South Africa

Surf spots in South Africa

Every published spot on the coast, side by side, on the figures the surf guides publish rather than on a score nobody gave.

Spots around Jeffreys Bay

The village
SpotLevelWaveBottomBest tideWorksPublished month
SupertubesIntermediate, Advanced, ExpertRightPoint break–Very consistentJune · 52% clean
J-BayIntermediate, AdvancedRightMixed–ConsistentJune · 61% clean

Spots around Cape Town

The village
SpotLevelWaveBottomBest tideWorksPublished month
MuizenbergBeginner, IntermediateLeft and rightSand–InconsistentJune · 4% clean
Kalk Bay ReefIntermediate, AdvancedLeft and rightReef–InconsistentJune · 3% clean

Spots around Durban

The village
SpotLevelWaveBottomBest tideWorksPublished month
AddingtonBeginner, IntermediateLeft and rightSandlow tideConsistentMarch · 10% clean
UmhlangaIntermediate, AdvancedLeft and rightMixed–ConsistentJune · 40% clean

Read off published surf guides. A blank cell means no guide states it, which is not the same as the answer being no. The monthly figure comes from a forecast model that reads a grid, so neighbouring breaks share one: it describes the coast around the spot, not the spot alone.