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Virgin Point, South Africa

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About Virgin Point

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

The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Strand, 9.1 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 40 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. 50 min from the airport to Virgin Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct487 ft9 shollow772kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct395 ft8 shollow368kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct214 ft8 shollow159kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct236 ft9 shollow559kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct376 ft8 shollow406kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct446 ft8 shollow474kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct174 ft8 shollow158kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct62 ft7 shollow42kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct83 ft7 shollow62kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct82 ft6 shollow27kJ22°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 50 min by road. About 26h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Blinkklip Reef

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf AECI beachbreak.

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf AECI beachbreak.

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  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 50 min by road. About 26h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 16 spots near Strand each day: AECI beachbreak., Blinkklip Inner Reef, Blinkklip Reef, Die Poort, Duckies Reef, Gordons Bay, Back Reef, Gordon's Bay , Bikini beach, Gordons Bay, Bikini Shorebreak., Gordons Bay, helicopters, Greenways Reef, Harbour Island, Seconds, Seconds, Silkies, Strand (pipe), Virgin Point.

The trip from Strand, 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.

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