Surf at Cape Town

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:21 Written by Helga McLeod Tuesday, 02 March 2010 09:40

South African holidays - sights and activities - Surfing

Surfing Table Bay - from Cape Town's furthest northern suburb, Melkbosstrand to Mouille Point, South Africa.

Surf at Van Riebeeckstrand, Cape Town, South Africa
Not reliable, this spot is fun at best and works in light north-easts and small swell.

Surf at Tube-wave (a.k.a Beach Road), Cape Town, South Africa
this sandbar right hand point break in Melkbos has an outer reef protection and likes a light southwest or southeast wind plus proper groundswell - then you'll have a great inside on high tide and a fantastic outside on low tide.

Surf at Shark Bay (a.k.a Captains), Cape Town, South Africa
Another unreliable sand and reef break in Melkbos that prefers southeast or northeast wind wit 3 foot groundswell. Not an easy rider - gets out of control easily.

Surf at Holbaai, Cape Town, South Africa
From Melkbos to Haakgat you will find a dirt road and dunes, plus a spot with great sandbar peaks - if there's an easy easterly wind and small groundswell.

Surf at Haakgat, Cape Town, South Africa
Matching the beach, but 30m out is a left point, unreliable and open spot with a boiling reef section that should only be tried on high tide. A tricky but proper powerful wave.

Surf at Kreefte Reef, Cape Town, South Africa
A right-hander that needs medium west swell and a low tide or an inside left-hander on very small swell.

Surf at Derde Steen, Cape Town, South Africa
Near Blouberg, you'll find a great beach break on glassy days of 5-foot swells when it creates an excellent hollow.

Surf at Tweede Steen, Cape Town, South Africa
It�s a fun ride, but doesn't compete with Derde Steen.

Surf at Eersste Steen, Cape Town, South Africa
Between Blouberg and Melkbosstrand, you will enjoy a hollow peaking beach break on light northeast windy days with a west swell.

Surf at Horse Trails, Cape Town, South Africa
Pointy, but hollow, beach-breaks in small swells.

Surf at Kamer van Sewentien, Cape Town, South Africa
At Big Bay's end you can ride a left, sandy point that rocks on calm to medium southeast days and is best on low tides when the swell is medium.

Surf at Big Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Large outside A-frame breaks that reshape to hit the shore, usually in light berg winds.

Surf at Tableview, Cape Town, South Africa
With shore break sandbanks breaking on the restructuring during glassy days or deep outer sandbars breaking in bigger swell. This spot is loved by many - be warned!

Surf at Sunset Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
In-between many scattered beach breaks one occasionally gets good 5-foot peaks on northeast berg windy days with 8-foot swell.

Surf at Dumps, Cape Town, South Africa
You may get lucky on a high tide wit light berg winds and a west swell, but mostly this is a fickle wave.

Surf at The Wedge, Cape Town, South Africa
Hard to access, this spot has swells bouncing off the harbour wall and then sideways to join other swells in a tight A-frame and hollow peak. A fantastic ride during mild east winds and a huge swell.

Surf at Madiba's Left, Cape Town, South Africa
A famous left-hand on Robben Island's ocean side with long fantastic rides. A pity one isn't allowed to surf it.

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