Is it worth the trip?
52Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 12 kn gusting 24, side-onshore, Water: chop
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 10 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 375, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 548, fair
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 1144, poor
- Thu 1281, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 75, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 19kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots | 16kn | on | 1.2 mwaves | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 18kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | 1.1 mwaves | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 24kn | side-on | chop | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | wind from the west, 7 knots | 15kn | on | chop | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 44, poor | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 20kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 21°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 81, good | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 18kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 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
Tide
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:26 −0.3 mHigh 10:44 +0.5 mLow 17:24 −0.4 mHigh 23:29 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:40 −0.4 mHigh 11:51 +0.6 mLow 18:24 −0.6 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 00:28 +0.5 mLow 06:35 −0.5 mHigh 12:42 +0.6 mLow 19:10 −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
No month stands out
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cape Town Melkbos
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 64). 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. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.
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
| 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$148–US$268 |
| Total | about 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: Melkbosstrand
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about 5 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Melkbosstrand 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 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
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