South Africa
7 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
Brandvlei Dam
Western Cape
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
A reservoir near Worcester, about 110 km from Cape Town, where the mountains squeeze the afternoon wind into a flat-water freestyle spot. When the South-Easter…
Cape Town – Blouberg & Big Bay
Western Cape
- Water
- Waves
- Best season
- Nov–Mar
The south-easter, nicknamed the Cape Doctor, blows 25–40 knots on many summer days along the Table Bay beaches, with cold Atlantic water and waves, and Table…
2 centers · Lessons
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal
- Water
- Waves
- Best season
- Aug–Feb
South Africa's warm-water city on the Indian Ocean. The north-easterly blows side-onshore most of the year, strongest from August to December, over average…
East London – Nahoon
Eastern Cape
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
A 1 km sandy beach at the Nahoon river mouth in East London. From October to March easterlies and north-easterlies blow on two or three days a week, 22–28 knots…
Gqeberha – Sardinia Bay & Bluewater Bay
Eastern Cape
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
Port Elizabeth, one of South Africa's windiest cities, on Algoa Bay. In summer the wind blows 12–20 knots at least three to five times a week and regularly…
Jeffreys Bay – Kabeljous
Eastern Cape
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
The famous surf town on the Eastern Cape, where the Kabeljous lagoon just north of town gives long stretches of flat water and the sea has medium waves for…
1 center · Lessons
Langebaan
Western Cape
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
A long, shallow lagoon an hour north of Cape Town with warmer, flatter water than the city beaches and the same summer south-easter, typically 20–30 knots…
2 centers · Lessons, RentalSchools and rental
5 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
- Brands
- Gaastra
The Langebaan windsurf and kite centre, run with Swiss precision, with ready-to-use rental of the latest Tabou boards, Gaastra and Vandal...
Cape Town Kite Club Cape Town – Blouberg & Big BayThe Cape Town Kite Club teaches wing foiling.
ENSIS Wing Foil School Cape Town – Blouberg & Big BaySouth Africa's first wing foil school, on a lake in a nature reserve behind the main Blouberg beach.
Flamingo Wing Foil Center LangebaanA VDWS-licensed wing foil school and rental in Langebaan.
J Bay Wind Jeffreys Bay – KabeljousKite lessons in Jeffreys Bay for beginners and experienced riders with qualified instructors.