Big Wave Portfolio - Dungeons Cape Town, South Africa

Big Wave Portfolio - Dungeons Cape Town, South Africa

Dungeons is located in Hout Bay, South Africa near Cape Town and is not the easiest place to surf as there is either a trek across an entire mountain to get there or a direct boat ride to the break.
Dungeons is a deep reef break with three sections off the main break and also holds the Red Bull Wave Africa competition for the most fearless surfers.

The first main section is known as the slab; this is where you will most likely see people surfing when the surf isn’t too big. It has a great barrel section and a supposedly intense take-off spot. The next section to be familiar with is the two-point-five section, named after the two and a half meters of water between the surfer and what lies beneath. The last spot is known as Washburn’s Peak. This is where the bigger sets tend to roll in, but not very frequently but with waves that reach up to 20 metres and a good day and 6-15 metres on most days.













The waves are usually massive because of the pressure systems at the Antarctic Circle. South Atlantic Ocean which directs its wave energy at Dungeons. Dungeons is the first sea floor that the ocean swells encounter which causes huge breaking waves.















The waves may be huge but surfers must contend with the super cold water which results in most surfers wearing thermo pads underneath their wetsuits. As well as the water, there are a few sharks that lurk around near Dungeons.