Holbaai ratings

Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Holbaai, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Holbaai in Western Cape is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.
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This is the surf forecast page for Holbaai, Western Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Holbaai sea temperature, Holbaai photographs, Holbaai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Holbaai webcams, current wind from Western Cape live weather stations and Holbaai tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Holbaai. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Western Cape surf breaks near to Holbaai to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Closest break Haakgat 1 mi
Second closest break Derde Steen 1 mi
Third closest break Captains 2 mi
Fourth closest break Eerste Steen 2 mi
Fifth closest break Tweede Steen 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Holbaai:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3921 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5287 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5346 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5420 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5630 mi

Tide stations nearest to Holbaai:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 788 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2940 mi
Third closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2979 mi
Fourth closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2989 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3004 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Holbaai:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 696 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4288 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Mirador (Chile) 4445 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Holbaai:

Closest city location Robben Island (South Africa) 6 mi
Second closest city location Atlantis (South Africa) 12 mi
Third closest city location Cape Town (South Africa) 13 mi
Fourth closest city location Bellville (South Africa) 16 mi
Fifth closest city location Khayelitsa (South Africa) 25 mi