Haga Haga, South Africa

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gonubie, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ELS (ELS), 50 km.

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About Haga Haga

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

The spot faces SE (148°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (328°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gonubie, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ELS (ELS), 50 km.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ELS, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
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Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Haga Haga.
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Forecast

Haga Haga 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haga Haga, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	538kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	3 ft12 smushy	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	5 ft8 smushy	316kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft12 smushy	231kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	715kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	3 ft7 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	24, poor	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	24°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ELS, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Haga Haga
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Haga Haga
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Haga Haga
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ELS, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,045–£2,095 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 ELS, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£795–£1,655
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£115–£210
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£50–£80
Total		£1,045–£2,095

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

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