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85 surf spots in South Africa

The seasonality and ranking below cover only the spots where this sport is practised. All spots in South Africa

When to ride

16-22 knots 22-30 knots 30-40 knots 40+ knots
Average rideable days per month, computed from the 2022-2024 readings of every spot in the country.
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December
Rideable days 27 25 26 20 17 16 19 23 24 26 26 27
Temperature 26° 26° 25° 23° 22° 21° 20° 20° 21° 22° 24° 25°

The windiest spots

2022-2024 average
Spot Region Rideable days
Paternoster Western Cape 312 d/yr
Cape Vidal KwaZulu-Natal 309 d/yr
Ann Ave Eastern Cape 308 d/yr
Cape St Francis Eastern Cape 308 d/yr
Ducks Cap oriental 308 d/yr
Hullets Reef Eastern Cape 308 d/yr
sardinia bay Cap oriental 308 d/yr
Salt Rock — 305 d/yr
Tinley Manor Beach Point KwaZulu-Natal 305 d/yr
Albatross Eastern Cape 304 d/yr

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2022-2024 readings. A day counts as rideable as soon as conditions allow a session for one of the spot's sports.

All spots

85 spots

Sports, by number of spots