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Very consistent surf, world class surf waves, pretty uncrowded, sometimes sharky...
The people and beaches are among the nicest I've ever seen. You will be treated wonderfully. As far as surf goes, make sure to visit all of the traditional spots (Cape Town, Garden Route, J-Bay, Durban (no sharks in durbs)) but also not to miss some of the less-frequented areas such as the Transkei/Wild Coast. Be careful whose advice you take - many of the surfers are (unfortunately) paranoid. Explore (with care) the country and breaks for yourself.
South Africa for the most part is warm as the tropical east African current comes down the coast . so from Richards bay down to cape Infanta(150km east of CPT) you could get away with a rash vest . Cape Town is permanently wetsuit territory though you could hack it with a summer suit for about an hour .
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South Africa at a glance |
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Location: Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.
Geographic coordinates: 29° 0' S, 24° 0' E
Coastline: 2,798 km km
Climate: Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Terrain: Vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain
Elevation: highest point: Njesuthi 3,408 m
Natural hazards: Prolonged droughts
Currency: rand (ZAR)
Population: 44,344,136
Languages: IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)
Capital: Pretoria (note: Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center)
Divisions: 9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Western Cape
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The Point, South Africa
By Pisco23, 2009-07-22 09:00:00
low tide, good swell
The swell was building, having dropped off after the BongofbillsPro. The water was noticibly colder today but still fine in a 3/2. I got worked by a wave after about 20 minutes and my back started blocking and twinging - otherwise I'
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The Point, South Africa
By Pisco23, 2009-07-21 14:00:00
tale of two halves
Started surfing about 100m up from 'the point' towards impossibles - got a few nice waves and a couple of closeouts - then either the tide was changing or I was out of position because for ages I didn't get any waves. I eventually p
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Impossibles, South Africa
By Pisco23, 2009-07-20 14:00:00
wrong place..
Not knowing JBay we went in in the middle of Impossibles - and surprise surprise, found the waves really hard to catch for a couple of unfit lame-ass weekend warriors.... we eventually worked our way down to the point and finally had some fun waves
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North Beach, South Africa
By Pisco23, 2009-07-15 17:00:00
Night surf
After several delays we finally paddled out by the pier quite late - ended up catching a few fun waves. Night was really fallen when we came back in - probably not a smart move surfing so late, definately would not have done this if the beaches
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Muizenburg corner, South Africa
By kkuschke, 2007-08-01 16:30:00
Actually quite a good session. As I can't actually surf, it was loads of fun, as I got up a few times. A lot of work getting out though, as the waves were quite strong for Muizenburg.
Water was freezing cold, but awesome fun!
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Trip: Road Trip - South Africa
By Pisco23, From 2009-07-14 to 2009-07-23
Road Trip - South Africa
JoBurg - Durban - JBay - JoBurg. but avoiding the cold waters of CapeTown water....bought some secondhand Clayton boards in Durban, surfed some small beach-breaks to get back into surfing (its been a year since my last
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Trip: J Bay Sep 1996
By ozsurfer101, From 1996-09-03 to 1996-09-30
J Bay- Supers, Boneyards, Tubes, Point; St Francis, Kitchen Windows.
Best: Supers 3-8 feet, Kitchen Windows 3-5.
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comment by Seth, 2008-12-15 02:39:27