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

surf spots: 85
spots in South Africa overall: 226
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

KwaZulu-Natal22rideable days in January, the peak of the region

Eastern Cape25rideable days in December, the peak of the region

Rideable days per month and region
Region	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
KwaZulu-Natal 32	22	18	22	13	13	11	12	18	15	17	16	21
Eastern Cape 18	24	21	22	17	14	9	10	18	21	23	24	25
Western Cape 17	20	19	19	18	8	6	6	7	17	20	24	21
Cap-Occidental 11	19	17	18	18	7	5	5	4	15	18	23	18
Cap oriental 6	23	18	21	16	16	12	15	20	21	22	23	24

Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

A rideable day means at least two consecutive hours at 7 knots or more, from a direction that works on the spot. Average of 2024 and 2025.

The windiest spots

2024-2025 average

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.

All spots

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Sports, by number of spots

Kitesurf222
Wingfoil174
Windsurf115
Surf85
Paddle10
Windfoil10
Sup foiling1

85 surf spots in South Africa

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Noncom

Albatross

Jeffreys Bay

Cape St Francis

Kitchen Windows

Boneyards

Magna Tubes

Supertubes

The Point

Noncom

Noordhoek

Paternoster

Ann Ave

Ducks

Hullets Reef

Keurboomstrand

Sodwana Bay

Cape Vidal

Lookout Beach

sardinia bay

Yzerfontein

Marina Beach

Palm Beach

Palm Beach0a

Sports, by number of spots

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