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Wreck, Namibia

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About Wreck

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

The spot faces W (268°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (88°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Swakopmund, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 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 31 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → WVB · Skyscanner from about £710 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Wreck.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct264 ft11 smushy311kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct76 ft8 smushy381kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct325 ft8 smushy305kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct344 ft7 smushy133kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct233 ft5 smushy65kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct474 ft6 smushy116kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct534 ft7 smushy137kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct494 ft7 smushy138kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct434 ft6 smushy97kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct445 ft7 smushy202kJ15°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to WVB, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h by road. About 31h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Pebbles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Point

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Point

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lockjoint

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Point

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to WVB, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h by road. About 31h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Swakopmund each day: Lockjoint, Pebbles, Point, Stink-piel, Thicklip, Tiger Reef, Vineta Point, Wreck, Wreck North.

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Rough cost

About £1,190–£2,315 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 WVB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£710–£1,480
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£155–£260
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,190–£2,315

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

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