Elands Bay, South Africa: windsurf guide

What it's actually like

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 September 2026

Elands Bay, Elandsbaai in Afrikaans, is a small village on South Africa’s West Coast, about 220 km north of Cape Town, which its hotel calls a paradise for surfers. Cape Town windsurfers drive up, a trip of over two hours from Table View, on days when the wind does not reach the Cape Town spots.

It works in a south-south-westerly or south-westerly, and the rocky ridge that runs south-east from Baboon Point, the headland at the south end of the bay, accelerates the wind.

The windiest run in the record is October to February, when about seven days in ten clear 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, with January the pick at 76 per cent.

Your month

When it's good

February · 68%. 19 rideable days in 28, 4.5 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.

Where else it blows in February

Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelBring your A-game

WaterMixed bag

Wind · FebUsually turns up

Crowds · FebBusy patches

Local vibeFriendly enough

Water qualityUsually clean

NightlifeA bar or two

CostMid

Geek analysis

February in the record

68% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In February the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (31% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 3pm to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

February on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days19 of 28Ten Februaries in the record

Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+

Air28.3°CMaximum

Take it with you

The full Elands Bay report

Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Where to stay04Per-launch notes05Rocks, the reef & rescue06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits

When it gets busy

Crowds

WindChaser has no crowd count for Elands Bay yet. The village is small: riders park on Strand Street by the hotel square and launch from the beach in front of it.

On the water

What February usually does

Wind directionSSW or SWThe rocky ridge from Baboon Point accelerates it, a rider’s report says.

Wind strength16 to 17 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, October to February, in the record.

When it blowsAfternoonsOctober to February, the share of windy days climbs from about one in ten at 8am to about two in three by 6pm in the record.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
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Webcam

We haven't found published rules for this spot.

Local intel

Getting there & on the ground

Nearest airportCape Town (CPT)About 226 km, around 3 hours 15 minutes by road.

On the groundOctober to FebruaryThe windiest months in the record, January the pick. The wind comes in the afternoon.

Getting aroundCarOver two hours’ drive from Table View. Park on Strand Street by the hotel square.

Stay, schools & kit

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