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Skeleton Bay

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Ideal surf conditions at Skeleton Bay

Swell window
SW, W
Best swell direction
SW
Swell size
4ft - 4ft
Swell breaks over
Sand
Wave types
Point
Wave directions
Left
Wind window
E
Best tides at
Low, Mid, High
Skill Level
Expert

Skeleton Bay surf guide

Surf: It's a long drive around Walvisbaai and out onto the sand spit that leads to Pelican Point and the lighthouse. A curve in the beach creates the perfect angle for a freakishly insane, but fickle left to peel down parallel to the beach that is now famously known as Skeleton Bay. Requires exacting swell direction to line-up into a magical mile of peeling speed barrels that only the best pit jockeys will handle. Air drops into thick, freight train barrels that can keep you in the shade for the longest tubes of your life, if you can keep up. Environment: Heavy drift means walking back up the beach is a must, against the sandblasting wind. Seals everywhere and plagues of jellyfish at times.

Written by Joris de Ruiter

Joris is a dad, husband, surfer, software developer, yogi and swimmer. He combines his passion for surfing and technology to help others catch more and better waves.

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