Mtwalume Crest, South Africa

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Scottburgh, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Mtwalume Crest

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

The spot faces SE (114°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (294°). 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 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Scottburgh, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mtwalume Crest, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 scrumbling	202kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	667kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	280kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	5 ft7 smushy	264kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 scrumbling	244kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°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 ORD to DUR, changing at IST, then 2h 10 by road. About 31h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Mtwalume Crest
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Mtwalume Crest
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Mtwalume Crest
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DUR, changing at IST, then 2h 10 by road. About 31h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,105 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 ORD to DUR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£800–£1,665
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		£1,050–£2,105

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

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