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Yellow sands Point in East London is an exposed reef and point break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast.. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include urchins, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Yellow sands 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 Yellow sands Point

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Yellow sands Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Glen Eden	1 mi
Second closest break	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	1 mi
Third closest break	Queensberry Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Yellowsands Beach	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Cintsa East	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Yellow sands Point:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4476 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5369 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5401 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5773 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5927 mi
Tide stations nearest to Yellow sands Point:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	269 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2625 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2781 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3149 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3415 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Yellow sands Point:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	151 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	281 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	281 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	281 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	281 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Yellow sands Point:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	49 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	75 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Yellow sands Point is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Yellow sands Point is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 154 km (96 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 155 km (96 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Yellow sands Point and is 265 km (165 miles) away.