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Best for waves
8 places in South Africa have at least one spot with waves: Cape Town - Blouberg/Big Bay, Durban, Langebaan, Cape Town - Cape Peninsula and 4 more. Between them, 15 wave spots and 25 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
Cape Town - Blouberg/Big BayDurbanLangebaanCape Town - Cape PeninsulaHermanus LagoonNahoon BeachStrandStruisbaaiEverything South Africa doesWaves nearbyAlso in South Africa
8 places, largest first
5 of its 5 spots are marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
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3 of its 3 spots are marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 73%, Feb 74%, Mar 73%, Apr 58%, May 60%, Jul 50%, Aug 81%, Sep 60%, Oct 68%, Nov 67%, Dec 63%. No figure for Jun. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also beginners
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1 of its 2 spots is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
also flat wateralso beginnersalso foilingalso waves and flat
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2 of its 2 spots are marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec.
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also foiling
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec.
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town - Blouberg/Big Bay | none | 5 | none | none | none | 15 |
| Durban | none | 3 | 1 | none | none | 3 |
| Langebaan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Cape Town - Cape Peninsula | none | 2 | none | none | none | none |
| Hermanus Lagoon | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
| Kabeljous Lagoon | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
| Nahoon Beach | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Strand | none | 1 | none | 1 | none | none |
| Struisbaai | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Witsand (Breede River) | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for South Africa where there is one - 2 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
MozambiqueMadagascarTanzaniaMauritiusKenya
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Mozambique 1,593 km, Madagascar 2,449 km, Tanzania 2,734 km, Mauritius 3,419 km, Kenya 3,524 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.