Continent |
Africa |
Country |
South Africa |
Next Big City |
Port Elizabeth |
Next Town |
Kenton on Sea |
|
Type: |
Ocean, River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Located at the river mouth. Nice waves. Shallow areas fill with water for flat water at lower tide. Then behind the sand bars nice waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Wide, very wide, and enough space for launching and landing. Soft sand.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Warm water, shorty in summer, baggies if you are brave, winter needs fullsuit though.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Wind not great in June and July, but August through March, good regular winds. Best in Northeasterly, perfect sideshore. Easterly onshore, SSW works too, but West to Northwest is offshore and gusty.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Port Elizabeth, head up the Sunshine Coast route about 120 km towards Port Alfred. Pull into Kenton on Sea, turn onto Kariega and drive down to the beach. Parking lot right at the beach.
Extra information
Just the basic common sense that should govern us all.
Nightlife
Not much out of season, but packed in December and January, festive season.