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Barbel Point in East London is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Does not handle onshore winds very well Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the south. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

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Overall Barbel Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - East London surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Barbel Point

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barbel Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Whacky Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Periwinkles	1 mi
Third closest break	Whispering Waves	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Kei Mouth	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Morgans Bay	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barbel Point:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4494 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5364 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5396 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5769 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5937 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barbel Point:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	252 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2623 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2786 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3153 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3433 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barbel Point:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	143 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	269 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	269 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	269 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	269 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barbel Point:
Closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	29 mi
Second closest city location	East London (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	57 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	65 mi
Fifth closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	82 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barbel Point is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 64 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barbel Point is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 105 km (65 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 165 km (102 miles) away.
• Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Barbel Point and is 277 km (172 miles) away.