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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | World Class |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | very consistent (150 day/year) |
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Wave |
| type | beach-break |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | sandy with rock |
| | power | - hollow
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- powerful
- ledgey
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| | normal length | short (<50m) |
| | good day | short (<50m) |
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| | swell size | starts working at less than 1m / 3ft |
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Author: Jono
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Dias Beach Access |
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Go to Cape Point nature reserve. Go to Dias beach. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | long walk (>30 mn) |
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easy to find? | OK |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- rocks
- sharks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Bodyboarders still speak in awe of the day Mike Stewart was taken here and blew the place apart. It was never regarded as a surf spot until recently. Just around the corner from the sheer cliffs of Cape Point, it's an imposing venue. It also entails a stiff walk down and a steep half-hour climb back up. There is no beach to speak of, just rock, cliffs and a crunchy righthander that breaks close to the rocks, although does break left too. Better suited for bodyboarders, it has been ridden by standups too.
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Atmosphere |
Never a crowd. Picks up all swell so when everywhere in Capetown's flat - this is the place to go. Long walk to get there and back dodging baboons, which can be a nuisance and have on occasion stopped people from getting to the bay. (They do attack people sometimes but should be o.k if you leave them alone.)We, on one occasion, couldnt get out of the bay after a session cause the baboons had gathered around the stairway going to the beach. Dont show your teeth to them!! |
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Awesome spot. Heavy, thick mutant barrels on the right swell. Theres something very lekker about surfing in the most southern spot in africa where the indian and atlantic oceans meet!
Not quite - it is the south western most point of Africa. Cape Agulhas is the southern tip. Be very careful of the rip here - a couple of months back a very fit American tourist went for a body surf here and was never seen again. If you get ripped out to sea, next stop is the Antarctic! Baboons are aggressive, but will only attack if you have food in your backpack - DON'T CARRY FOOD! |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 34° 21.31621' S |
| GPS Long. | 18° 28.86383' E |
| Precision | Approximate |
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-12-31 12:01:57