Struisbaai Surf
The Cape south coast beach break at Struisbaai — the warm-enough surf at the country's southernmost reach, near Cape Agulhas.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The Cape south coast's warm-enough beach break — at the country's southernmost reach, pairing the surf with the Cape Agulhas tip and lighthouse.
The Cape south coast's warm-enough beach break — at the country's southernmost reach, pairing the surf with the Cape Agulhas tip and lighthouse.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- 2 days with Agulhas
- Time Needed
- 2 days
- Best For
- Cape south coast travellers, off-the-path surfers, Agulhas visitors.
- Skip If
- Travellers far off the Cape south coast.
- Go If
- You're at Cape Agulhas and want the southernmost surf, or you want the off-the-path south-coast beach break.
- Worth Extra Drive
- 45 min
Why it's worth your time
A warm-enough beach break at Struisbaai, the Cape south coast town at the country's southernmost reach near Cape Agulhas — a long, open beach with a beach break that works on a south-west swell, and the surf at the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Struisbaai is the Cape south surf: warmer than the Atlantic, colder than KZN, and the most southern surf in the country. For Agulhas travellers it's the surf that pairs with the southernmost tip and the lighthouse; for surfers it's the off-the-beaten-path south-coast break.
What we love
The southernmost-reach setting; the warm-enough water at the ocean meeting; the long open beach; the Agulhas pairing.
What to know
Warm-enough water (ocean meeting). Beach break works on a south-west swell. Pair with Cape Agulhas and the lighthouse. The harbour is the town's other draw.
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