Country South Africa | ||
Governing body South African Surfing Association National team South Africa Olympics team | ||
Surfing in South Africa began in Durban in the 1940s.
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Map of South Africa
By 1965 the South African Surfing Association was formed. In recent years surfing associations have tried to encourage more black South Africans to take up surfing.
Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay is one of the five most famous surfing destinations (no.2 on one "best in the world" surfing list) in the world and hosts the annual Billabong Pro ASP World Tour surfing event at Super Tubes during July.
St Francis Bay
A right hand point wave at St. Francis Bay was first idolised and promoted in the cult classic surf movie The Endless Summer in the 1960s
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Surfing in South Africa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA