The spots
17 spotsAlbatross (J-Bay)
Beach break just south of Kitchen Windows at the southern end of J-Bay. Sand-bottom peaks for when the point is too crowded or too small.
Boneyards (J-Bay)
Heavy outside section at the top of the Supertubes point — boil-prone, urchin-covered take-off zone that feeds straight into Supers. The ...
Bruce's Beauties (Cape St Francis)
Legendary right-hand point south of Seal Point made famous by The Endless Summer. Long, mechanical wave that has been partially restored ...
Cape Recife
Reef break at the southern tip of Port Elizabeth, off the lighthouse and nature reserve. Picks up swell that misses Pollok Beach and prod...
Cintsa
Long beach and rivermouth break east of East London on the Wild Coast. Warm water, friendly sandbars, and a backpacker-classic surf town.
Coffee Bay
Wild Coast bay framed by green hills, with a rivermouth break and a point on the eastern side. Warm water, remote vibe, and reliable Xhos...
Fence (PE)
Punchy beach-break peak just north of Pollok at Summerstrand. Easy access and a regular PE local-session venue.
Kitchen Windows (J-Bay)
Inside-most section of the J-Bay point, in front of the holiday houses. Mellow right-hander suited to longboarders and learners and the h...
Magnatubes (J-Bay)
Outermost section of the J-Bay point system, north of Boneyards. Big-day specialist that lines up on solid SW swells and feeds the entire...
Nahoon Beach
Sandy beach break just north of the Nahoon Reef rivermouth. Easier alternative when the reef is too crowded or too heavy.
Nahoon Reef
East London's most famous wave — a long, hollow right-hand reef break on the south side of the Nahoon River mouth. Holds size, barrel...
Point (J-Bay)
Inside, more forgiving end of the Jeffreys Bay point system below the lighthouse. Easier wall and the most accessible J-Bay wave for inte...
Pollok Beach
Right-hand reef-and-sand break at Summerstrand in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha). The city's main quality wave, with fast walls on SE swells.
Queensberry Bay
Right-hand point break northeast of East London, off a rocky headland. Long, walling wave on bigger SW swells.
Seal Point
Long, kelp-fringed right-hand point at the Cape St Francis lighthouse. Holds size, breaks for several hundred metres on big SW swells, an...
Supertubes (J-Bay)
South Africa's wave of waves — a long, fast, walling right-hand point at Jeffreys Bay that hosts the WSL Corona Open. Multiple sectio...
Tubes / Impossibles (J-Bay)
Faster, hollower middle section of Supertubes that links into the inside on bigger days. Where the J-Bay barrels truly come alive.