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Umkomaas

Surf and dive town · South Africa

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Beds: 20 places

20 places to stay within 2 km.

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).

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Spots near here: 50 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

Vetchies Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
21 out of 100
Ifafa Pipes · about 50 min by car · stays in Pennington
19 out of 100
Isipingo · about 50 min by car · stays in Umbogintwini
19 out of 100
Karridene Illovo Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Kingsburgh
19 out of 100
New Pier · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
19 out of 100
South Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
19 out of 100
Ansteys · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Ansteys Beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100

All 47 surf spots

Baggies · about 30 min by car · stays in Amanzimtoti
18 out of 100
Blue Lagoon · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Brighton - Bluff · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Brighton Reef · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Cave Banks · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Crossways · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Garvies · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
River Mouth · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Subways · about 30 min by car · stays in Kingsburgh
18 out of 100
Tidal Pool · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Treasure Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Durban
18 out of 100
Warner Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Kingsburgh
18 out of 100
Winkle Rocks · about 25 min by car · stays in Kingsburgh
18 out of 100
AmazimToti · about 35 min by car · stays in Amanzimtoti
17 out of 100
Bay of Plenty · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Black Rock · about 15 min by car · stays in Scottburgh
17 out of 100
Dairy Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Garfield · about 30 min by car · stays in Amanzimtoti
17 out of 100
Green Point · about 10 min by car
17 out of 100
Gremmies · about 35 min by car · stays in Amanzimtoti
17 out of 100
North Beach Durban · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Oasis · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Scottburgh · about 20 min by car · stays in Scottburgh
17 out of 100
Sharks Alley Sand Bar · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Sunkist · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Tekweni Beach · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
17 out of 100
Battery Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
16 out of 100
Donkey Kong Island · about 30 min by car · stays in Pennington
16 out of 100
Happy Wanderers · about 35 min by car · stays in Pennington
16 out of 100
Pennington · about 35 min by car · stays in Pennington
16 out of 100
Rocky Bay · about 30 min by car · stays in Pennington
16 out of 100
Snake park · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Durban
16 out of 100
Vacancy Reef · about 55 min by car · stays in Mtwalume
16 out of 100
Vulamanzi Point · about 35 min by car · stays in Pennington
16 out of 100
Mfazazana Point · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Mtwalume
15 out of 100
Sharks Alley - Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
15 out of 100
Hibberdene · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hibberdene
14 out of 100
Mtwalume Crest · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Mtwalume
14 out of 100

Dive · this week

Raggie Cave Aliwal · 8.8 km · stays here
53 out of 100
Aliwal Shoal · 7.6 km · stays here
49 out of 100
MV Produce Wreck · 6.4 km · stays here
–, 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 Umkomaas.

Places to eat

5 near Umkomaas

Places to eat near Umkomaas

Italian Club - UmkomaasItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Blue Ocean Restaurant and Bar0.3 km from the centre
Lunathi RestaurantSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Waves Restaurant0.6 km from the centre
Enzo Pizzeria Umkomaas0.3 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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Umkomaas on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Umkomaas.

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About Umkomaas

where it is, what is near

Umkomaas is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

From Umkomaas you can reach 47 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

The nearest is Green Point, a surf spot 5 km from the centre.

Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 73 km away.

In KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 73 km, Margate Airport (MGH), 84 km, Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 206 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 21:16 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).