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Lagoon Wedge, South Africa

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Knysna, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: .prometheus., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lagoon Wedge

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

The spot faces S (180°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (0°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in May, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Knysna, 5.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GRJ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

    See flights MDW → GRJ · Skyscanner from about £780 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Lagoon Wedge.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in KnysnaAd

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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 18Oct329 ft9 shollow1,228kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct387 ft9 shollow748kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct396 ft8 shollow320kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct139 ft9 shollow1,095kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct238 ft8 shollow678kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct207 ft9 shollow785kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct325 ft8 shollow294kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct183 ft7 shollow76kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct185 ft6 shollow179kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct234 ft5 shollow93kJ23°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 GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h 25 by road. About 30h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Noetsie (De Hoop Reserve)

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Yonders

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Buffalo Bay

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Buffalo Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 9 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Lagoon Wedge

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 1h 25 by road. About 30h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 18 spots near Knysna each day: Buffalo Bay, Buffalo Bay beachbreak, Buffalo Bay (Bert rock), Buffalo Bay (Bowls), Buffalo Bay (Murpheys), Buffalo Bay (Opies), Buffalo Bay (Oyster Banks), Buffalo Bay (Reef), Buffalo Bay (Rock), Buffalo Bay (Wildside Shorey), Fish Boma, Lagoon Wedge, Noetsie (De Hoop Reserve), The Heads, The Heads (Back Reef), The Heads (Rock spot), Wild Side, Yonders.

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Rough cost

About £1,140–£2,240 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 GRJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£780–£1,615
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£1,140–£2,240

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

Places to eat near Knysna

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