Oyster Bay
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 10 s, onshore wind, 13 kn (24 km/h)
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 644kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 333kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 399kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 305kJ
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 875kJ
- Wind
- W 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 481kJ
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 875kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 123, poor
- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 320, poor
- Wed 422, poor
- Thu 532, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1012, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Oyster Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 644kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, poor | 5 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 333kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, poor | 5 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 399kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, poor | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 305kJ | wind from the west, 13 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft8 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 875kJ | wind from the west, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 481kJ | wind from the west, 13 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft8 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 875kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 208kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 12, poor | 5 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 182kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 21°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:25 −0.5 mHigh 08:00 +0.4 mLow 14:15 −0.3 mHigh 20:30 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:52 −0.3 mHigh 09:43 +0.4 mLow 16:16 −0.3 mHigh 22:26 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:40 −0.3 mHigh 11:21 +0.5 mLow 17:56 −0.4 mHigh 23:58 +0.3 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Oyster Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (179°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (359°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Oyster Bay, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 18°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$1,330–US$2,610 each
about US$1,330–US$2,610 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PLZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$884–US$1,840 |
| 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$147–US$268 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$67–US$107 |
| Total | about US$1,330–US$2,610 |
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
1 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Oyster Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in St. Francis Bay on Booking.com
29 min by car · 20 places to stay
- Beds in Cape St. Francis on Booking.com
30 min by car · 9 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 50m
About 31h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PLZ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then 1h 55m by road
Flights MDW → PLZ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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