Gas Chambers
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 357kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 179kJ
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 214kJ
- Wind
- NW 1 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 125kJ
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 542kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 376kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 228, poor
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 515, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 714, poor
- Sun 812, poor
- Mon 942, poor
- Tue 1023, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Gas Chambers does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 926kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 28, poor | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 357kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 179kJ | offshorewind from the east, 2 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 214kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 125kJ | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 542kJ | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, poor | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 12, poor | 6 ft8 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 376kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 135kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft13 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 161kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:18 −0.4 mHigh 07:46 +0.4 mLow 14:12 −0.3 mHigh 20:25 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:48 −0.3 mHigh 09:16 +0.4 mLow 15:58 −0.3 mHigh 22:06 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:25 −0.3 mHigh 10:44 +0.5 mLow 17:23 −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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Gas Chambers
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (241°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (61°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in April, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Melkbosstrand.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,300–US$2,540 each
about US$1,300–US$2,540 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$67–US$107 |
| Total | about US$1,300–US$2,540 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
25 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Melkbosstrand its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Blouberg on Booking.com
47 min by car · 82 places to stay
- Beds in Milnerton on Booking.com
57 min by car · 68 places to stay
Nearest beds: Melkbosstrand, 14 km (about 25 min by car)
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 55m
About 26h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.