Surfing J Bay (Jeffreys Bay or Jeffreysbaai)

J Bay is South Africa's most famous wave, it's a fast right point break which can get hollow down the line and it's best if you have plenty of experience before you surf here. J Bay has cold (and sharky) water all year round so wetsuits are needed. Best surfing up to 10 feet.

5 / 5 Review by expert member Merrick Davis

‘Supertubes’

Home to the Billabong Pro in July, Supertubes goes off when it is working and has to be one of the world’s best surf spots. On a big southerly swell and a westerly ... Read more »

4 / 5 Review by expert member Kim Kendle

‘One of the world's best right hand point breaks’

The main break is one of the best right hand point breaks in the world, if not the best. Suitable equally for long and short boarders, it holds size and sometimes ... Read more »

5 / 5 Review by expert member Ian Wilson

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