Llandudno Surf
The Atlantic-seaboard beach break at Llandudno — a cold, beautiful, sunset-facing beach break between Camps Bay and Hout Bay.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The Atlantic-seaboard's beautiful beach break — cold, steep, sunset-facing, and the most scenic surf setting on the Cape Peninsula. Go in a wetsuit, for the sunset, or both.
The Atlantic-seaboard's beautiful beach break — cold, steep, sunset-facing, and the most scenic surf setting on the Cape Peninsula. Go in a wetsuit, for the sunset, or both.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- A session, or a sunset
- Time Needed
- A session
- Best For
- Cold-water surfers, Atlantic-seaboard travellers, sunset-surf photographers.
- Skip If
- Warm-water surfers, beginners (cold and a heavy shore break).
- Go If
- You want a cold-water Atlantic beach break in a beautiful setting, or you're staying on the Atlantic seaboard.
- Worth Extra Drive
- 15 min
Why it's worth your time
A cold-water beach break at Llandudno, the Atlantic-seaboard beach between Camps Bay and Hout Bay — a small, steep, sunset-facing beach with a consistent beach break and one of the most beautiful surf settings on the Cape Peninsula. Llandudno is the Atlantic-seaboard local break: cold water, a sand-bottom beach break, and a dramatic Twelve-Apostles-and-Sunset-Rocks setting. For Atlantic-seaboard travellers it's the surf at the beautiful beach; for cold-water surfers it's the reliable Atlantic session.
What we love
The sunset-facing setting; the Twelve Apostles backdrop; the cold, clean Atlantic water; the steep, beautiful beach.
What to know
Cold Atlantic (12–15°C) — wetsuit year-round. Heavy shore break — intermediate surf. Parking is the Cape Town battle; arrive early. Sunset is the magic hour for surf and for photographs.
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