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Dolphin Point, South Africa

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

Also within 20 km of Jongensfontein

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

About Dolphin Point

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

The spot faces S (168°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (348°). 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 200 m out (1 in 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jongensfontein, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → GRJ · Skyscanner from about £780 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Dolphin Point.

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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 18Oct458 ft9 scrumbling841kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct386 ft9 scrumbling602kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct305 ft7 smushy241kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct328 ft9 scrumbling925kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct257 ft8 scrumbling576kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct318 ft8 scrumbling875kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct224 ft8 scrumbling213kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct123 ft7 smushy69kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct164 ft6 smushy138kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct94 ft5 smushy75kJ19°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 GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 2h 10 by road. About 31h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Kak Gat (KAK HOLE)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Jongensfontein

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Jongensfontein

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Jongensfontein

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 2h 10 by road. About 31h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Jongensfontein each day: Dolphin Point, Jongensfontein, Kak Gat (KAK HOLE).

The trip from Jongensfontein, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,140–£2,240 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 GRJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£780–£1,615
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£1,140–£2,240

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

Places to eat near Jongensfontein

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