Cape St. Francis is now known as one of the best surfing locations. Given its geological location, it is susceptible to swell year round from large low pressure systems that form between Antarctica and the southern tip of Africa. When large south west swells wrap around Seal Point and the prevailing offshore winds come up, the surfing is world class.
cape, francis, this, article, about, town, south, africa, headland, newfoundland, newfoundland, labrador, afrikaans, kaap, francis, village, south, africa, situated, headland, eastern, cape, province, popular, clean, beaches, surfing, location, view, from, sea. This article is about the town in South Africa For the headland in Newfoundland see Cape St Francis Newfoundland and Labrador Cape St Francis Afrikaans Kaap St Francis is a village in South Africa situated on a headland in the Eastern Cape Province It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing location Cape St FrancisView of Cape St Francis from the Seal Point LighthouseCape St FrancisShow map of Eastern CapeCape St FrancisShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 34 11 49 S 24 50 17 E 34 19694 S 24 83806 E 34 19694 24 83806CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictSarah BaartmanMunicipalityKougaArea 1 Total4 38 km2 1 69 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total342 Density78 km2 200 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African3 5 Coloured1 8 White94 7 First languages 2011 1 English55 6 Afrikaans42 1 Xhosa1 8 Other0 6 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST The village is home to the Seal Point Lighthouse 2 The Irma Booysen Floral Reserve is the home to many species of flowers and plants The adjacent village St Francis Bay was the site of ten million to one surfing waves seen in the 1966 surf travel documentary The Endless Summer Cape St Francis is now known as one of the best surfing locations Given its geological location it is susceptible to swell year round from large low pressure systems that form between Antarctica and the southern tip of Africa When large south west swells wrap around Seal Point and the prevailing offshore winds come up the surfing is world class It is also featured in the 2014 film The Perfect Wave starring Scott Eastwood Bartolomeu Dias originally named the cape Ponta das Quiemadas because of the fires he spotted there while sailing past 3 See also editSt Francis Bay Venpet Venoil collisionReferences edit a b c d Main Place Cape St Francis Census 2011 Home penguin rescue org za Historical plant incidence in southern Africa PDF Archived PDF from the original on 30 January 2020 External links editProposed E Cape nuclear plant met with resistance nbsp This Eastern Cape location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cape St Francis amp oldid 1103090885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
