Surf's Up
Jeffreys Bay is South Africa's premier surf spot and one of the world's most consistent barrel breaks. It's definitely not the place to try to break in (or worse, cut in) if you're not able to hold your own on the fast, steep waves.
You can mix with surfers at the internationally rated Corona Open held at Jeffreys Bay each July, even if you're not yet ready to take on the waves. It’s winter, so the beach beauties might not be at their suntanned best, but it's also when the crazy waves called Supertubes work best, and when 45 of the world's top professionals rip up the waves in an aquatic duel for the R2.3 million purse.
For spectators, the best thing about ‘J-Bay’ (as the locals call it) is that from the take-off at the Boneyard, the super barrelling wave that runs parallel to the beach for up to a kilometre, so you get to see every bit of the action.
By David Bristow