Ballito

Best Surf Season (May - July)

The Indian Ocean winter is when Ballito truly comes alive. As strong frontal systems march eastward south of the African continent, they fire long-period groundswell up the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Average periods jump from the summer 8-9 second range to a much more powerful 10-10.6 seconds, and the wind regime flips in your favour. The percentage of ideal surfing wind climbs from the mid-teens in summer to a solid 46-54 percent in May, June and July. With the beach facing east-southeast, the persistent E through SE swell has a direct shot at the bank, while WSW, W, WNW and NW breezes groom the surface into clean, rippable lines. This is the season to plan around.