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Surfing, Body boarding. |
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Sunset Beach is the ideal place for nature lovers, surfers
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"The waves are epic. The coast is very exposed to large Atlantic sea swell so the waves are very powerful, there are many big wave spots that get enormous waves on a regular basis. |
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Due to the
shape of the coast, irrelevant to the wind direction, you can find
off shore waves every day" says Andre Botha, World Champion Bodyboarder 1999 & 2000. |
Click the fins for a Virtual Tour of Oceans of Fun! |
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Perfect rights are often found at The Hoek, Noordhoek Beach. |
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Windsurfers can walk from the front door with their boards and take off in under 2 minutes! If you need more un-crowded space, Noordhoek Beach will oblige! Muizenburg Beach is a popular venue for less experienced windsurfers and more often than not a paradise for experienced riders. |
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| The very gradual increase in depth and enormous amount of space makes learning windsurfing fun and safe at many of Cape Town's beaches. Pegrams Point in Cape Point (top right) teems with experienced riders on good days in summer when the South-West is blowing. This is windsurfing and wave riding combined at its utmost. Windsurfers fly over the sets when they sail in and then surf the waves all the way from the onset of the swell, way past the "back-line" right to the beach. A spectacular display of man's ability to master and harvest the raw powers of nature. For his enjoyment. | ||||
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Sea Kayaking & Paddle-skiing. |
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Watch the Dolphins play from your sea kayak! Whether an amateur or professional you can enjoy exploring the rich Atlantic Ocean. Experienced guides provide all requirements for 1 to 4 hour sea kayaking trips on our doorstep, around Cape Point or elsewhere in the Peninsula ...! No experience required. The Kayaks are all "dry', so your toes don't even get wet. |
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A lonely canoeist paddles across the bay in front of the Beach House at Sunset (right) and drags a trail of silver behind him. Cape Point is said to offer one of the best sea-kayaking venues in Africa. The sand beach just to the right of the Cape Towns Guest House on the Beach offers a channel that runs in between the kelp and is a popular launching spot from small un-motorized sea craft like kayaks, canoes, rowing boats and small yachts. |
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In the picture left a paddle-skier is taking a wave at Sunset Break right in front of the Beach House. The kelp is visible in the face of the wave. In the background, weekend fishermen pot for crayfish from a rubber duck. (Click on images for enlargement more information and to tour.) The Beach in front of the Beach House provides hours of relaxation for some and hours of active fun for others. |
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving. |
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Snorkeling in the kelp
forest is
great fun and very safe and a short stroll away from Cape Towns Guest House on the
Beach! There
are a number of diving operators and instructors in the area for the
scuba enthusiast
that offer wreck
dives and a wide variety of diving locations. Picture right (c) SATOUR. |
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Experienced charters and divers provide for the optimal diving experience the location depending on the weather and sea conditions. Dive with the seals or in the two-oceans aquarium. | |||||||
| White Shark Diving Amongst the many diving adventures that the Cape offers and only for the more adventurous: one day diving trips to the famous Gansbaai White Sharks is available. |
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| These trips are even inclusive of transport from and
back to the Beach House! The High of the Shark Diving
Season is in the Cape winter when the Beach House offers a special
rate. During the high season the chances of seeing sharks are 95% and better, although stormy days can prevent us from going to sea. |
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Seals & Shark pictures and details from Two Ocean Divers, click images for details. |
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Fishing & Boating. |
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Kommetjie and the immediately surrounding areas are the Fisherman's and Boating Enthusiast's Paradise. |
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From the Beach or the Deep Sea fishing from the boat, Kommetjie has it all for the angler. |
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Off the Cape Peninsula the warm Indian Ocean meets the cold Atlantic waters creating the ideal environment for an abundance of marine life. For this reason the Cape boasts some of the most productive fishing grounds in Southern Africa. |
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Kommetjie has its own slipway and is only about 30 nautical miles from the tuna grounds, home of the albacore, yellowfin tuna. It offers excellent game fishing. |
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A variety of fishing charters operate from Kommetjie and the nearby Houtbay and False bay fishing villages. |
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| In the bay itself catch galjoen, white steenbras or come for the exciting snoek run. Click on images above to find out more! |  |
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| 3 photographs of catches above from http://www.sportfishing.co.za, with kind permission of Rob Naysmith. Picture top left from Cape Point and top right from Getaway's Top Ten - see bigger pictures for further details. | ||||||
Yachting. |
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A Catamaran tacking across Kommetjie Bay at high speed in a brisk South-West wind. Smaller craft like yachts often launch from the beach immediately to the left of the Beach House. |
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Daily yacht cruises are available both from Houtbay and the V & A waterfront. |
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Where to Go? |
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Contact: info@sunsetbeach.co.za |
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