Lambert's Bay
A working lobster-fishing harbour town with a long beach and Bird Island's Cape gannets — the seafood stop of the West Coast.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
Come for the crayfish and the surf, stay only as long as it takes to finish your lunch.
Come for the crayfish and the surf, stay only as long as it takes to finish your lunch.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- a morning
- Time Needed
- half day
- Best For
- surfers and seafood enthusiasts
- Go If
- You want a no-frills West Coast road trip stop with reliable surf and a side of seafood.
Why it's worth your time
Lambert's Bay is a gritty, functional West Coast town defined by its active fishing harbour and the pungent, noisy Bird Island gannet colony. It is not a polished resort destination but a place to eat fresh crayfish and watch the Atlantic churn.
What we love
The raw, unpretentious energy of a working harbour where the catch goes straight from the boat to the plate.
What to know
The water is notoriously cold and there are no formal lifeguards on duty, so exercise extreme caution if you enter the ocean.
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