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Kitesurf Location - Shark Bay or Klein Oesterwal ( ID shark_bay )      Hits: 2992
 
You are here: Africa > South Africa > Kitesurf Location - Shark Bay or Klein Oesterwal ( ID shark_bay )
Continent: Africa
Country: South Africa
Next Big City (Airport):  Cape Town
Next Town: Langebaan
Latitude:   -33.1135
Longitude: 18.0452
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Parking

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Near Locations
Langebaan (3 km) Best Direction: SE NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Mykonos (7.05 km) Best Direction: NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Currents

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Coming Tide


Water best with the tide rising just before high tide. The water becomes flat and is about waist deep at full high tide. No waves, completely flat water. Some current movement around the tide change creates a little chop through the channel. Shark Bay is an ideal place to learn.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Soft beach, no shells with bushes surrounding. Can become limited with space at high tide, but the water is shallow so launching in the water is not a problem. Safe swimming and riding beach.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Water is warmer than the rest of Cape Town and you can use a shorty or full wetsuit.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- SE
- SW
Main Direction:
- SE
- SW


Not very gusty at all. Winds range from 10-50 knots. SE and SW are predominant in summer. SW starts blowing mid day, but SE starts in the morning. Best time is October to March when the SE blows more often.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Arrive in CPT International and grab a car from one of the many car hire companies available. Jump in the car and head for the R27 West Coast Road, which is 2 exits out of the N1 North from the CBD. The exit after Woodstock. Head through and past all of the buildings and stop lights until you get to a straight road with the sea on your left. After about 50 mins you will pass the West Coast 1 Stop (Garage) and you turn left to Langebaan. 10km along there you arrive in the town.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
- Other


Try to stay away form the rocks and do not head to the far side of the bay (military area). It's a nature reserve, so no fires and there are no toilets.

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