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Swartvlei Beach 52.6

#4265 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇿🇦 South Africa · Western Cape · near Knysna

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

Works all yearBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score52.6 /100
Surfable days97% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size2.1 m 7.0 ft median
Water19°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Swartvlei Beach

It rarely works. The nearest airport is PLZ (262 km) and the nearest town is Knysna (24 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%0%2.0 m22°Cvest
Feb100%0%1.9 m22°Cvest
Mar100%0%1.9 m20°C2mm
Apr99%0%2.1 m19°C2mm
May97%0%2.2 m17°C3/2
Jun95%0%2.2 m16°C3/2
Jul90%0%2.5 m17°C3/2
Aug94%0%2.6 m16°C4/3
Sep97%0%2.3 m17°C3/2
Oct97%0%2.2 m18°C3/2
Nov100%0%2.0 m19°C2mm
Dec100%0%2.0 m21°C2mm

Why 52.6

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%
6.9
Water comfort 10%
4.0
Access 10%
4.4

The detail

Faces 190° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 62% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 13%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.029, 22.775 (OpenStreetMap).

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