Cape St Francis
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.
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- S (180°)
- Direction range
- 150° - 210°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- WNW (300°)
- Offshore range
- 260° - 340°
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
👥 Winter Break (Jun 27 – Jul 13) — expect extra crowds
Access: Beach access from town.
Best Season
Peak: Apr-Sep
Secondary: Mar, Oct
Autumn-Winter. Indian Ocean swells.
Getting There
Nearby Spots
Seal Point
🎬 Endless Summer fame • Surf history icon • 150m legendary rights
Supertubes
⚡ Earth's fastest wave • J-Bay's main event • WSL perfection
Bruce's Beauties
🎬 Endless Summer legend • Rarely perfect • Original pilgrimage
Jeffreys Bay
🇿🇦 World's best right • Supertubes to Impossibles • Berg wind perfection