Ballito
Kitesurf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
66Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.5 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 19 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.8 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 25 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.5 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 435, poor
- Thu 5100, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 732, poor
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 926, poor
- Tue 1091, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 11kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 35, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 17kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 24kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 20kn | cross-off | 1.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 32, poor | wind from the east, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-south-west, 25 knots | 32kn | side | 2.5 mwaves | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 20kn | cross-off | 1.6 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 91, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | side | 2.1 mwaves | 23°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:32 −0.4 mHigh 09:30 +0.4 mLow 15:58 −0.2 mHigh 22:12 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:28 −0.3 mHigh 11:24 +0.5 mLow 17:59 −0.3 mHigh 23:58 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:02 −0.4 mHigh 12:36 +0.6 mLow 19:03 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ballito
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ballito. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,460 each
about US$1,230–US$2,460 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DUR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$898–US$1,870 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$47 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,460 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ballito
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about 5 min by car · 108 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Ballito its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 30h
About 30h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DUR, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 30 min by road
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