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Silversands beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
The Wedge · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Thermopylae · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town · Not for intermediates
–, no score
XXX · 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

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Photos of Strand

Clouds at Strand Beach - panoramio — Photo: Glany Saldanha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wolf Moon , Smallest Full Moon of 2014 View from St. Tropez, Strand - panoramio — Photo: Glany Saldanha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lourens River Mouth — Photo: Cajol Lefty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Strand

where it is, what is near

Strand is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.

From Strand you can reach 139 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 Mon 2 Nov, 09:16 UTC. 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).