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Bokpoint, South Africa

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Yzerfontein, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Zaian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Bokpoint

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

The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). It is exposed 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 500 m out (1 in 48). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in April, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 15°C in January, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Yzerfontein, 7.5 km away (about 15 min by car).

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 27 h 25 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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Bokpoint.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct149 ft10 smushy1,441kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct498 ft9 ssoft763kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct396 ft8 smushy343kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct289 ft9 ssoft1,118kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct458 ft8 smushy693kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct497 ft8 ssoft611kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct144 ft8 smushy221kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct32 ft8 smushy49kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct53 ft9 smushy161kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct114 ft5 smushy68kJ18°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 1h 35 by road. About 27h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf 16 MILE BEACH

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf 16 MILE BEACH

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Bokpoint

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  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 1h 35 by road. About 27h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Yzerfontein each day: 16 MILE BEACH, Bokpoint, Yzerfontein.

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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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