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Devil's Horn, South Africa

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

Also within 20 km of Oyster Bay

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Oyster Bay, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Rute Martins of Leoa's Photography ( www.leoa.co.za ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Devil's Horn

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

The spot faces S (180°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (0°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 110). 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). For expert surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oyster Bay, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 31 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → PLZ · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Devil's Horn.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Oyster BayAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Oyster Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Oyster Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Devil's Horn does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct389 ft9 ssoft1,269kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct337 ft9 smushy854kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct316 ft7 smushy393kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct388 ft9 ssoft886kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct3210 ft9 ssoft1,251kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct4710 ft8 ssoft1,349kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct346 ft8 ssoft427kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct133 ft8 smushy91kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct175 ft6 smushy173kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct123 ft8 smushy108kJ19°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 PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 2h by road. About 31h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Oyster Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Devil's Horn

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Devil's Horn

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 10 ft at 9 s, wind 16 kn (30 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Devil's Horn

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 10 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Oyster Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 2h by road. About 31h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Oyster Bay each day: Devil's Horn, Oyster Bay.

The trip from Oyster Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,270 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 PLZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£790–£1,645
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£1,150–£2,270

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

Places to eat near Oyster Bay

  • Nautilus Restaurant Oyster Bayin 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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