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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Hottentot Bay
Namibia
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 26° 8.092' S |
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Go to Hottentot Bay in Namibia... Access is impossible. Closest youll get will be with google earth.. DistanceSurf trip WalkGood walk (15-30 mn) Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Private access Special access4x4 |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Diamond bay no. 3
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityTotally Epic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypePoint-break
DirectionLeft
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionWest, SouthWest
Good wind directionNorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Private beach
- Sharks
Additional Information
Welcome to the 3rd of 6 perfect, long Lefthand pointbreaks on Namibia's mid coast. All these breaks are on diamond mining private property, so access is impossible. Lucky for us we have family that work here..sorry okes..
Atmosphere
Hottentot Bay is most powerful and challenging of the 6 waves. It breaks on a shallow reef and even though swell is consistent, needs around 5+ to peel right down the point. Its a fast wave an the take off is scary, on a shallow reef. Looooooong wave that fades into deeper water so paddling to it is easier. Ichaboe island sits around the corner from the point, which has good, long and strong left and rights available. To get here you need a boat.
General
All alone out here. These waves are 6 of the surfing worlds best kept secrets.
Author: Jono Contributors (1)
Comments
By snodgrass , 22-04-2008
wanker jono - the closest jono got to this wave was sitting at home trawling the net with a hard on......
By Big Prokamzi , 15-04-2008
Alright that's enough lies out of Jo-nobrainer! - I'm going to expose the truth behind yet another duplicitous dream of Jo-noboard's: He's re-named this spot to match with an African tribe'S name that's not even native to this region at all. The spot's name is Hotandnot bay coz the waves here ARE hot & Jo-schmo IS NOT!!
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By Anonymous , 11-07-2009
faark my bru - if jono rates this 5 out of 5....he must be a muizenberg local...kak wave period....