Is Anne Avenue (St Francis Bay) good for beginners?

Anne Avenue (St Francis Bay) is rated Intermediate: the median wave is 1.1 m and 56% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Anne Avenue (St Francis Bay)?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 19°C, so most of the year you want a 2 mm shorty.

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Anne Avenue (St Francis Bay) 51.6

#4345 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇿🇦 South Africa · Eastern Cape · near Uitenhage

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate

Surf score51.6 /100

Surfable days99% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size1.1 m 3.8 ft median

Water19°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Anne Avenue (St Francis Bay)

It rarely works. The nearest airport is PLZ (74 km) and the nearest town is Uitenhage (68 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	99%	0%	1.2 m	21°C	2mm
Feb	100%	0%	1.1 m	21°C	2mm
Mar	100%	0%	1.1 m	20°C	2mm
Apr	99%	0%	1.2 m	20°C	2mm
May	99%	0%	1.1 m	19°C	3/2
Jun	95%	0%	1.1 m	19°C	3/2
Jul	97%	0%	1.1 m	18°C	3/2
Aug	100%	0%	1.3 m	17°C	3/2
Sep	99%	0%	1.1 m	18°C	3/2
Oct	98%	0%	1.2 m	18°C	3/2
Nov	98%	0%	1.1 m	19°C	2mm
Dec	99%	0%	1.1 m	19°C	2mm

Why 51.6

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%

26.0

Clean days 24%

0.0

Groundswell 12%

0.0

Season spread 10%

10.0

Wave size 8%

2.7

Water comfort 10%

4.4

Access 10%

7.1

The detail

Faces 75° with 25% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 63% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 56%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.163, 24.833 (OpenStreetMap).

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