The Sunshine Coast - Cape St Francis
The rocky cape of St Francis is named after the patron saint of sailors. Bruce ‘Endless Summer’ Brown, the patron saint of surfers, is probably a lot more famous than Francis. In 1961 Bruce and his buddy found their way to ‘dem big waves dere’, and the legend of Bruce’s beauties was born. It lives on today.
The waves
If you travel in search of great waves, be warned that Bruce’s Beauties only work a few days a year and that the area is more often flat than it is working.
Hear the words of a surf guru:
"Ah, Bruce’s Beauties. The green jewel of South Africa. A misguided view, apart from the rarity of Bruces at its awe-inspiring best, is that because it gets so perfect, it's a walk in the park. Nope. This 4m wave cranks down that point at Cape St Francis like a runaway steam train. To feast your eyes on these grinding tubes is to see one of the wonders of the world!
Seal Point, or "Seals", with its landmark lighthouse, is a point with two distinct sections: an outside and a fullstop rock, from where the inside breaks. The inside is a more common phenomenon, except during peak surfing season between April and September."
Did you know?
On Seal Point, the most westerly point of Cape St Francis, you’ll find a lighthouse which was built in 1873 and is now a national monument.
Just past St Francis Bay, you’ll find the Cape St Francis Nature Reserve in which the dunes and fynbos are protected.
The angling in Cape St Francis is excellent.
Information from http://www.coastingafrica.com/
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