Virgin Point
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 6 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 231kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 315kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- NW 1 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- NNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 186kJ
- Wind
- NNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 434kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 434kJ
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 140, too small
- Mon 226, too small
- Tue 334, too small
- Wed 421, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 749, fair
- Sun 847, fair
- Mon 918, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in Apr1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 40, too small | 6 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 474kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 26, too small | 4 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 231kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 34, too small | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 315kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 21, too small | 3 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 186kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 49, fair | 6 ft8 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 434kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 47, fair | 6 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 434kJ | offshorewind from the east, 16 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 85kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the south-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 01:14 −0.4 mHigh 07:43 +0.4 mLow 14:09 −0.3 mHigh 20:23 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:48 −0.3 mHigh 09:14 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:05 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:28 −0.4 mHigh 10:43 +0.5 mLow 17:25 −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.
Best time to go
best in Apr
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
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 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 Mon 2 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 and its town
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More surf near here
5 places
- Gordon's Bay , Bikini beach 4.1 km away
- Gordons Bay, Back Reef 4.2 km away
- Gordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak. 4.4 km away
- Gordons Bay, helicopters 4.8 km away
- Harbour Island 5.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Virgin Point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gordons Bay, 6.5 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 5 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
11 min by car · 56 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Gordons Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Strand on Booking.com
16 min by car · 53 places to stay
- Beds in Somerset West on Booking.com
20 min by car · 15 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 40m
About 26h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 55 min by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.