Samson's Bak, South Africa

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Hondeklipbaai, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: OMD (OMD), 148 km.

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About Samson's Bak

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

The spot faces W (259°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (79°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Hondeklipbaai, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: OMD (OMD), 148 km.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Samson's Bak, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,353kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	837kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	439kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	630kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	319kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft9 scrumbling	287kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	24, poor	4 ft7 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	14°C
Tue 27Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	14°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.

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6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
No way there we can work out.
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Samson's Bak
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Samson's Bak
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
No way there we can work out.

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