Tidle Pool

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About

Quite a lekker spot the locals surf. This wave gets quite heavy as it offloads a direct raw swell over a sea-urchin infested reef. It get's really good with medium sized swell on pushing tide. Try for early morning winter swell. Your feet WILL get shredded.

You can time the set for an easy paddle by rockhopping onto the furthermost rock after walking down the tidle pool wall.

Don't try to paddle in during big swell, there's a strong rip that will wash you out far to the left of the break.
It gets quite heavy on big swell during low tide as it breaks way back on another reef and then offloads on the closer reef so a lot of paddle is involved but easy to jump in during high tide.

This wave get's really good.

Location

Access

Public parking available infront of the tidle pool where the wave breaks.

Getting there
Walk
Instant access (<5 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Reef (coral)
Direction
Right
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Power
Fast, Powerful, Fun
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)
Normal length
Short (<50m)
Good day length
Short (<50m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
North, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell direction
SouthWest, South
Swell size
5ft-6ft - 10ft+
Tide
All tides
Tide movement
Rising tide
Crowd
Week
Empty
Weekend
Empty

Dangers

Urchins, Rips / undertow, Rocks

Videos

None

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