Kalk Bay Reef
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 186kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 92kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 157kJ
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 173kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 184kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 73kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, too small
- Tue 327, too small
- Wed 423, too small
- Thu 527, too small
- Fri 621, too small
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 824, too small
- Mon 927, too small
- Tue 1017, too small
- Wed 1148, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–19 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, too small | 4 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 194kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 186kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 92kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 157kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, too small | 3 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 24, too small | 4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 184kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 27, too small | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft13 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 186kJ | offshorewind from the west, 9 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 48, fair | 4 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 351kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:49 −0.3 mHigh 09:14 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:04 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:28 −0.4 mHigh 10:42 +0.5 mLow 17:24 −0.5 mHigh 23:28 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:41 −0.4 mHigh 11:50 +0.6 mLow 18:23 −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.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
Kalk Bay Reef on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Photos of Kalk Bay Reef
More surf near here
5 places
- Kalk Bay (Backdoor) 0 km away
- Barnicles 0.2 km away
- pitzmah (clazo's ledge) 0.4 km away
- Dangers, reef 0.6 km away
- Off the wall, Kalk Bay 0.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kalk Bay Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–19 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 15°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Fish Hoek, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot, 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.
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 2 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$859–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 |
| 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
Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn
about 5 min by car · 60 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Fish Hoek its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Noordhoek on Booking.com
about 15 min by car · 29 places to stay
- Beds in Scarborough Western Cape on Booking.com
about 20 min by car · 19 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 26h 30m
About 26h 30m 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 · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.