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🇿🇦 Witsand (Breede River)

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Best directionS
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonNov – Mar
Skill levelBeginner
WaterFlat river mouth
Ridden forKitesurfing

A small town where the Breede River meets the Indian Ocean, with flat river-mouth water sheltered from the open coast's swell.

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Getting thereFly into Cape Town (CPT) and drive east along the N2 for roughly 3 hours to the Witsand turnoff. A car is essential for this rural river-mouth destination…
HazardsThe Breede River mouth has real tidal current that can separate a crashed rider from their board. The river is a well-documented home to some of the largest…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when the dominant summer southeasterly blows clean and side-shore across the river. Plan for an incoming…
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