Seal Point
The Cape St Francis lighthouse point — a powerful right-hander at the wild end of the J-Bay reach.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The wild, lighthouse-right point of the J-Bay reach — the less-crowded alternative for surfers, and the scenic point for everyone else.
The wild, lighthouse-right point of the J-Bay reach — the less-crowded alternative for surfers, and the scenic point for everyone else.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- A surf, or a stop
- Time Needed
- A surf, or a stop
- Best For
- Surfers, lighthouse travellers, wild-coast walkers.
- Skip If
- Travellers wanting an easy beach.
- Go If
- You surf and want the less-crowded J-Bay alternative, or you want the lighthouse and the wild point.
- Worth Extra Drive
- 20 min
Why it's worth your time
A right-hand point break at the Cape St Francis lighthouse, the wilder, rockier end of the J-Bay reach. Seal Point is a powerful, fickle right over rock, less crowded than Supertubes and more dramatic in its setting — the lighthouse, the seal colony, and the wild Cape St Francis headland. For surfers it's the alternative when J-Bay is packed; for travellers it's the lighthouse walk and the wildest corner of the J-Bay area.
What we love
The lighthouse setting; the seal colony; the powerful right point; the wilder, less-crowded alternative to Supertubes.
What to know
A rocky point — booties recommended. Needs the right swell; fickle. The lighthouse walk is the non-surf draw.
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