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Klein Trekoskraal, South Africa

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Paternoster, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Octagon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Klein Trekoskraal

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

The spot faces NW (294°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (114°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Paternoster, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to Klein Trekoskraal.

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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

Klein Trekoskraal does not suit intermediates. 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 18Oct339 ft10 scrumbling1,325kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct448 ft8 scrumbling741kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct325 ft8 smushy320kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct249 ft8 smushy961kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct507 ft8 ssoft641kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct447 ft8 scrumbling577kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct134 ft8 smushy226kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct42 ft9 shollow58kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct83 ft9 scrumbling172kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct195 ft6 smushy125kJ17°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 CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 40 by road. About 28h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf The Pit

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf The Pit

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 15 kn (27 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Klein Trekoskraal

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf The Pit

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 40 by road. About 28h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Paternoster each day: Klein Trekoskraal, Paternoster, The Pit.

The trip from Paternoster, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,210 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 CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£765–£1,585
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£1,125–£2,210

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

Places to eat near Paternoster

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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