Lwandile
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 8 s
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 223kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 293kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 183kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 441kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 245kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 256kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 247kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 252, fair
- Tue 337, poor
- Wed 454, fair
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 734, poor
- Sun 815, poor
- Mon 929, poor
- Tue 1014, poor
- Wed 1155, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lwandile does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 52, fair | 5 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 231kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 37, poor | 4 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 223kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 4 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 183kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 441kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 34, poor | 5 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 245kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, poor | 4 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 256kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 29, poor | 4 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 247kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, poor | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | 5 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 346kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 23°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 02:48 −0.3 mHigh 09:41 +0.3 mLow 16:09 −0.2 mHigh 22:20 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:45 −0.3 mHigh 11:32 +0.4 mLow 18:00 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:00 +0.3 mLow 06:10 −0.4 mHigh 12:40 +0.5 mLow 19:02 −0.5 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 Jun
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
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
5 places
- Presleys Bay 2.3 km away
- Mdumbi 4.9 km away
- Coffee Bay point 12.9 km away
- Hole in the Wall 19.9 km away
- Sharpleys Reef 27.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lwandile
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (123°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (303°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coffee Bay. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,340–US$2,620 each
about US$1,340–US$2,620 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 UTT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and JNB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$892–US$1,860 |
| 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$1,340–US$2,620 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 25 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Coffee Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Hole in the Wall on Booking.com
about 35 min by car · 8 places to stay
Nearest beds: Coffee Bay, 14 km (about 25 min by car)
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 32h
About 32h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → UTT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), then 1h 30m by road
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