Watch: Durban Perfection

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Easter weekend in Durban looked the goods. Chocolate brown water unravelled its way past the piers as a small group of surfers speed checked their way north.

Great waves, good angles, lots of slo-mo.

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tearymasseuse Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 4:10pm

Some v nice easter chocolate goodies
( doppelganging the unlimited ‘free flowing’ video remnants of the random surf clips thread )

The yardfish and perfect safi vid are on par too bru…

Church of the open sky ocean devotion ;)

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Gowsa Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 4:31pm

Nice Waves
Whats the water temp - Some guys in Steamers, some in Boardies ?

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Island Bay Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 5:38pm

Low to mid 20s - prob more mid. You'd be gasping in a steamer.

And incredible waves.

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bbbird Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 7:17pm

An AI Plini soundtrack?
The real sounds from Oz ...

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Johan Wohlleben Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 2:37am

Wow that is good tunes

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poo-man Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 7:40pm

Quality sand bar barrels there

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bbbird Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 7:44pm

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lostdoggy Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 7:47pm

That water looks bloody pristine to me after what we've experienced here lately.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 7:54pm

Thats what I was thinking too LD.

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udo Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 8:17pm

Great Waves ...Brandom Ribbink on the Yellow Soft top Nice Barrel .

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Solitude Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at 9:43pm

Having surfed that stretch, it’s incredible a sand bottom wave holds up like that, long straight beach interspersed by various piers.

Not a ski in sight, take note Kirra surfers.

Such small numbers in the water, surfing definitely for the ‘haves’ not ‘have nots’ over there

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Bustard Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 4:52am

Lekker

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Watt Tyler Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 5:05am

wonder what cave rock looked like that day?

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Island Bay Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 5:41am

Probably nuts, with uncle Rudy P out there on a big board.

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Watt Tyler Friday, 9 May 2025 at 3:29am

i stayed with the Palmbooms for a month back in 2001 .
good people,

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Island Bay Friday, 9 May 2025 at 4:55am

So many salt of the earth people in SA. Stoic and resourceful.

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juegasiempre Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 10:21am

Can we arrange to install some of those piers on the east coast here?!

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Chipper Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 12:07pm

Looks like an incredible bank.

Couple of questions.

What's the water temp at this time of year?

Is the beach netted?

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udo Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 12:10pm

Island BayWednesday, 7 May 2025 at 5:38pm
Low to mid 20s - prob more mid. You'd be gasping in a steamer.

And incredible waves.

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rb7664 Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 12:42pm

Having spent a year living on that stretch of coast recently, can easily say it's one of the best surf cities (if you can even call the state of Durban a 'city' any more). Waves are super consistent and ripabale, water is always warm, small crowds and locals are very friendly and unpretentious. Only bummer is the occasional spike in ecoli. If the country got it's act together, I'd be back there in a heartbeat. Alas...

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Island Bay Friday, 9 May 2025 at 4:45am

Yes. Agree with all of the above.

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Gaz72 Friday, 9 May 2025 at 12:46am

Wow,, sik!

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chin Monday, 12 May 2025 at 9:28pm

Some great waves just south of Durban too, but yeah bay of plenty pumps.
Was almost no other surfers around on weekdays when I was there, no dole, everybody had to work haha.