Sharpleys Reef
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 144kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 167kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 216kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 54kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 122kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 117kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 293kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 128, poor
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 459, fair
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 741, poor
- Sun 848, fair
- Mon 910, poor
- Tue 107, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best May–Jul1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 28, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 144kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 167kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 216kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | 4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 54kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 122kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 117kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | 4 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, poor | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 89kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, poor | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 270kJ | wind from the south-west, 18 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:21 −0.5 mHigh 07:50 +0.4 mLow 14:02 −0.3 mHigh 20:17 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:49 −0.3 mHigh 09:43 +0.3 mLow 16:12 −0.2 mHigh 22:22 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:47 −0.3 mHigh 11:32 +0.4 mLow 18:01 −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.
Best time to go
best May–Jul
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
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 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 Mon 2 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
4 places
- Hole in the Wall 7.6 km away
- Coffee Bay point 14.6 km away
- Mdumbi 22.5 km away
- Lwandile 27.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sharpleys Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). 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 months are usually May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hole in the Wall, 7.9 km away (about 15 min by car).
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$1,330–US$2,620 each
about US$1,330–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 30 October 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$891–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$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$2,620 |
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
14 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
24 min by car · 15 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 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
Flights MDW → UTT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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