Thermopylae

A rare point break in Cape Town, this wave breaks off the sunken remains of the wreck of a ship called the Thermopylae in Mouille Point. It's a lefthander that can produce really long walls as the wave travels along a rock shelf not far from the entrance to Cape Town harbour. The takeoff zone can be a bit hairy, depending on the size of the swell and the tide. Because it faces north, and prevailing swell direction is south, an ocean swell of 10'+ is needed before this spot begins to break, unless the swell is westerly or northwesterly, which is fairly rare. There can be long lulls, unless a really big swell is running. An E-coli zone due to nearby sewage outlets. ****