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Villiersdorp, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Theewater Sports Club

Sailing spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

35Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 12 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 3 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
33°C

Thu 5 · 33 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
24°C

Fri 6 · 38 out of 100

Wind
NW 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
19°C

Sat 7 · 37 out of 100

Wind
SSE 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 56 out of 100

Wind
ESE 12 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
24°C

Mon 9 · 15 out of 100

Wind
W 8 knF3
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
29°C

Tue 10 · 18 out of 100

Wind
WNW 9 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
24°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 321, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 583, good
  4. Fri 657, fair
  5. Sat 756, fair
  6. Sun 877, good
  7. Mon 923, poor
  8. Tue 1027, poor
  9. Wed 1168, good
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Theewater Sports Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov21, poorwind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF318knside-on–28°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north, 3 knotsF19kncross-off–33°C
Thu 5Nov83, goodwind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF425knside-on–24°C
Fri 6Nov57, fairwind from the north-west, 9 knotsF320knside-on–19°C
Sat 7Nov56, fairwind from the south-south-east, 9 knotsF320knside–15°C
Sun 8Nov77, goodwind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF423kncross-off–24°C
Mon 9Nov23, poorwind from the west, 8 knotsF322knside-on–29°C
Tue 10Nov27, poorwind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF319knside-on–24°C
Wed 11Nov68, goodwind from the north-west, 10 knotsF321knside–20°C
Thu 12Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF212knside-on–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

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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Theewater Sports Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The town to stay in is Villiersdorp.

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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$858–US$1,780
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$161–US$275
Food7 days eating outabout US$148–US$268
Totalabout 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: Villiersdorp

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Closest

Villiersdorp

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Villiersdorp · Booking.com

About Villiersdorp 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 27h 10m

About 27h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.