Hondeklip Bay Reef
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (21 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 123kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 199kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 267kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft15 smushy
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,082kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 212kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 347, fair
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 527, poor
- Fri 69, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 936, poor
- Tue 1016, too small
- Wed 1119, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind 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
Hondeklip Bay Reef does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 123kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 27, poor | 3 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 267kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft15 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft8 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 1,082kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 212kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 19, poor | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 601kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:19 −0.4 mHigh 10:36 +0.5 mLow 17:18 −0.5 mHigh 23:24 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:35 −0.4 mHigh 11:43 +0.6 mLow 18:18 −0.6 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 00:23 +0.5 mLow 06:30 −0.5 mHigh 12:35 +0.7 mLow 19:05 −0.7 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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About Hondeklip Bay Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hondeklipbaai, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Hondeklipbaai
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