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Cape St Francis

Eastern Cape, South Africa
🦈Sharks🪨Rocks

Cape St Francis is where the endless summer dream began—the right-hand point break immortalized by Bruce Brown's iconic 1966 film that launched the global surf travel movement. While the wave rarely reaches the perfection of those legendary frames, when conditions align, it still delivers long, reeling walls along the rocky point with the same magic that captivated audiences worldwide. The Bruce's Beauties section on bigger swells offers the most defined waves, and the surrounding coastline is dotted with additional breaks worth exploring. This is hallowed ground for surf history.

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Direction range
150° - 210°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Offshore range
260° - 340°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.8m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Beach access from town.

Getting There

Airport
PLZ
Drive time
90 min

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Autumn-Winter. Indian Ocean swells.

Data Quality

verified

Verified by South Africa surf federation