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Sunwich Port in Hibiscous Coast is a reasonably exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf Offshore winds blow from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right breaking reef. It very rarely gets crowded here. Be wary of sharks, they are not unknown here.

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Overall Sunwich Port 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 - Hibiscus Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Sunwich Port

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunwich Port:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Banana Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	St Mikes	6 mi
Third closest break	Umzumbe	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Lucien	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Southbroom	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sunwich Port:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4675 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5268 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5291 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5689 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5890 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunwich Port:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	55 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2643 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2884 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3237 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3635 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sunwich Port:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	160 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sunwich Port:
Closest city location	Port Shepstone (South Africa)	16 mi
Second closest city location	Scottburgh (South Africa)	21 mi
Third closest city location	Margate (South Africa)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Umkomaas (South Africa)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ntuzuma (South Africa)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sunwich Port is Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sunwich Port is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa is 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Sunwich Port and is 214 km (133 miles) away.