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Camelot, South Africa

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BB - Silver Sands Beach and mountains at Betty's Bay, South Africa, 2017
Near Camelot, 1 km away. Photo: Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Camelot

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

The spot faces S (170°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (350°). It is sheltered 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 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). 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 Betty's Bay, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Camelot.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3710 ft9 smushy1,400kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct538 ft8 ssoft731kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct516 ft8 ssoft482kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct439 ft9 ssoft1,271kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct548 ft8 smushy770kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct476 ft9 ssoft444kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct234 ft8 smushy204kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct33 ft7 smushy57kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct54 ft8 smushy206kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct33 ft6 smushy54kJ20°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 1h 15 by road. About 27h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Waterfalls

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Betty's Bay

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Betty's Bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Camelot

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 1h 15 by road. About 27h door to door

The plan picks the best of 10 spots near Betty's Bay each day: Betty's Bay, Bettysbay (main beach), Camelot, Chrystal Road, penguins, Silver Sands, Silversands beach, Sunlight Bay, Waterfalls, XXX.

The trip from Betty's Bay, 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 Betty's Bay

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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