🇿🇦 Cannon Rocks
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Best directionSW
Wind speed18–28kt
SeasonOct – Apr
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterWaves + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A small, little-visited village on the Eastern Cape's Sunshine Coast, with open ocean exposure and few other kiters around.
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Getting thereEastern Cape, about 1.5 hours east of Gqeberha via the N2 and R342. A car is completely necessary for this remote coastal village; free parking behind the sand…
HazardsA real, powerful Atlantic shorebreak and genuine lateral current running along sharp rocky reef shelves hidden just below the surface. Competent upwind…
Best time of dayAfternoon, October-March, when regional wind combines with daily thermal gradients for a smooth cross-shore…
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