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Best Surf Spots
Jeffrey's Bay is the headline; the breaks at Dungeons, Elands Bay and Coffee Bay are the honest picks for different skill levels.
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Dungeons
The big-wave reef off Hout Bay — the cold Atlantic monster that put South African big-wave surfing on the world map.
Cave Rock
The Bluff's reef-break barrel — Durban's expert right-hand reef, hollow and heavy, the city's serious-wave break.
Elands Bay Surf
A remote West Coast left-hand point break — cold, powerful, and the Cape surfer's winter pilgrimage.
Coffee Bay
The Wild Coast's warm-water beach break — remote, cheap, and the country's under-the-radar surf-and-travel town.
Buffalo Bay
The Garden Route's mellow beach break at Buffalo Bay — a wide, warm-enough bay between Knysna and Sedgefield.
Ballito
A north-coast KZN resort town — sugar-cane coast, dolphin-watching beaches, and Durban's holiday escape.
Durban North Beach
The warm-water city break that taught South Africa to surf — beach-break peaks, a pier culture, and year-round water.
Muizenberg
The learn-to-surf beach of Cape Town — a mile of gentle break and a row of photogenic coloured bathing huts.
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