Henties Bay
Surf spot · Namibia
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 294kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 303kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 409kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 240kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 309kJ
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 283kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 336, poor
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 536, poor
- Fri 630, poor
- Sat 714, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 910, poor
- Tue 1036, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best May–Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 61, good | 4 ft11 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 343kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, poor | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 294kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft11 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 303kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 30, poor | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 409kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, poor | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 240kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 309kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 283kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 186kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 20°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:00 −0.3 mHigh 09:34 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:29 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:35 −0.3 mHigh 10:51 +0.5 mLow 17:21 −0.5 mHigh 23:40 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:49 −0.4 mHigh 11:54 +0.5 mLow 18:21 −0.6 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 May–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Henties Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Henties Bay, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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$1,240–US$2,430 each
about US$1,240–US$2,430 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 WVB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$797–US$1,660 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$154–US$261 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,430 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Henties Bay
about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Henties Bay 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 32h 50m
About 32h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → WVB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then 2h 05m by road
Flights MDW → WVB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.