Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 6 ft swell at 7 s
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 194kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 171kJ
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 117kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 259kJ
- Wind
- WSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 276kJ
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 260kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 151kJ
- Wind
- NE 13 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 314, too small
- Wed 424, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 626, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 832, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 1042, poor
- Wed 1136, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 14, too small | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 194kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 24, too small | 4 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 171kJ | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 5 ft5 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 117kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, too small | 5 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 259kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 5 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 276kJ | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 32, too small | 6 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 260kJ | wind from the east, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 151kJ | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 42, poor | 7 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 363kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 36, too small | 5 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 269kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 22°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 04:47 −0.3 mHigh 11:32 +0.4 mLow 18:02 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:01 +0.3 mLow 06:10 −0.4 mHigh 12:39 +0.6 mLow 19:03 −0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:01 +0.4 mLow 07:04 −0.6 mHigh 13:26 +0.7 mLow 19:45 −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
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 Wed 4 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
- Sharpleys Reef 17.2 km away
- Hole in the Wall 24.6 km away
- Coffee Bay point 31.7 km away
- Mdumbi 39.6 km away
- Lwandile 44.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ntlonyane (breezy)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (116°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (296°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). 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 Hole in the Wall.
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 45 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Hole in the Wall its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Coffee Bay on Booking.com
about 55 min by car · 15 places to stay
Nearest beds: Hole in the Wall, 25 km (about 45 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 10m
About 32h 10m 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 40m by road
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