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Ballito, South Africa

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About Ballito

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

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in June and July, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ballito. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 30 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).

    See flights ORD → DUR · Skyscanner from about £800 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Ballito.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Ballito on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 10 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6012knside-on1.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct249knside-on1.3 mwaves
Tue 20Oct6417knside2.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct6415knside1.3 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6415knside1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct4619knside-on1.7 mwaves
Sat 24Oct3211knside1.7 mwaves
Sun 25Oct4221knside1.4 mwaves
Mon 26Oct5818knside-on2.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct5312knside2.4 mwaves

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 ORD to DUR, changing at IST, then 30 min by road. About 30h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Ballito

    10 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Ballito

    10 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Ballito

    10 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Ballito

    13 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DUR, changing at IST, then 30 min by road. About 30h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,080–£2,160 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 £800–£1,665
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

Places to eat near Ballito

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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