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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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Pringle Bay
South Africa, Cape Town
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 34° 20.406' S |
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Pringle bay is sitatued between gordons bay and betty's bay. The spot is at the main beach and is parking at three entrances 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 qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South
Good wind directionSouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Sharks
Additional Information
This spot is reansable easy to find and when south east blows and swell is in. It can be a heavy spot.Thier are two main areas where is the surf is good. One spot on the left at the reef, when low tide its works producing a big left and barrels occucational. Second spot is on far right and is left and right wave. Caution sharks at times and a heavy sand bar that sucks you in, and lastly a heavy rip tide that takes far out without returning.
Atmosphere
This spot is unpredictable and just when you think its worth going thier you get a lake. but when the condition are right this is a spot something you dont wanna miss.
General
classic when on!
Author: wesley papier Contributors (2)
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Comments
By Anonymous , 29-11-2007
- I'm not sure how you girls rate these spots - how the hell does pringle scoop 4 stars. I've seen it good twice in 20 years, for the rest its 1ft and closing out.
By anonymous , 09-11-2005
dont get blown to sea - surfed this spot a lot when i was learning. is great when the south easter is pumping and betties is blown out. if the wind is really blowing you really get blown offshore, sometimes the wind is blowing so hard u cant sit on your board cos u act like a sail. if u go to far the paddle to get back to the beach can be a huge mission.
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By Anonymous , 02-07-2010
Fickle - I agree with previous post. I grew up in this area and probably had it good/epic 3 or 4 times in like 10 years. Only worth checking it if there is at least a small wave breaking at Paranoia with a SE.