The spots
31 spotsBig Bay (Bloubergstrand)
Sprawling beach break across Table Bay with Table Mountain as a backdrop. Easy, sandy peaks that work in most conditions and serve as Cap...
Black Rocks (Muizenberg)
Reef peak at the eastern end of Muizenberg corner where the sand meets the rocks. Picks up more swell than the main beach and produces a ...
Buffalo Bay
Long beach west of Knysna with an outside reef on the western headland. Reliable peaks for intermediates and quieter than Vic Bay.
Crayfish Factory
Right-hand reef between Kommetjie and Scarborough, named for the old crayfish processing plant on the cliff. Heavy, barrelling wave that ...
Derde Steen
Exposed Blouberg-area beach break north of Big Bay. More punch than Big Bay on solid swells and a regular West Coast contest venue.
Dungeons
South Africa's premier big-wave spot, roughly 1km out from The Sentinel in Hout Bay. Cold, sharky, deep-water reef that has hosted th...
Elands Bay
World-class left-hand point break on the West Coast, peeling for up to 300m over a kelp-covered rock shelf into a sandy rivermouth bay. C...
Glen Beach
Small, secluded beach break tucked into the north end of Camps Bay between rocky outcrops. Punchy lefts and rights on SW swells and the m...
Hermanus (Voëklip)
Reef-and-sand peaks at the eastern end of Hermanus. Quality wave when SW swells line up with N winds, in season with the whale-watching c...
Herolds Bay
Sheltered bay west of George with a short right-hand point at the eastern headland. Fun, accessible wave when SW swell is up.
Inner Kom
Sheltered left-hand reef inside Kommetjie's tidal pool village, working when the rest of the Peninsula is too big or windy. Mellow, k...
Kalk Bay Reef
Short, hollow right-hand reef just outside Kalk Bay harbour wall. Quirky False Bay slab with a quick drop, beloved by Cape Town bodyboard...
Llandudno
Beautiful granite-fringed bay south of Camps Bay. Powerful, wedging beach break that holds size — a Cape Town benchmark with heavy locali...
Long Beach (Kommetjie)
Cape Town's most consistent and forgiving wave, a long sand-bottom beach break in the lee of Slangkop lighthouse. Works in almost any...
Lookout Beach (Plett)
Beach break at the mouth of the Keurbooms River in Plettenberg Bay. Banks shift with the river and the wave can be world-class when they ...
Melkbosstrand
Long open beach north of Blouberg. Sand-bottom peaks, usually mellow and uncrowded, with the Koeberg dome on the horizon.
Mossel Bay Outer Pool
Reef-and-cobble right-hander at the southern end of Mossel Bay's Point. Long walls on SW swells and the most famous Garden Route wave...
Muizenberg (Surfer's Corner)
South Africa's most famous learner beach, a long sand-bottom break in False Bay's warmer water. The home of Cape Town surf school...
Off The Wall
City reef break right off the Mouille Point promenade, in the shadow of the red-and-white lighthouse. Fast, hollow, shallow right-hander ...
Outer Kom
Outside Kommetjie's main point — a powerful left-hand reef on the kelp line that holds well overhead size. Cold, sharky and one of th...
Plett Wedge
Home of the Wedge Classic, best wedge in South Africa.
Pringle Bay
Long crescent beach east of Gordon's Bay below Hangklip. Picks up SW swell with offshore N winds and is a popular Overberg session.
Robberg Beach (Plett)
Long, exposed beach below the Robberg Peninsula at Plettenberg Bay. Punchy peaks on SE/S swells and a warm-water Garden Route favourite.
Scarborough
Long, exposed beach south of Kommetjie. Several peaks along the sand, often blown-out by the SE but firing on glassy NW-wind mornings.
Stilbaai
Long stretch of beach and rivermouth on the south Cape coast. Sandbar peaks at the mouth, plus mellow inside reform for learners.
Strand Pipe
Right-hand reef breaking next to the storm-water pipe at Strand on the eastern False Bay shore. Hollow, fast, and an iconic Cape bodyboar...
The Hoek (Noordhoek)
Northern corner of Noordhoek's long beach, in the lee of Chapman's Peak. Powerful, hollow peaks that pick up huge swell and a fav...
Vic Bay (Victoria Bay)
Tiny crescent bay east of George with a textbook right-hand point break tucked into the cliffs. Long, peeling walls and a classic Garden ...
Witsands
Sandy beach break inside the Cape Point Nature Reserve hinterland near Misty Cliffs. Reliable peaks and a quieter alternative to nearby L...
Yzerfontein Main Beach
Long, exposed West Coast beach break north of Cape Town. Picks up plenty of SW swell and produces punchy peaks; best with light SE winds ...