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Sandbaai 88.7

#913 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇿🇦 South Africa · Western Cape · near Hermanus

Works almost every day, no off season, real size comes through.

Works all yearBig waveAdvanced
Surf score88.7 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days32% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell68% period 11 s+
Typical size2.2 m 7.3 ft median
Water17°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Sandbaai

The best time to surf Sandbaai is May, June, July. The season runs Apr to Aug. In June the water sits around 16°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 2.6 m. The nearest airport is CPT (74 km) and the nearest town is Hermanus (4 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%6%2.0 m20°C2mm
Feb100%14%2.0 m19°C3/2
Mar99%17%2.0 m18°C3/2
Apr99%47%2.1 m18°C3/2
May97%56%2.3 m17°C3/2
Jun91%66%2.6 m16°C3/2
Jul89%52%2.8 m16°C4/3
Aug91%47%2.7 m15°C4/3
Sep97%34%2.4 m16°C3/2
Oct98%25%2.3 m17°C3/2
Nov99%23%2.1 m18°C3/2
Dec100%13%2.0 m18°C3/2

Why 88.7

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%
18.8
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
7.3
Water comfort 10%
3.1
Access 10%
9.2

The detail

Faces 195° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 47% of days. Mean peak period 11.8 s. Days over 3 m: 16%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.424, 19.187 (OpenStreetMap).

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