SURF ATLAS/ AFRICA
Skeleton Bay
🇳🇦 Skeleton Coast, Namibia
A freak of nature — a sand-bottom left barrel on Namibia's foggy Skeleton Coast that can reel unbroken for nearly two kilometres. Discovered via Google Earth, it delivers the longest tube-ride on the planet: a brutal, draining sprint over sand in cold, desolate desert surf.
REGION
Africa
BREAK
Point Break
LEVEL
Pro
SEASON
Jun–Sep
BEST SWELL
SW groundswell
BEST WIND
SE offshore
WATCH FOR
Cold, remoteness, exhaustion
LIVE REPORT
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