Cobbles, South Africa

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gqeberha, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PLZ (PLZ), 9 km.

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About Cobbles

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

The spot faces E (98°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (278°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gqeberha, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PLZ (PLZ), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PLZ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
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No town nearby
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cobbles, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	1,043kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	6 ft7 smushy	348kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	8 ft9 ssoft	832kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	10 ft8 ssoft	1,237kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	327kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 26Oct	7, too small	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	19°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 30 min by road. About 30h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Cobbles
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Cobbles
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Cobbles
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Cobbles
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 10 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 30 min by road. About 30h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,005–£2,025 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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	£790–£1,645
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£115–£210
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£50–£80
Total		£1,005–£2,025

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

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