Zambezi River, Rapid 11
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Epic and if you in the area there are also some other not so good river waves depending on time of year again...
Atmosphere:
Local spot that few people from all over the world have had a chance to surf because of who they know or because they happened to be on a river trip that day with Serious Fun Riversurfing Company at the right time of the year...guides help drop you in and locals are super cool...Fred, Stanely, Salt, Tembo etc..
Additional Info:
River wave of the best perfection, works for about two weeks when the water level in Zambezi is dropping naturally.
Nature fresh water rare perfection!!!
Park car at top of gorge and walk down into river gorge...
Location
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Surf Safari in Africa, stay on the roads and paths as there are land mines around still and wild life!
Walk | Good walk (15-30 min) |
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Public access | Yes |
4x4 required | Yes |
Boat required | No |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Reef (rocky) |
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Direction | Right |
Bottom | Flat rocks |
Power | Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun, Ledgey |
Frequency | Rarely breaks (5 days/year) |
Normal length | Exceptional (>500m) |
Good day length | Exceptional (>500m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | Don't know |
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Swell direction | Don't know |
Swell size | Less than 3ft - 6ft+ |
Tide | Low and mid tide |
Tide movement | Rising and falling tides |
Crowd
Week | Few surfers |
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Weekend | Few surfers |
Dangers
Rips / undertow, Rocks, Mines (Angola only !)
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