Surf at the Garden Route
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:19 Written by Helga McLeod Tuesday, 02 March 2010 17:05
South African holidays - sights and activities - Surfing
Surfing the Garden Route from Cape Infanta - Tsitsikamma River, South Africa
Surf at Cape Infanta, Garden Route, South Africa
On Cape Infanta's east, you will find a right-point depending on south swell with west to northwest winds.
Surf at St Sebastian Bay, Garden Route, South Africa
On St Sebastian Bay's Breede River lagoon side is a great beach break on days with moderate south to southeast swell and west to northwest light wind.
Surf at Jongensfontein, Garden Route, South Africa
With 3 - 5 foot south to southwest swell and a reef-break, west to northwest breezes you may find a calm but fun wave here.
Surf at Kakgat, Garden Route, South Africa
A-frame right-hand reef-breaks during light west to northwest breezes and clean 4-foot groundswell.
Surf at Ramyatoolies, Garden Route, South Africa
Further down the beach, off the rocks is a great, speedy left-hand break.
Surf at Dolfines Point, Garden Route, South Africa
Not for beginners, this twisted and hollow right-hand reef-break pumps on days with 10-foot south swell and northeast to northwest breezes.
Surf at Skulpiesbaai, Garden Route, South Africa
A powerful right-hander on days with 6 - 8 foot southeast swell and clean groundswell you can find a nice left-break in the bay-centre.
Surf at Stilbaai, Garden Route, South Africa
For the brave amongst us, here's a pounding right-hander that heads for the rocks on big days. Prefers a 5 - 8foot swell, west breezes, mid tide and glassy seas.
Surf at Kanon, Garden Route, South Africa
Watch out for the sharks if you want to try this spot around the point which comes with a right-hander during strong southeast swells.
Surf at Inner Pool, Garden Route, South Africa
Breaking off the rocks at Mossel Bay in a small inlet is a wave worth checking out but even better, catch the Outer Pool to the left.
Surf at Outer Pool, Garden Route, South Africa
Also at Mossel Bay, this sharky spot is not for the faint hearted as it pumps with big walls on days with tidy south swell and light west breezes. Don't paddle too far on the inside.
Surf at Santos Reef, Garden Route, South Africa In the bay's south end on huge south to southwest swell and west to southwest breezes, you may find 3-foot sets here worth checking out.
Surf at Ding Dangs, Garden Route, South Africa
With a big groundswell and west to southwest winds, 5-foot east swell and a low tide one can have fun here with enjoyable sets.
Surf at Dias Beach, Garden Route, South Africa
Inconsistent and depending on a medium swell and easy offshore winds.
Surf at Hartenbos, Garden Route, South Africa
Fun beach-breaks are found here depending on sandbar formation and easy west to northwest wind, plus an east to southeast swell.
Surf at Klein Brak River, Garden Route, South Africa
Only during moderate swell and preferring light northwest to north wind plus an orderly and clean 5 - 7foot southwest groundswell will give you many fun beach-breaks along this inconsistent and sharky strip.
Surf at Herolds Bay, Garden Route, South Africa
A dependable and fantastic shore-break during clean 4-foot with east to southeast groundswells and easy north to northwest winds.
Surf at Victoria Bay, Garden Route, South Africa
Excellent point-break walls (during 5-foot south to southwest swell and glassy conditions) are found on the west side of Vic bay, taking off close to a visible rock or paddle out deeper for bigger waves that run into the middle of the bay.
Surf at Wilderness, South Africa
At the Southern end of the Touw River lagoon is a long beach with a light dusting of rocks and reef, sandbar set-ups and during deep groundswell, glassy seas and light wind you will find good waves.
Surf at Swartvlei, Wilderness, South Africa
In front of the car park are good waves during light northeast to northwest winds and depending on sandbanks.
Surf at Gerickes, Wilderness, South Africa
After a long walk right-wards from the Swartvlei car park you will reach a great spot for perky waves, small left-hand point breaks, best at low tide and northeast on-shore wind and a 3-foot. Keep your eyes open for sharks.
Surf at Goukamma, Wilderness, South Africa
The Goukamma Nature Reserve's beach has fantastic, epic waves especially at the river mouth and more than ever during light north winds.
Surf at Fish Boma, Wilderness, South Africa
Off some rocks further down is a break along a split during low-tide and special during a 4-foot swell and light north to northeast wind. Watch out for sharks!
Surf at Buffalo Bay wild side, Wilderness, South Africa
This spot offers strong left-hand breaks off sandbanks mid-beach on clean days with perhaps north to northwest winds otherwise rippy and messy.
Surf at Buffalo Bay, Wilderness, South Africa
Walker Point's inside has many reefs with steady, slow right-handers that's fun with an eastern swell.
Surf at Murphys, Wilderness, South Africa
Down the beach from the Buffalo Bay point are great hollow inside waves and right/left peaks - best during incoming tide and easy west winds.
Surf at Knysna Heads, Wilderness, South Africa
The downside to this spot is that you paddle across the channel to the other side, sometimes against the tide - but the upside is that it offers great, hollow 4-footers during low tides and large swell.
Surf at Noetzie, Wilderness, South Africa
Some good sandbars of the deep sloping beach - the black water is due to numic acides from forest debris swept by the river.
Surf at Robberg, Wilderness, South Africa
On days with massive east to southeast swell you might (be lucky enough to) find a good wave.
Surf at The Wreck, Wilderness, South Africa
Well-shaped, consistent, long and hollow numbers during huge swell.
Surf at The Wedge, Wilderness, South Africa
Breaking on sand North from the Beacon Isle Hotel, this spot has classic hollow numbers with swells bouncing off rocks and creating wedges by joining oncoming swells near the beach. Best with 3-foot swell and low tide.
Surf at Lookout Beach, Wilderness, South Africa
From the rocks at the southern end of Plettenberg Bay's main beach are fantastic waves due to sand-movement during a 2006 flood.
Surf at Keurboom's, Wilderness, South Africa
This spot is a beauty. You will surf amongst the Bottle-nosed dolphins during calm seas with medium in-coming to high tide and 3-foot groundswell. At worst it is a rippy (and sharky) affair during tides but at best you will find a beautiful see-through hollow.
Surf at Nature's Valley, Wilderness, South Africa
One can only be happy in the Tsitsikamma National Coastal Park with its gorgeous scenery, the lagoon and beach with a classic sand-bottomed left and right hander running on wind-free days and smooth 3 to 4 foot south to southwest groundswells. But with this paradise come scary and dangerous undertows during big swell and many sharks.
Surf at Storms River Mouth, Wilderness, South Africa
One of two possibilities here. Either you will find good waves on small days with light north winds or erratic wild waves.
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