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🇿🇦 Jeffrey's Bay

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Best directionSW
Wind speed18–28kt
SeasonOct – Apr
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterWaves
Ridden forKitesurfing

One of the world's most famous surf breaks, on South Africa's Eastern Cape — waves take priority here, so expect company from the surf crowd too.

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Getting thereAbout 50 minutes west of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) via the N2. A car is required to move between the various world-famous surf breaks; free beachfront parking…
HazardsA world-class, high-intensity surf zone with a genuinely brutal shorebreak, fast point-break current, and sharp mussel-covered rocks. True beginners should…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when regional SW or E winds get thermally accelerated along the coast. Late afternoon gives the cleanest…
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