Afrique du Sud — Bloubergstrand09h · 8 kt
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Min. level
Intermediate
Optimal wind
14-35 kts
Season
January, February, March, April, October, November, December
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What to check
Discover the spot
The spot
Discover Bloubergstrand
The postcard of world kiting: Big Bay's rock-framed bay, Table Mountain as a backdrop, and a southerly that blows almost every day. While Europe freezes, this is where you flip into the Southern-Hemisphere summer and ride under Cape Town sun.
This is the postcard of world kiting. Big Bay, framed by rocks, serves clean waves with flat sections between the sets, and Table Mountain watches over your shoulder. The south-easter pours off the mountain nervy and strong, almost cross-offshore: it doesn't forgive a soft kite. The Benguela current keeps the water cold even at the height of summer, and the bay fills up — 150-plus kites on the good days. This is where King of the Air was born, and you feel it: everyone is looking out to sea, ready to send. Alive, demanding, spectacular.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
A spot for confident to expert riders. The 'Cape Doctor' — that powerful, gusty south-easter — delivers 25 to 40 knots with a side-offshore lean over open-ocean waves and chop. Cold water, crowds in peak season. Beginners head to Sunset, Dolphin Beach or the Langebaan lagoon. This is where the Red Bull King of the Air is held.
source : freeridekitesurf.com ↗Best time to go
The Southern-Hemisphere summer, November to March (best December to March). The Cape Doctor comes up almost daily, building midday and hammering through the afternoon at 25-40 knots. Winter is lighter, with NW frontal systems. The perfect escape while Europe freezes.
source : kiteguide.com ↗On site
Arrival guide
Getting there
Big Bay (Eden on the Bay), at Bloubergstrand, about 15 km north of Cape Town. Dolphin Beach, 5 km to the south, shares the same conditions and takes some pressure off on crowded days.
source : kitejungle.com ↗Shops, food & showers
Several IKO-affiliated schools around the bay (SA Kitesurf, Coastline Kitesurfing, Kitekahunas, Open Ocean), with gear rental on site. At Eden on the Bay you'll find beachfront restaurants and cafés, showers, plus shops for gear and wetsuits.
source : web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com ↗Club & conditions
Home of the Red Bull King of the Air. Pair it with Langebaan (flat lagoon, 1 h north), which works on opposite wind days. Cold Benguela-current water: bring a 4/3 wetsuit.
source : kiteguide.com ↗Before you go
Safety
The south-easter is strong, gusty and slightly offshore: it can push you out to sea. Keep a real power margin, constantly watch your downwind drift, and never launch underpowered hoping it holds. The Benguela-current water is cold (4/3 wetsuit), and rocks line the edges of the bay: stay in the middle.
source : freeridekitesurf.com ↗