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Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. 87.8

#1059 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇿🇦 South Africa · Western Cape · near Cape Town

Works almost every day, no off season, real size comes through.

Works all yearBig waveAdvanced
Surf score87.8 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days32% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell65% period 11 s+
Typical size2.3 m 7.5 ft median
Water15°C a 4/3 with boots

Best time to surf Chapman's Peak mystery lefts.

The best time to surf Chapman's Peak mystery lefts. is April, May, August. The season runs Apr to May. In April the water sits around 16°C, so pack a 4/3 with boots, and the typical wave is 2.2 m. The nearest airport is CPT (25 km) and the nearest town is Cape Town (19 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%25%2.1 m15°C4/3
Feb100%23%2.0 m15°C4/3
Mar99%32%2.0 m16°C4/3
Apr100%48%2.2 m16°C4/3
May96%41%2.4 m15°C4/3
Jun89%38%2.7 m14°C4/3
Jul89%29%2.8 m15°C4/3
Aug91%42%2.7 m14°C4/3
Sep97%27%2.4 m14°C4/3
Oct99%37%2.3 m14°C4/3
Nov99%18%2.1 m13°C4/3
Dec100%29%2.0 m14°C4/3

Why 87.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
19.2
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
7.5
Water comfort 10%
1.1
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 272° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 49% of days. Mean peak period 11.7 s. Days over 3 m: 17%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.074, 18.360 (OpenStreetMap).

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