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Gonubie Point, South Africa

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About Gonubie Point

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

The spot faces SE (113°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (293°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 69). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 20°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gonubie, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → ELS · Skyscanner from about £795 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Gonubie 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

Gonubie Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct07 ft8 ssoft587kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct73 ft11 ssoft155kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct155 ft8 smushy312kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct384 ft8 smushy195kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct53 ft11 ssoft216kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct08 ft8 ssoft788kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct166 ft9 smushy454kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct253 ft7 smushy66kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct152 ft11 smushy53kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct102 ft10 smushy71kJ24°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 ELS, changing at ATL and CPT, then 45 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Gonubie Lefts

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Gonubie Lefts

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ELS, changing at ATL and CPT, then 45 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Gonubie each day: Gonubie Lefts, Gonubie Point, Yellows Beach Break, Yellowsands Point.

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Rough cost

About £1,155–£2,280 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 ELS, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,655
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£1,155–£2,280

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

Places to eat near Gonubie

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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