Continent
Africa
Country
South Africa
Next Big City
Cape Town
Next Town
Tableview
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shower, Toilet, Food

Water

Type:
Medium wave, Big wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
Crystal clear
Best Tide:
No information

One of the great wave spots. Waves can are between 1-4m faces normally, but can get huge at times. Beyond the breaker zone, there is a fairly easy going swell. Shore break varies, but usually isn't gruesome. Bigger waves in the winter. Water ranges from being really flat, to really choppy.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
None

The beach is very long (several kilometers). To the south is Sunset Beach. The beach is wide enough to lay out plenty of lines and launch. Nice, sandy beach. There is a tap where you can rinse yourself and your board. Plenty of grass to rig on if you choose not to rig on the beach.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Normal
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Shorty, Normal

Long wetsuits needed all year round - although people were seen in shorties some times. Air around 30°C in the summer, down to 15°C in the winter. The water is pretty cold, around 10-15°C in the summer and 13-17°C in the winter. The longer the South Easter (prevailing summer wind) blows, the colder the surface water gets. Doesn't matter much in summer though.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, December
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
SE, SSE, S
Main Direction:
SE, SSE, S

Wind mostly sideshore from the left. Due to slightly strange local effects, the wind is generally sideshore or onshore. In the summer, the wind is mostly S to SE, but of which are pretty exactly sideshore; this is the perfect wind (called Cape Dr.) and can get very strong at times - up to 40 knots. The wind tends to pick up in the mornings and get stronger. So if super strong winds are predicted, get there early! NW is mostly a bad weather or winter wind. Less reliable, but often associated with big waves. SW is onshore and doesn't usually get strong at kite beach. Go to Sunset Beach, Melkbos or Big Bay. Surfing is possible all year round, although the summer months (December to March) have the best winds. In the winter, you will mostly find NW winds (from the right), although these come rarely. Steady winds.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Follow the R27 (North) out of Cape Town. Turn left at the Dolphin Beach Hotel at the entrance to Table View.

Extra information

Rules
None

Sometimes life guards are on duty. Keep away from windsurfers and surfers. Can get crowded.

Nightlife

Good nightlife in Capetown.