Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Durban is home to the most promising surfers and consistent waves in the country. Regular swells and favourable wind directions are in abundance as well as a variety of reef, point and beach breaks. Competition is definately fierce and localism may be an issue if youre inexperienced surfer hitting the main breaks. Durban consistently churns out great surfers and leads the pack when it comes to grommet tournaments around the country. What Durban lacks in power it gains in the quality of its waves. Water temperautes are warm all year round and weather is generally hot and humid. Breaks to visit: New Pier(ultra crowded and competative), Cave Rock, North Beach, Dairy Beach, Baggies.
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Surf Equipment | Shorty | Shorty | Shorty | Short de bain | Short de bain | Short de bain |
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Surf Spots (35) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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AmazimToti | 11 / - | Left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Ansteys | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Ansteys Beach | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
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Baggies | 12 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Battery Beach | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Bay of Plenty | 3 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Blue Lagoon | - / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Breakers | 1 / - | Right and left | ![]() |
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Brighton - Bluff | 4 / - | Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Brighton Reef | - / - | Left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Bronze Beach | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
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Cave Banks | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Cave Rock | 40 / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Crossways | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Dairy Beach | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
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Garvies | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Geteway Wavehouse | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-artificial | ![]() |
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Gremmies | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Isipingo | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
New Pier | 25 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
North Beach | 21 / - | ![]() |
Right | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
Oasis | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Peace Cottage | 1 / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
River Mouth | - / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Sharks Alley - Reef | 2 / - | Right | Reef-rocky | Pros or kamikaze only... | |||
Sharks Alley Sand Bar | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Snake park | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
South Beach | - / - | ![]() |
Beginners wave | ||||
Sunkist | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Tekweni Beach | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Tidal Pool | 4 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | |||
Treasure Beach | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Umhlanga Rocks | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Vetchies Reef | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Wedge | 5 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers |
By Anonymous , 12-02-2007
Durdan in April - How is the surf in April.... heading over for three weeks hoping to score some sick waves .. hpefulli all the locals will give us some waves ... theres loads of people from durban here in Jersey C.I ...
By Theo , 21-09-2006
December surf - we are heading to durban in december what is the surf like there and where should we go for lessons we are first time surfers. any input would be great thankstheo
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By Anonymous , 06-12-2007
EC boet - East coast waves rock West coast waves bros...
surf city has it all!!!!
DURBS 4 EVA