depending where you are winter is the best, cape town gets big and gnarly, southern cape cranks, jbay fires, dunno bout durbs and all but i am sure the cold fronts send good swell up that side.
Dude who stops in winter, if anything its better than summer... i am so over this summer cant wait for the cold rainy weather to start, boots and beanies on the beach, getting into cold sandy wetsuits in the back of the car, surfin in the rain, only bitch is..... lack of daylight kills after work sessions. YES get a wet suit....
warren79 March 2006
Im from gordans bay so im mostly at strand beach...just started riding bodyboards and totally hooked...this is gonna be my first winter in the water so im a bit worried....what do i need to keep from becoming an iceblock...wetsuit,fins,etc
Spy Dude March 2006
a good reef wetsuit will sort you out, say a 4/3 or something like that, ask the surf shop dude to help you with sizes, i wear wetsuit socks (soft sole) and a hoody, but thats cus i am a wus who doesnt like cold at all, and trust me llanduno can get mighty chilly, even at the hight of summer.
Stoked yr stoked dude, keep on charging, its the only way.
that NINJA kid March 2006
Durban definitely gets on the winter program, it's much better, more swell and morning offshores, although we also lose out on after work surfs cos of the shorter daylight hours.
Although up here you can surf in a spring suit or even baggies during the day if it's hot enough cos our water never really gets booty and hoodie cold...
I'd say get a wetsuit and suffer it out, it'll be the coldest winter of your life but the sickest...
byron777 March 2006
yeah,its going to be my first winter in 3yrs in sa,cant wait for those winter lines,big barrels and freezing days....bring it on
warren79 March 2006
Yea ill get a wet suit.Dont know what to expect in terms of water temperature.I know that Strand(Melkbaai) beach isnt as cold as Camps Bay and the rest of the west coast area, so im just gonna have to wait and see...
