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Boneyard CJ, South Africa

Stay in Elandsbaai: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Elandsbaai

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Western Cape, the wider area. Photo: Andresdewet at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Boneyard CJ

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (307°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (127°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 52). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Elandsbaai, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to CPT, changing at ATL.

    See flights MDW → CPT · Skyscanner from about £765 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Boneyard CJ.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ElandsbaaiAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Elandsbaai · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Elandsbaai · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct85 ft10 ssoft530kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct235 ft9 ssoft358kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct444 ft8 smushy161kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct66 ft8 smushy376kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct376 ft8 smushy345kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct434 ft8 smushy192kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct203 ft8 smushy72kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct122 ft7 smushy28kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct282 ft8 ssoft73kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct182 ft8 smushy65kJ19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 3h 30 by road. About 29h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Elands Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Boneyard CJ

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Boneyard CJ

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Elands Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 3h 30 by road. About 29h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Elandsbaai each day: Boneyard CJ, Elands Bay.

The trip from Elandsbaai, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,210 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£765–£1,585
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£110–£185
Food7 days eating out£115–£210
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£50–£80
Total£1,125–£2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Elandsbaai

  • Wit Mossel Pot0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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