Langebaan and Shark Bay

Langebaan is one of the best spots I’ve ever kited. It’s a lagoon (no sharks, no waves & warmer water than in Cape Town). It’s about 40min-1hr drive north of Table View / Blauuwberg in Cape Town where most kiters stay, so you can easily go up there for a day. It’s really peaceful, a nice little village.  There are two  main spots there. Langebaan Mainbeach and Sharks Bay. Langebaan is also a great pitch for those who are uncomfortable with kiting in the ocean as its safer in the lagoon. There’s very little to do up there other than kiting though so I would recommend basing yourselves closer to Table View / Big Bay and driving through each day (even if you kite there more than in the town). But there are of course also appartements in Langebaan, check the section below for addresses.

Kitesurf Spots Wind and Weather Webcams Other stuff Price-Level Accomodation Car Rental Schools Flight Information

On this page, you should find everything you need to plan your Langebaan / Cape Town Trip.

These peaces are especially put together for Kitesurfers. Recommended accomodation, car rental etc. are recommendations from other kiters who put together their holidays themselves and know how to get the cheapest stuff down there.

Main Kitesurf Spots

Langebaan Main Beach

Big beach with white sand. There are restaurants literally on the beach. And you can park right here. The wind’s offshore and can be a little gusty. If you go downwind from here with your kite you will see a barrier coming out from the beach. Behind that you will find absolutely flat water. Actually one of the flattest kitespots I’ve ever beebn :) check it out. Just few people kite down there as you have to go a little bit upwind afterwards and some consider this work :) But it’s definitely worth. Try!

If you want to live here, there are appartements directly at the beach. You see it on google maps, a bit north of the main beach: the white blocks. Find address below in the accomodation section.

Shark Bay

There are no sharks here. It’s beautiful. It’s waist – chest deep as far as you can go. This is one of my favourite spots in the world. You have to pack a lunch here as the parking lot is not that close to the beach and there are no shops in walking distance. It’s can also be a bit tricky to find here by car the first time. Check out the Google Map to not miss the road.

If you go out kiting, always put you stuff at a point on the beach close to the land as the tide sucks the water out a lot and if you leave your stuff on the former “dry” place the water will get it when the tide is coming in again :) If theres low tide, you have to walk a little bit until you reach water that’s deep enough.

Other Spots

There are really cool spots in Cape Town too, check them out here.

Wind and Weather

Best months are November to beginning of March, the main direction is SE to S. The wind can get pretty strong, but it’s most of the time a little bit less here than in Cape Town. So what you see in the windfinder chart ist just “average”. For a 75kg kiter i would recommend to have 7-12m kites.

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Langebaan Webcams

We found nothing useful by now. Do you know a good webcam at this spot? Drop us a mail, please ;)

Other must-visit-stuff, Nightlife and good-to-know things

Actually if you want to go to Langebaan and stay there, don’t accept much than the beach and wind. There are of course some restaurants and bars, but nightlife, sightseeing and shopping is something you should do in Cape Town.

Price-Level

Expect to pay little less for food than in Western Europe or the US. Eating in restaurants is also a bit cheaper, but not much. If you want to live at low cost it’s possible to buy the main supplies for little money at the supermarket. Imported stuff is expensive, local stuff is cheap. That’s the rule, as at lot of places. Calculate with what you need at home, you will be on the safe side. If you want to go to Cape Town too, check out our Cape Town Kitesurf spot Review.

Accomodation in Langebaan for Kitesurfer

If you want to stay in Langebaan you should get an appartement directly at Langebaan Main Beach. If you want to kite you just have to make a few steps with your kite out of your appartement and you can pump up your kite. If this is what you want, it’s perfect. If you want to see more, you should stay in Cape Town and go to Langebaan by car when you like (40min-1hr drive). For Accomodation for Kitesurfer in Cape Town check out our Cape Town review.

Kitesurf appartement near Langebaan Main Beach
http://www.windchaserssa.com
Located just a few minutes from the beach. You could walk to the beach from here.

Langebaan Beach House
http://www.langebaanbeachhouse.com
Directly at the beach, just a few minutes from Langebaan Main Beach

Car Rental Tips

Your flight will go to Cape Town. You should rent your car there. These are the cheapest car rental companies in Cape Town I found:

Rent a Cheapie
http://www.rentacheapie.co.za/
Their cars being used alot by kiters and surfer.

Acker Car Rentals: Renting also old Mercedes Benz Cars!
http://www.ackercarrentals.co.za/
These are so cool. Sometimes you have the feeling they will have a breakdown every second but its probably the coolest kite-car you can get!  These ones are also used a lot by surfers. Be careful here, as I saw in the conditions it’s officialy only allowed to go a 100km radius around Cape Town with cars from them. Langebaan is like 110km. So if you have a breakdown it can be difficult with the standard insurance. Ask at Acker Car Rental for more information.

Kiteboarding Schools in Langebaan

Don’t have anything on this yet. You know a school down there? Send us a mail, we’ll include it here: office@welovetokite.com

Flight Information

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