If you like quiet surf breaks you’ll love surfing Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa. Not only are there amazing surf breaks suitable for all abilities, but the breaks aren’t busy either.

One of the problems with surfing Fistral or Watergate Bay in the holidays, or any popular surf spot anywhere in the world, like Anchor Point in Morocco – they are just so busy! The shorelines are dotted with surf schools and out back you are fighting for waves with all the rest! Jeffrey’s Bay is different. We have had the breaks to ourselves most mornings. 4 has been a crowd! The locals are super-friendly too! It really is worth travelling that bit further to a spot like Jeffrey’s Bay to experience such great waves and uncrowded surf. So here we are, enjoying it!

Global Surf Adventures surfing holiday South Africa 2012

Another beautiful sunrise here in Jeffrey’s Bay South Africa on our surfing holiday. Temperatures today of around 27C, and the surf is small and clean at the nearby beach break we have surfed today.

Another very special day here in Paradise…. err I mean…… Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa!! The sun is shining down and the air is warm, and the waves are awesome! Head high and smaller waves breaking all down the points, with Supertubes looking fantastic! Have we found paradise?

Today we welcome Jo, Suzy, Dorian, Sam and Dave, all here for what we hope to make their surf trip of a lifetime!

It’s been great waves here so far. With waves around 1-3ft at the beach break we are surfing, our surfers are getting some great waves and learning loads! The point has also delivered some fantastic waves for learning and improving your surfing. The waves at point are peeling for 100m plus! That means plenty of time to practise riding the face, turning your board, and other more complex manoeuvres. You can have fun on these waves whatever your ability – check out this surfer performing a ‘floater’ on top of the wave.

Temperatures are staying warm too – around 20C and are predicted to rise near to 30C again by next week! New bigger swell is expected for the weekend and then dropping back down to smaller waves again for next week. Great!

Dan and Mark, our super surf-coaches and surf holiday tour guides have landed safely in South Africa for the start of their 3 week surf holiday. The are heading for Jeffrey’s Bay and have one more plane to catch today from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth, on the Eastern Cape. They should arrive about tea-time to a warm and sunny Jeffrey’s Bay, with temperatures of around 22C and some nice clean swell to surf!! Monday in Jeffrey’s Bay is looking like a scorcher with temperatures expected to reach 30C! Wow! To come on our next surfing holiday to Jeffery’s Bay South Africa, home of the legendary point-break waves, see our South Africa page, or drop us a line for more information – info@globalsurfadventures.co.uk

Our guided surf holidays

If you want to experience the best waves, in beautiful locations every day you should come on our amazing surf trips! We travel to the best locations at the optimum times to surf on our surfing holidays to South West France and South Africa.
On our France surf holiday we travel to Seignosse, SW France. Our surf camp is nestled under tall pines, close to the beach, and we surf the beast beach breaks along this coast. There are miles of white sandy beaches to sunbathe and surf. It really is a surfers paradise!

On our South Africa surf holiday to Jeffrey’s Bay we surf the legendary point breaks of Jeffrey’s Bay, and stay in a beautiful guest house overlooking the cape with direct access to the beach. The surf is so good here they made a film about it – twice! See the Endless Summer films for all the amazing footage of surfing in South Africa. See our surf trips holiday pages for more information about our France surf holiday and our South Africa Surf holiday. If you have any questions we are happy to help – please ask.

The 2011 Extreme Academy English National Surfing Championships will run at Watergate Bay from the 30th April to the 2nd May. This one-day event will see surfers from all over England, as well as our local talented bunch battle it out for the National Titles

Surfers will contest in three divisions; Open, Ladies and Longboard, and organisers will choose the best day of the 3 over the weekend to hold the competition. The contest will form the basis on which the selection will be made for the English surfing team to compete in the European Surfing Championships in Ireland in September.

Jayce Robinson (Open), Ben Skinner (Longboard) and Sarah Beardmore (Ladies) will be defending their 2010 titles at Watergate Bay. St Ives surfer Jayce Robinson became one of the youngest ever English champions, aged just 20.

Our surfing holidays

If you want to experience the best waves, in beautiful locations every day you should come on our amazing surf trips! We travel to the best locations at the optimum times of year on our surfing holidays to SW France and South Africa. On our France surf holiday we travel to Seignosse, SW France. Our surf camp rests under tall pines and we spend our days surfing the best beach breaks along this amazing coast. There are miles of white sandy beaches to sunbathe and surf. It really is a surfers paradise!

On our South Africa surf holiday to Jeffrey’s Bay we surf the legendary point breaks of Jeffrey’s Bay. We stay in a stunning guest house with direct access to the beach overlooking the waves. The surf is so good here they made a film about it – twice! See the Endless Summer films for all the amazing footage of surfing in South Africa. It really is the surf trip of a lifetime.

See our holiday pages for more information about our trips – France surf holiday and our South Africa Surf holiday. If you have any questions we are happy to help – please ask.

Photographer:Kirstin Prisk

Our surf camp is well equipped and we provide everything you need to feel right at home. As well as new tents and air beds our surf camp has a large marquee set up for dining and socialising, gas hobs and BBQ cooking facilities, and much more.

Our surf trips are chilled out fun. You will meet new friends who share a passion for surfing, and learn new surfing skills from our friendly professional, full qualified surf coaches and tour guides.

At our surf camp the emphasis is surfing! We get you in the water as much as possible, so you can learn and improve your surfing techniques. And importantly, unlike other camps, we don’t charge you for surf coaching or limit your included coaching hours. So you can make the most of our 35 years international surfing experience!

See the France page for full surf trip details.

EasyJet flies direct to Biarritz from London Gatwick every day, prices are around £50 return during September. We include airport transfers in the price of your holiday. so it couldn’t be easier to save money and have a great holiday!

If you want to experience the best waves, in beautiful locations every day you should come on our surfing holidays! We travel to the best locations at the optimum times to surf on our surfing holidays to SW France and South Africa. On our France surf holiday we travel to Seignosse, SW France. We camp under tall pines and surf the beast beach breaks along this coast. There are miles of white sandy beaches to sunbathe and surf. It really is a surfers paradise! On our South Africa surf holiday to Jeffrey’s Bay we surf the legendary point breaks of Jeffrey’s Bay. The surf is so good here they made a film about it – twice! See the Endless Summer films for all the amazing footage of surfing in South Africa. See our holiday pages for more information about our France surf holiday and our South Africa Surf holiday. If you have any questions we are happy to help – please ask.

We thought as the surf is flat we could write a few articles on how to surf. Obviously we can’t teach you to surf in just a few words, but we can tell you about the basics, which you can put into practise when the surf is up.

Before you try surfing you should be fairly fit. Sounds obvious, but surfing involves all your muscles, stamina, and agility. You need to be mentally fit too. In the water you need to make quick decisions about what to do next, in order to get your wave, and stay safe.

Running, cycling, swimming and any form of resistance work are all great ways to build up your fitness and paddling muscles for surfing. Yoga is great for balance and flexibility. Advice from all our surf coaches is that you should be able to swim at least 50 metres in open water.

On all our surf holidays to France and South Africa we can teach you more about fitness for surfing.