Skulpfontein Reef
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Come try it if these kinds of waves are your thing and if you like eating reef.
Atmosphere:
Crazy. Only surfed it twice, dont think many others have surfed it or know of it besides us but ofcourse all welcome. Theres another wave closish by we cal 'Mossel Bay', this is a simular wave and works with simular swell though abit better sheltered from wind.
Additional Info:
Ugly righthander that needs a 5-6+ swell to start working properly. Anything smaller and it becomes impossible and anything bigger is asking for injuries. Shallow. The wave breaks into a rocky bay. race it, tuck into the barrel, come out and pullout before the closeout section. On smaller days the reef infront of it works OK. Heavy fat bastard of a wave. We bodyboard here, dont think it can be standup surfed. Can be pretty difficult getting out. Make sure you time the sets well when paddling out or you're fucked.
Location
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In the Northern Cape. Look on a map and you should find it. Once there look out to the right side.
Walk | Instant access (<5 min) |
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Public access | Unknown |
4x4 required | Yes |
Boat required | No |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Reef (rocky) |
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Direction | Right |
Bottom | Flat rocks |
Power | Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey, Slab |
Frequency | Regular (100 days/year) |
Normal length | Short (<50m) |
Good day length | Long (150 to 300m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | NorthEast |
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Swell direction | West |
Swell size | 3ft-5ft - 8ft+ |
Tide | High tide only |
Tide movement | Rising tide |
Crowd
Week | Empty |
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Weekend | Empty |
Dangers
Urchins, Rips / undertow, Rocks, Sharks
Videos
None
Nearby spots
18.26 miles away
Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand |
Frequency: | Very consistent (150+ days/year) |