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Wallekraal Point

Surf spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

31Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 8 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
101kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
15°C

Wed 4 · 50 out of 100

Swell
4 ft8 smushy
Energy
227kJ
Wind
S 8 kn
Temp
15°C

Thu 5 · 26 out of 100

Swell
3 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
288kJ
Wind
NNW 8 kn
Temp
14°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft8 ssoft
Energy
539kJ
Wind
NNW 7 kn
Temp
14°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 smushy
Energy
147kJ
Wind
SSW 14 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
9 ft9 ssoft
Energy
1,079kJ
Wind
SSE 7 kn
Temp
17°C

Mon 9 · 36 out of 100

Swell
6 ft7 smushy
Energy
295kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
15°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 343, poor
  2. Wed 450, fair
  3. Thu 526, poor
  4. Fri 60, too big
  5. Sat 74, too small
  6. Sun 80, too big
  7. Mon 936, poor
  8. Tue 1022, too small
  9. Wed 1118, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best in Apr1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

Wallekraal Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wallekraal Point, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov43, poor4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)101kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots15°C
Wed 4Nov50, fair4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)227kJwind from the south, 8 knots15°C
Thu 5Nov26, poor3 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)288kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots14°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big7 ft8 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)539kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots14°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small3 ft11 smushy4 ft at break (est.)147kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big9 ft9 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)1,079kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots17°C
Mon 9Nov36, poor6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.)295kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Tue 10Nov22, too small2 ft11 smushy4 ft at break (est.)122kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Wed 11Nov18, poor5 ft11 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)619kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots14°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 04:19 −0.4 mHigh 10:36 +0.5 mLow 17:19 −0.5 mHigh 23:24 +0.4 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:35 −0.4 mHigh 11:43 +0.6 mLow 18:19 −0.6 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 00:24 +0.5 mLow 06:31 −0.5 mHigh 12:35 +0.7 mLow 19:05 −0.7 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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About Wallekraal Point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). 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 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hondeklipbaai.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Nearest beds: Hondeklipbaai, 19 km (about 35 min by car)

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