Bocock's Bay, Namibia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: WVB (WVB), 182 km.

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About Bocock's Bay

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

The spot faces W (257°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (77°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: WVB (WVB), 182 km.

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 34 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to WVB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Bocock's Bay.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 80 km away. Nearest airport: WVB (WVB), 182 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bocock's Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	670kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	9 ft8 ssoft	950kJ	wind from the south, 18 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	6 ft8 smushy	428kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	5 ft7 smushy	238kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	208kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	5 ft7 smushy	193kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft7 smushy	239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	24, poor	6 ft7 smushy	344kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	23°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to WVB, changing at ATL and CPT, then 3h 30 by road. About 34h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to WVB, changing at ATL and CPT, then 3h 30 by road. About 34h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,035–£2,055 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return 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 airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,035–£2,055

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

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