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Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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  • Baked Beans Surf spot · 4.3 km from Gqeberha

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About Port Elizabeth

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

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 115). The sea is about 17°C in May, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gqeberha. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → PLZ · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Port Elizabeth.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Port Elizabeth on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct019knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct021kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct010kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct09kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct025knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct027knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct020knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct031knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct014knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct024knonchop

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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 25 min by road. About 30h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 9, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 25, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 27, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PLZ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 25 min by road. About 30h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,130 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 £790–£1,645
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

Places to eat near Gqeberha

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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