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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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Gremmies
South Africa, Durban
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Turn off at the Moss Kolnik offramp which is just passed the Durban International Airport (going towards the S Coast). Turn left and then right. Go through the first set of robots, take the second left. Then turn right into Beach Rd and turn left into the parking lot about 100m up the road. Gremmies is left of the rocks with the swimming pool. 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
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide position
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks
Additional Information
Car park safe during day time. Paddle out close to the rocks. Watch out for fisherman.
Atmosphere
General
It rocks when the swell is working and holds for about 3 days straight. Fun in summer big in winter. Has sharks!
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Comments
By Pete , 26-11-2005
SA Waves overated (with stars) - Just another spot that gets 5 stars and "totally epic in the top 30". Comments like "really good on it's day" - jeez, the same could be said for just about anywhere. It's time you SA crew got out and about a bit more. 5 stars - bullshit!!
By yehaaa controversy , 09-11-2005
what the ??? - first off are we all talking about the same place gremmies has never in its life been world class. its a fun wave at most I worked the beaches there for many years and was down there most days so to say it is infested with bull sharks well quite frankley its bull. definitly a place for a bit of fun but give it a good size swell and thats game over. oh and the guy that drowned did so in four foot.
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By Anonymous , 19-05-2007
I'm Tellin' you Collin! - I Have to agree with Psh! 5 stars?....? ..no way! Maybe if you've never surfed anywhere elce.