Surfing J-Bay in SA

Surfing is big in South Africa. The last time I drove past Muizenberg, just outside of Cape Town, I was amazed at the amount of people in the water. Young, old, big, small, male, female -- all decked out in wetsuits and enjoying the ocean. Our regular contributing writer David Bristow, an avid surfer himself, has a managed to pinpoint the Top 10 Surfing Spots in South Africa. In Muizenberg apparently the swell is consistently good hence the crowds, but David mentions that "the hotties wait for a big south to south-east swell, when the right-hand point break really grinds". I guess that's what was happening when I happened to cruise by.

Dotted around South Africa's Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts, there are bays that are excellent 365 days a year, and some like the Dungeons near Hout Bay, that only work in winter. Whether you're a veteran surfer, or would like to try for the first time, you'll find that surfing in South Africa is just swell. Find out more about South Africa's Top 10 Surfing spots.

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