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hollow, Koeel Bay

9:46 am 7 May 2011

Milnerton

7:26 am 27 Nov 2005

Kakapo ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Kakapo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Cape Peninsula)

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Name: Kakapo
Type: sandbar
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ESE

Kakapo in Cape Peninsula is a fairly exposed beach break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for the wreck, especially the submerged parts.

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Overall Kakapo 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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Kakapo Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kakapo:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Dunes 0 mi
Second closest break Krans (Krons) 1 mi
Third closest break Noordhoek 1 mi
Fourth closest break Sunset 1 mi
Fifth closest break Long Beach 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Kakapo:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3908 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5311 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5370 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5427 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5653 mi

Tide stations nearest to Kakapo:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 800 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2914 mi
Third closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2951 mi
Fourth closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2970 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 2975 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Kakapo:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 607 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 712 mi
Third closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4255 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4255 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4255 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Kakapo:

Closest city location Cape Town (South Africa) 15 mi
Second closest city location Khayelitsa (South Africa) 19 mi
Third closest city location Sunset Beach (South Africa) 20 mi
Fourth closest city location Robben Island (South Africa) 22 mi
Fifth closest city location Bellville (South Africa) 22 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Kakapo is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Kakapo is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 359 km (223 miles) away.
Kakapo break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Kakapo, South-Africa - Cape Peninsula. Use the tab navigation above to view Kakapo sea temperature, Kakapo photographs, Kakapo detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Kakapo webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Cape Peninsula live weather stations and Kakapo 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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Kakapo.