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SURFING HOLIDAYS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN & SURROUNDING AREA
The Cape Peninsula hosts one of the most beautiful cities in the world. A bustling, cosmopolitan city with a population of about 3 million, "The Mother City", is the capital of the Western Cape.
CAPE TOWN
Alternative Names: Cidade do Cabo, Citta del Capo, Città del Capo, Ciuda del Cabu, Ciudad del Cabo, Ciudá del Cabu, Ciutat del Cap, El Cabo, Fokvaros, Fokváros, IKapa, Kaapstad, Kaburbo, Kapkaupunki, Kaplinn, Kapske Mesto, Kapské Mesto, Kapské Město, Kapstad, Kapstaden, Kapstadt, Kapsztad, Keiptauna, Keiptaunas, Le Cap, Lo Cap, Lurmutur Hiria, Lé Cap, Tref y Penrhyn, iKapa, Кейптаун, Кејптаун, קייפטאון, كاپېتوۋن, كيب تاون, ケープタウン, 開普敦, 케이프타운
Cape Town offers the most highly concentrated number of surf spots in South Africa. There are easily 49 spots within an hours drive of the city, depending on which secret spots you include. In winter, expect cold water and big powerful waves! Alternatively swing round to the False Bay side of the peninsula to enjoy the warmer waters of the indian ocean which is several degrees warmer.
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CAPE PENINSULA SURFARIS
5 or 7 day Backpackers or B&B tours
The Cape Peninsula has a huge variety of surf and having two oceans to choose from, there is almost always a clean offshore break to be surfed somewhere.
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THE WEST COAST NOMAD
5 or 7 day Bed and Breakfast tour
South Africa’s West Coast is a true breakaway. This is an ideal experience for the more nomadic and adventurous surfer. The R72 is a road less travelled and home to epic cold-water waves.
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THE SURF
The largest concentration of breaks is on the west side of the Cape Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The remainder line the eastern coast line, which faces the Indian Ocean. One of the most notable things about surfing in and around a Peninsula, is that you will almost always find some sort of a wave to surf. There are so many different spots on all sides of the coast, that no matter what the wind direction, it will be blowing off-shore somewhere.
WINTER
The most consistent surf is to be found in the winter months, from May through to August, mainly due to the cold fronts that hit the Cape coast, bringing solid six to eight-foot swells. In these conditions all the point breaks along the coast will be firing.
SUMMER
In summer the swell tends to be a bit smaller with fun surf available at the many beach breaks.
WHY THE WESTERN CAPE?
One of the big attractions of surfing in the Western Cape is the incredible diversity of the waves and surfing locations. The landscape, water temperature and surf conditions change drastically as you drive around the Western Cape. The popular breaks get crowded when the surf is good, but there are literally dozens of uncrowded quality waves to be found with a little exploration. For more information on Cape town and the Western Cape please see our 'Destination Guide'.
WHAT'S ON OFFER?
We run Zoco surfaris for experienced surfers in and around the Cape Peninsula and the Westen Cape coastline. Cape Town serves as a starting and end point. We also offer a Zoco Surf Camp in Muizenberg for newbies, beginners and intermediate surfers.
The Muizenberg Surf Camp is a great base for people who want to immerse themselves in the surf travel lifestyle and learn how to surf or perfect their surfing techniques. The Surf Camp has a friendly chilled vibe and is ideal for single travellers. We can offer Professional Surfing Tuition backed by proven coaching techniques to
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If you are an experienced surfer looking for more challenging waves then minimise your time driving around and maximise your time in the water by joining one of our surfaris. We offer 5 surfaris in this area: The Cape Peninsula Surfari, the West Coast Nomad, Garden Route Surfari Cape To Jeffreys Bay Surfari or the Cape To J-Bay Return, Our local Surf Guides will give you a safe introduction to the more challenging, lesser known and uncrowded breaks in these areas. Whatever your preference, short and hollow or long and mellow, you'll find it with the help of our local surf guides.
Our Custom Surf Trips offer you the chance to surf the Western Cape coast with your own personal surf guide. We can arrange anything from your surfing accommodation, car hire and surfing lessons to personal surf guides or equipment hire.
WHO WILL IT APPEAL TO?
The quality and diversity of the waves, the pleasant climate, excellent tourist facilities and infrastructure make Cape Town and the Western Cape a suitable destination for all levels of surfers all year round Especially for those surfers with a sense of adventure.
Experienced surfers will find a wide range of challenging waves from May through to August when cold fronts at the Cape produce big 6 - 8ft swells that light up the reefs and point breaks dotted along the sprawling coastline.
People new to surfing and beginners will prefer the waves in summer the swell tends to be a bit smaller with fun surf available at the many beach breaks.
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