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Cape Town Melkbos, South Africa

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About Cape Town Melkbos

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 64). The sea is about 14°C in April, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Melkbosstrand. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.

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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. 55 min from the airport to Cape Town Melkbos.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MelkbosstrandAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Melkbosstrand · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Melkbosstrand · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Cape Town Melkbos on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 9 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6417knside1.5 mwaves
Mon 19Oct5718knon1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct6115knon0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct4127knside-on1.5 mwaves
Thu 22Oct5612knon1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5517knside-on1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct5021knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct7216knsidechop
Mon 26Oct3621knside-on1.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct5012knonchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 55 min by road. About 26h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Town Melkbos

    7 kn gusting 15, onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Town Melkbos

    12 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Town Melkbos

    6 kn gusting 12, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Town Melkbos

    8 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Town Melkbos

    11 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 55 min by road. About 26h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,130 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £765–£1,585
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

Places to eat near Melkbosstrand

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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