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Sharpleys Point in Wild Coast is an exposed point break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of sharks,urchins and rocks.

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Overall Sharpleys 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sharpleys Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hole-in-the-Wall	3 mi
Second closest break	Mpame	5 mi
Third closest break	Mbomvu	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Coffee Bay Point	10 mi
Fifth closest break	CoffeeBayBeach	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sharpleys Point:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4548 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5337 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5367 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5748 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5960 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sharpleys Point:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	193 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2625 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2812 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3175 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3493 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sharpleys Point:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	120 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	227 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	227 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	227 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	227 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sharpleys Point:
Closest city location	Port Saint Johns (South Africa)	42 mi
Second closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	45 mi
Third closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	57 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ibhayi (South Africa)	88 mi
Fifth closest city location	Elliot (South Africa)	89 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sharpleys Point is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 71 km (44 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sharpleys Point is East London Airport (ELS), also in South Africa, 157 km (98 miles) away.
• Third is Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa, 183 km (114 miles) away.
• Bisho Airport (VIY) in South Africa is 191 km (119 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Sharpleys Point and is 207 km (129 miles) away.