Hondeklip Bay Reef, South Africa
Also within 20 km of Hondeklipbaai
- Wallekraal Point Surf spot · 19.1 km from Hondeklipbaai
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About Hondeklip Bay Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hondeklipbaai, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Hondeklip Bay Reef does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 0, too big | 8 ft9 scrumbling | 812kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 28, poor | 5 ft8 shollow | 381kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft9 scrumbling | 459kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft9 scrumbling | 615kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 20°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 13, poor | 5 ft8 shollow | 279kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 31, poor | 5 ft9 shollow | 302kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 22, poor | 3 ft5 smushy | 55kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 28, poor | 5 ft6 smushy | 133kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 34, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 81kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctSurf Hondeklip Bay Reef
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Hondeklip Bay Reef
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
Places to eat near Hondeklipbaai
- Sam’s RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Rooi Spinnekop Restaurant and Accommodation0.4 km from the centre
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