Mac's spot
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 7 ft swell at 8 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 488kJ
- Wind
- SSE 17 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 300kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft15 s
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 1,038kJ
- Wind
- NW 14 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 653kJ
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 382kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 626kJ
- Wind
- SE 19 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 154, fair
- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 334, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 518, poor
- Fri 625, poor
- Sat 749, fair
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 915, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 54, fair | 8 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 1,072kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 488kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 34, too small | 4 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 300kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft15 s1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 18, poor | 9 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 1,038kJ | wind from the north-west, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, poor | 8 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 653kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 49, fair | 6 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 382kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 7 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 626kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 88kJ | offshorewind from the east, 3 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 204kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 17°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 14:13 −0.3 mHigh 20:25 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:49 −0.3 mHigh 09:16 +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 −0.5 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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More surf near here
5 places
- Llandudno (Outer Reef) 0.5 km away
- Llandudno 0.7 km away
- The Bluff left 1.9 km away
- Sandy Bay 2.6 km away
- Sandy Bay south 2.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mac's spot
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (298°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (118°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hout Bay, 4.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 6 dive sites.
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$1,300–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
2 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Llandudno its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Hout Bay on Booking.com
8 min by car · 49 places to stay
- Beds in Camps Bay on Booking.com
12 min by car · 147 places to stay
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 35m
About 26h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 45 min by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.