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surfing in South Africa
  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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  Surf Zone Surf Spots SubZones
1 West Coast 58 surf spots 0 surf zones
2 SW Coast 42 surf spots 0 surf zones
3 Cape Town 123 surf spots 0 surf zones
4 Garden Route 61 surf spots 0 surf zones
5 George 63 surf spots 0 surf zones
6 Jeffreys Bay 21 surf spots 0 surf zones
7 Port Elizabeth 30 surf spots 0 surf zones
8 East London 24 surf spots 0 surf zones
9 Wild Coast 9 surf spots 0 surf zones
10 Durban 35 surf spots 0 surf zones
11 Hibiscous Coast 50 surf spots 0 surf zones
12 North East Coast 26 surf spots 0 surf zones


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South Africa at a glance
 
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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1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

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Surf Equipment Springsuit Shorty Shorty Boardshorts Boardshorts Fullsuit
Water temp. 18°C
64°F
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52°F
Air temp. 25°C
77°F
27°C
81°F
33°C
91°F
32°C
90°F
30°C
86°F
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77°F
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comment by , 2008-02-19 04:23:29

Coming to SA
I will be in SA in March with a U17 Rugby tour from Canada. For fun we would like to spend a couble of days in Durban and would like to Surf/boogie board. Where can we rent 10 or so surf/bogie boards and who has the best surf school?

comment by Anonymous, 2008-01-07 20:32:03

SA surfers Paranoid!???
I dont reckon SA surfers are paranoid bru, dont come here with that impression okes, maybe just realistic with crime being what it is and wotnot. Can someone please update the swell info cause its totally incorrect. Can someone please tell me also how its possible that the poms in UK have almost as many spots as us!!? We have hundreds more that hav'nt been put up yet!? Dont necessarily need to give up all the goods hey, just a teaser here and there, why not!?

comment by Anonymous, 2007-11-07 17:27:00

SA is lekker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coolest country, warmest people and some of the best most consistent waves on the planet!!!

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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! More...

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Wedge, South Africa
By ernst, 2007-05-25 13:30:00
Durbs

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Big Bay, South Africa
By ernst, 2007-05-03 17:30:00


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11th Ave Melkbos Strand, South Africa
By ernst, 2007-05-02 17:20:00


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Big Bay, South Africa
By kkuschke, 2007-04-18 18:00:00
Crazy
This was the craziest surf session ever. Ernst & I went out, just after I bought my new board. We were also the only "dumb" people in the water, apart from a few kite-surfers. Needless to say, our session wasn't very long, and it mu
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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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