Big Bay
Kitesurf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 15 kn gusting 29, cross-offshore, Water: waves 1 m
Mon 2 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 159, fair
- Mon 278, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 587, good
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 826, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1020, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Nov–Jan3 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 59, fair | wind from the south, 13 knots | 26kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 78, good | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 29kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 1 knot | 6kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 87, good | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 31kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 26kn | on | 1.1 mwaves | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | wind from the south, 12 knots | 23kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 22kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, poor | wind from the west, 11 knots | 23kn | on | chop | 21°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:19 −0.4 mHigh 07:47 +0.4 mLow 14:13 −0.3 mHigh 20:26 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:49 −0.3 mHigh 09:17 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:06 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:26 −0.3 mHigh 10:44 +0.5 mLow 17:24 −0.4 mHigh 23:29 +0.4 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
best Nov–Jan
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
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kitesurf near here
2 places
- Cape Town Blouberg 1.4 km away
- Cape Town Kite Beach 3.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Big Bay
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 103). The sea is about 14°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in April, May and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Blouberg. Within 5 km we also list 13 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.
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$2,430 each
about US$1,230–US$2,430 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$858–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$2,430 |
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: Blouberg
9 min by car · 82 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Blouberg 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 26h 30m
About 26h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.