Quite a lekker spot the locals surf. This wave gets quite heavy as it offloads a direct raw swell over a sea-urchin infested reef. It get's really good with medium sized swell on pushing tide. Try for early morning winter swell. Your feet WILL get shredded.
You can time the set for an easy paddle by rockhopping onto the furthermost rock after walking down the tidle pool wall.
Don't try to paddle in during big swell, there's a strong rip that will wash you out far to the left of the break.
It gets quite heavy on big swell during low tide as it breaks way back on another reef and then offloads on the closer reef so a lot of paddle is involved but easy to jump in during high tide.
This wave get's really good.
Hardly anyone knows of it although a few locals surf it occasionaly. Can get pretty good. Usually quite short ride, the takeoff is intense and then it fades eventually.
Loads of good spots around. Gets big here. Always a wave pretty much 365 days of the year.
Rarely works but when theres huge swell it can get descent. Short ride but often hollow.
Thermo's faces North. This protects it from the predominantly south-west swell, so it only works when the swell is somewhere between big and huge. This also makes it, along with Kommetjie's Long Beach, one of very few spots that works on a south west wind.Generally, if the swell is 12 ft, Thermo's is 6 ft, and so on.The paddle out is pretty easy - just jump in and go out over the reef - the only problem is that the kelp will sometimes make it hard to progress.Thermo's is a long, powerful, left breaking rollercoaster of a wave - by far the longest ride of any of the city breaks. The takeoff is right behind the shipwreck, and is not for the fainthearted.If you want a more mellow surf, just sit 30m down from there and you won't need to contend with colliding with anything on takeoff. The reef is so long that you can sit almost anywhere and still get a long ride.When Thermo's is in the 3-6ft range, is an easy, fun wave for all surfers.On bigger days, this is a truly thrilling wave, with plenty of power.The wave tends to break in sections, which are typically makable, offering exciting moments as you charge down the reef.Way down at the end of the reef there are a few shallow rocks to watch out for, and be careful not to get caught against the concrete breakwater down there - not pleasant!On those freak 15-20ft swells be careful. Despite Thermo's getting less of the swell, strong currents start up at that size, and it's not hard to get swept into the concrete breakwater at the end of the wave, or to get into trouble getting back in.
Strand (pipe) Surf Spot Guide, South Africa Strand Pipe stands out as a classic beach-break gem in Cape Town, delivering rights and lefts over a sandy bottom that make it approachable yet rewarding. Surfers love its mix of hollow, powerful, and fun waves that peel along quick sections up to 150 meters on good days. […]
Giant wedge shaped a-frame peaks. Massive deep ocean atlantic swells reach here and unload on triangular reef. It has never been surfed properly at its potential, which is known to be around 40 to 60 feet and perfect.
A short reef break, breaking left and right, with an outer reef that works when big, depending on swell direction. Solly's is best in a clean 4-5' swell and light to moderate southeasterly winds. The spot is near the Pavilion, where all the Sea Point buzz is centered. A parking lot provides easy access.
Scarborough actually has three spots, the point break at the south of the bay, the reaf break in the middle and another reef to the right (north). As well as this it has a sandbar at the base of the point that, when working, is a very fun right. The good news is a strong rip along the rocks on the southern side.
