Hi Guys, I'm planning a trip in December and wondering how these two spots compare in terms of wind, waves, spots, other activities etc. Iv kited Cape Town a few times, never been to WA. Thanks

Personally Cape Town is on my bucket list, looks a great area , we do lack that beach vibe scene, bars/ restaurant etc, but that what's makes us unique, you can start at safety bay then head north, hugging the coast, 4wd imho is a must if you want to get into some of the most pristine spots, I've had masses of very well travelled European wind lovers calling in at my cafe, all have been blown away by our conditions and locations, WA is on the must go map, 1300 klms north of Perth up to Exmouth,
Enjoy

Bring a fly net

cauncy said..
Personally Cape Town is on my bucket list, looks a great area , we do lack that beach vibe scene, bars/ restaurant etc, but that what's makes us unique, you can start at safety bay then head north, hugging the coast, 4wd imho is a must if you want to get into some of the most pristine spots, I've had masses of very well travelled European wind lovers calling in at my cafe, all have been blown away by our conditions and locations, WA is on the must go map, 1300 klms north of Perth up to Exmouth,
Enjoy

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I don't know the statistics and I've never been to Capetown, but surely there's less chance of your gear getting stolen in WA

South Africa for sure for a holiday! WA has beautiful breaks / beaches but lot of driving in between.

psychojoe said..
I don't know the statistics and I've never been to Capetown, but surely there's less chance of your gear getting stolen in WA

More of a chance .... cause these blimy thieves know what the kite is worth here in wa, in ct they will use it as a shelter at least....

Lived in Cape Town for many years.... moved to WA and now live in NSW.

Cape Town blows too hard for Wave riding. I was often overpowered on my 6m kite after 3pm (Sand blowing in your face and its 30-40 knots). However, there are other spots in the Western Cape that are awesome and not gale force. There is a lot less driving in Cape Town / Western Cape to get to more surf / kite spots compared to WA. On the downside its very crowded in cape town and cold.


WA - I prefer the wind strength for wave riding and its a very similar direction. If you have the time, we recently did Rottnest, Geraldton area and Margaret/Augusta over 10 days. IT was pretty cool experiencing the different climates in one trip! 40 degrees to 12 degrees.


Cape town for twinnies and WA for wave riding IMO

cape town has more options and better waves than perth if your staying town bound.
south WA has great waves and wind however, and also north of Perth, but it gets remote going north.

$ wise youll be way better off in Cape Town and your $ will go way further.