115 windsurf spots in South Africa

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

windsurf spots: 115
spots in South Africa overall: 226
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

Western Cape24rideable days in November, the peak of the region

Eastern Cape24rideable 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
Western Cape 60	20	19	19	17	9	7	6	8	17	20	24	21
Eastern Cape 18	22	20	21	16	15	12	13	18	21	22	22	24
Cap-Occidental 16	17	16	16	14	6	5	4	5	14	17	21	18
Cap oriental 12	22	18	20	16	16	13	16	20	21	22	22	23
KwaZulu-Natal 5	19	18	21	12	13	11	12	17	15	15	15	20
Free State 1	9	12	10	12	4	10	16	16	19	16	20	20
Nord-Ouest 1	18	16	12	14	6	13	14	20	17	19	21	20
Northern Cape 1	27	24	26	20	18	13	18	20	21	25	26	29

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

115 windsurf spots in South Africa

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Noncom

Milnerton

bluewater bay

Bluewater Bay

Albatross

Jeffreys Bay

Cape St Francis

Aston Bay Beach

Paradise Beach

Pelican Island

Hartenbos

Kleinzee

Maitlands Beach

Fence

Noncom

Noordhoek

Aston Bay Lagoon

Strandfontein

Boggoms Bay

Britannia Bay

Groot Paternoster Nature reserve

Paternoster

Shelly Point

Trekoskraal

Sports, by number of spots

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