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15 Favorite South African Surfing Spots Where You Need Nerves Of Steel

15 Favorite South African Surfing Spots Where You Need Nerves Of Steel

One of the most challenging South African surfing spots, Dungeons sits on the Cape Peninsula just outside Hout Bay and a few miles from Cape Town. It’s a cold and forbidding stretch facing directly into the Roaring Forties and the great Southern Ocean known for its monster waves. This is a spot best surfed in the winter storms, when swells can reach 15-to-30 feet on the break. The water is cold, so you’ll need a wet suit. And nerves of steel. This is not for amateurs. Waves break a mile offshore next to a seal colony in some of the most shark-infested waters on Earth. You’re not just dealing with some of the world’s most powerful waves. Great whites sharks are common in the area.

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