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Quoin Point (Outsides), South Africa

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Pearly Beach, Western Cape
Pearly Beach, the nearest town, 20 km away. Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Quoin Point (Outsides)

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

The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 92). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Pearly Beach. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 28 h 25 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).

    See flights MDW → CPT · Skyscanner from about £765 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Quoin Point (Outsides).

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Pearly Beach, 20 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Quoin Point (Outsides): plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Pearly Beach, 20 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Pearly Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Pearly Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Quoin Point (Outsides) on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Quoin Point (Outsides) 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
Mon 19Oct08 ft8 ssoft788kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct06 ft7 smushy344kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct09 ft9 ssoft1,152kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct09 ft8 ssoft930kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct09 ft8 ssoft976kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct384 ft8 smushy158kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct214 ft6 smushy107kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct74 ft8 smushy188kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct223 ft8 smushy116kJ18°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 35 by road. About 28h 25 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Quoin Point (Outsides)

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

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 35 by road. About 28h 25 door to door

The trip from Pearly Beach, 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 Pearly Beach

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Pearly Beach, 20 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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