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Elands Bay

Break: Point
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: Medium
Swell: SW, W
Wind: SE, E
Location: -32.3135, 18.3292

Hazards

Kelp
Cold water
Sharks
Rocks

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. Cold, fickle, and at its best on solid SW groundswells with SE winds.

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