Arriving in Cape Town is over whelming, the initial thing you notice is the warmth and friendly attitude to you the surfer. This country has been through so much within the past 30 years and it has constantly been my dream to set foot on its soil to surf the glorious waves that caress its shores daily. South Africa is blessed with some in the finest and most consistent surf the world has to provide. Couple this with the mild climate and you’ve a surfing paradise. Throughout the South African winter the coastline is supplied with nearly endless groundswell and offshore winds because of the constant flow of cold front activity inside the southern Atlantic. So as a surfer arriving from a rainy Oregon to find warmth and wonderful surf is a dream come true.
The tour I was on, involved sessions at numerous South African premier surf spots which include Jeffrey’s Bay, Seal Point, Victoria Bay, Bruce’s Beauties and too as many other spots that “crank” in winter. Dylan collected me immediately after arrival and we were all packed up to head off along the coast. South African surfers are constantly so stoked it really is amazing and Dylan was no acceptation to that rule and assured me that he had a thorough knowledge of surfing from the area and that he was our tour guide. Furthermore he practically guaranteed me that I will get to the respective spots when they’re at their finest, he just fell short in advising me he had arranged the swell likewise.
As we arrived at the lodge for the outskirts of town I was greeted by the other surfers around the tour who had arrived a day or two earlier. Dylan whispered in my ear and ensured me with an eager smile that the tour remains personal and that by limiting the number of individuals on each tour guarantees we all get a wonderful time. Like all South African’s he is proud from the countries surf and then could not refrain from telling me yet once more for the 5th time that he would ensure I surfed as many African barrels as possible. Umm…. I went to bed with that thought. My second day started with Dylan taking the tour to a place at Muzuimbrug, an ideal spot he assured me to acquire acquainted to African Waves. ‘Muzies’ as it can be known, is renowned for its rolling and quite consistent A-Frame waves and endless stretch of beach. Whilst Dylan provided surf lessons for some learners on the tour I paddled out the back to enjoy some glass morning surf.
Following a hearty lunch we set off on an orientation tour on the stunning Cape Peninsula, Dylan believed this would help us get our bearing for the land and we also had a check out for the Cape Point Nature reserve likewise as Cape Towns much more well-known tourist sights including a go to to boulders beach where wild penguins happily play.
The morning of day 3 was an significant one particular for me personally as I could not wait to set out on our primary port of call which was a 65-meter bungee at Gouritz. This is optional for the tour but it’s extremely recommended to have you stoked and ready for your adventure that lies ahead and I was game for it. If you plan on doing the worlds highest a single later within the trip, I suggest you do this a single 1st to get a feel for it! I did not opt to the higher…
Along the way we stopped at Mossel Bay for a surf session, there was a selection of 3 breaks to choose from, Inner and Outer Pool at the same time as Ding Dangs. Depending on the conditions and your standard the surf guides will take you towards the a single with most zest, and they selected one particular just fine for me.
Inner Pool’s wave breaks really close to famed outer Pool off a section of rocks, walls up when at its best and is commonly surfed when Outers is flat. Outer Pool Gets big and challenging in solid winter swell but is generally surfed when clean and orderly in light westerly winds. Outer offers a cooking correct hand reef break with a solid wall and a long ride. Ding Dang’s a fun hotdog wave that works when winter swell wraps around cape St Blaise.
Soon after the surf, we set off within the road once again, the most beautiful scenery as we enter the ‘Garden Route’ is breath taking and most of us all sighed with disbelief at the views and the panorama that was unrolling ahead of us. Depending on the time of year, apparently the guides can surprise the group and dive for some crayfish (Cape Rock lobster) along the way for your evening dinner, this was not the case for my tour but I gather it may be the norm.