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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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Clovelly Wedge
South Africa, Cape Town
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 34° 7.966' S |
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At the far end of Fish Hoek Beach. Waves wedges off the wall DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeSand-bar
DirectionLeft
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 1m+ / 3ft+
Best tide positionHigh tide only
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Localism
- Pollution
- Sharks
Additional Information
Wait till after the set then take the 1st wave after so the set can create the wedge off the wall
Atmosphere
General
Good fun wave, great whn its working but can get crowded.
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Comments
By james , 12-08-2006
what?!!! a regional classic? - please this spot never works. i think i know of maybe this one time it was surfable but that is still urban legend. there is pretty much no such thing as a south easterly swell in cape town
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By capelizard , 02-01-2007
but the photo was real..... - I totally agree with you guys. The only day I have seen it really crank was when the photo was taken last year. However there was such an awesome swell in the False Bay that anywhere and everywhere that day had almost perfect waves!