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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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West Coast
South Africa
The west coast of South Africa is strikingly beautiful, sparsely populated, has freezing cold water all year round and is home to a variety of different types of surf breaks, mostly surfed in the Western Cape, leaving the Northern Cape somewhat unsurfed and rarely explored. Known for its long left-hand point breaks such as Elands Bay being one of the most popular, you do not have to travel too far in order to get relatively descent and uncrowded surf most of the year round. A perfect weekend getaway destination from Cape Town.
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
NW to SW
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| Water temp. | 54°F | 59°F | 64°F | 64°F | 59°F | 54°F |
| Air temp. | 95°F | 82°F | 68°F | 64°F | 77°F | 90°F |
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Surf Spots
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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| 16 MILE BEACH | - / - | 
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Left | Beach-break | 
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All surfers | |
| Baby Pipes | 11 / - | Right | Reef-rocky | 
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Boneyard CJ | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Boskraal Strand | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Cape Death | 2 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Cape st. Martin reef | 2 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | |
| Donkin Bay | 1 / - | Left | Point-break | 
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Doring Bay | 4 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | |
| Elands Bay | 18 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
| Farmer Burgers | 4 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Garbage dumps | 2 / - | Right and left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Groenrivier Rivermouth | 1 / - | Right and left | Rivermouth |
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All surfers | ||
| Groot Trekoskraal | 6 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | |
| Heaven | 8 / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Hell | 1 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Hondeklip Bay Reef | 4 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Kelp Reef | 1 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Klein Trekoskraal | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Lamberts Bay | 10 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Langberg Point | - / - |
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Left | Point-break |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Marble shorey | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| McDougals Bay | 1 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Mossel bay | 9 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Olifants Rivermouth | 1 / - |
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Right and left | Rivermouth |
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All surfers | |
| Paradise | 3 / - | Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Pastures | 6 / - | Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Pepper Grinders | 3 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Port Nolloth Reef | 4 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Rollers | 1 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Samson's Bak | 8 / - | Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Skulpfontein Reef | 2 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Sours | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Stompneus Baai | 1 / - | Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Stovepipes | 4 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Strandfontein beachbreak | 1 / - |
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Right | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Suicide Reef | 1 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Swartriet beach | 1 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Trailer Bay | 1 / - | Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Undisclosed | 15 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Vredenberg point | - / - | Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Wallekraal Point | 1 / - |
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Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers |
Comments
By Anonymous , 20-11-2007
Weskus is LEKKER!! - Westcoast, what more can I say. Loads of kiff, consistent spots with all types of waves. From shoreys to pointbreaks, reefy's to SIC heavy mutant beasts. One of the top places in the world for surf considering how many good spots there are. I reckon theres deffinately alot more unchecked potential up here, especially in the Northern Cape. When i get time off work im cruising up here to find out myself.
By Anonymous , 03-09-2007
Very good waves here - I am from Chile and came up this coast last year for surf. where i come is good waves but in SA I have never seen so much good and quality surf, esepecially the west coast, so many perfect waves and little people. You are lucky to live here. I will be back.
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By Anonymous , 04-04-2009
get rid of all the fake spots - can someone maybe put up a list of all the fake spots that this jono kont has added? i dont wanna be spending my time and all that petrol money running around on a wild goose chase. thanks.