Strand
Surf and dive town · South Africa
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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: 140 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Dumps · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
49 out of 100Lagoon Mouth · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
49 out of 100Railways · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
49 out of 100Dolose point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
48 out of 100Kommetjie · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
48 out of 100Krans · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
48 out of 100The Wedge · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cape Town
48 out of 100Wipey's · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
48 out of 100
All 139 surf spots
Kakapo · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
47 out of 100Long Dong Island · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
47 out of 100Sandy Bay south · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
47 out of 100Selis · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Blouberg
47 out of 100Thermopylae · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
47 out of 100Off The Wall · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
46 out of 100Sandy Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
46 out of 100Sunset Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Milnerton
46 out of 100Blaauwberg · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
45 out of 100Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
45 out of 100Koeelbay (caves) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
45 out of 100Koeelbay (Ledges) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
45 out of 100Koeelbay (Main beach) · about 25 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
45 out of 100Pebbles Shorey · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
45 out of 100Washing Machines · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Kommetjie
45 out of 100Big Bay · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Blouberg
44 out of 100Little Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
44 out of 100Llandudno · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Llandudno
44 out of 100Milton Pool left · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
44 out of 100Pringle Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
44 out of 100Rocklands · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
44 out of 100Snottballs · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Blouberg
44 out of 100Solly's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
44 out of 1001st Bank · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
43 out of 100Camps Bay shorey · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
43 out of 100Dunes · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Noordhoek
43 out of 100Glen Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
43 out of 100Glen Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
43 out of 100Gunties · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
43 out of 100Llandudno (Outer Reef) · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Llandudno
43 out of 100Mac's spot · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
43 out of 100Paranoia · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
43 out of 100Secrets (Chapmans Peak Shorey) · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hout Bay
43 out of 100Bakoven · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
42 out of 100Cherry Rock · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
42 out of 100Gasworks · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
42 out of 100Moonlight Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
42 out of 100Queens · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
42 out of 100Rooi Els · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
42 out of 100Sunset reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
42 out of 100The Hoek · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
42 out of 100Tidal Pools · about 30 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
42 out of 100Bali Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
41 out of 100Clifton 3rd Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Cape Town
41 out of 100Clifton 4th Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
41 out of 100Noordhoek Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Noordhoek
41 out of 100Sewers · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
41 out of 100Tidals · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
41 out of 100Cannonball Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Cape Town
40 out of 100Hout Bay · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
40 out of 100Milnerton · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Milnerton
40 out of 100The Bluff left · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Camps Bay
39 out of 100Virgin Point · about 20 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
39 out of 100Chrystal Road · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
38 out of 100Dungeons · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
38 out of 100Dungeons (The Slab section) · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hout Bay
38 out of 100Crabs · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
37 out of 100Greenways Reef · about 5 min by car
37 out of 100Hout Bay Harbour Wall · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hout Bay
37 out of 100penguins · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
37 out of 100Selecta's Wedge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
37 out of 100Silver Sands · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
37 out of 100Silversands beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
37 out of 100XXX · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
37 out of 100Battery · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Betty's Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
36 out of 100Bettysbay (main beach) · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
36 out of 100Boneyards · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Drainpipes · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100I&J's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Jerilotto · about 40 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
36 out of 100K 364 · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100K 365 · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Kakkarlak · about 55 min by car · stays in Kleinmond
36 out of 100Kokkerot · about 55 min by car · stays in Kleinmond
36 out of 100Ledge · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Outer Kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
36 out of 100Pringle Bay Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Pringle Bay
36 out of 100The Boiler · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
36 out of 100Die Poort · about 5 min by car
35 out of 100Kelp Factory · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
35 out of 100Meerensee beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Kleinmond
35 out of 100AECI beachbreak. · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Blinkklip Inner Reef · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Blinkklip Reef · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Duckies Reef · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Inner kom · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
34 out of 100Kleinmond · about 1h by car · stays in Kleinmond
34 out of 100Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
34 out of 100Seconds · about 5 min by car · stays in Somerset West
34 out of 100Silkies · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Strand (pipe) · about 5 min by car
34 out of 100Sunlight Bay · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
34 out of 100Mysto Freight Trains · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kommetjie
33 out of 100Conveyer Belts · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Crayfish Factory · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Gordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak. · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
32 out of 100Misty Cliffs · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Scarborough Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Scarborough Point · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Witsands · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scarborough Western Cape
32 out of 100Gordons Bay, Back Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
31 out of 100Hawston · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hawston
31 out of 100Sandbaai · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Hermanus
31 out of 100Sandbaai Beach · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Hermanus
31 out of 100Waterfalls · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
31 out of 100Gordon's Bay , Bikini beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
30 out of 100Gordons Bay, helicopters · about 15 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
30 out of 100Harbour Island · about 10 min by car · stays in Gordons Bay
30 out of 100Camelot · about 55 min by car · stays in Betty's Bay
29 out of 100Monwabisi · about 25 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
29 out of 100Nine mile Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Khayelitsha
29 out of 100Hardebaai · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
28 out of 100Magnet Rock · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
28 out of 100Mini Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
28 out of 100Onrus · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
28 out of 100Vendetta Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hermanus
28 out of 100Baby J · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hermanus
27 out of 100Cemetery · about 55 min by car · stays in Fish Hoek
21 out of 100Barnicles · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Clovelly · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Clovelly Wedge · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Dangers, reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Electrics · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Glencairn Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Kalk Bay (Backdoor) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Kalk Bay Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Off the wall, Kalk Bay · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100pitzmah (clazo's ledge) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Fish Hoek
20 out of 100Muizenberg · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek
18 out of 100Baileys cottage · about 1h by car · stays in Fish Hoek
15 out of 100
Dive · this week
Drop Zone · 7.4 km · stays here
49 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
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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 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 . 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.
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