Surfing at Derdesteen

This little-known surfing spot is one of the jewels of Cape Town. An A-framing beach break, it is has plenty of take-off points and can accommodate many surfers. Working best in Autumn and Winter, when the prevailing summer wind has died down and tides/currents/storms have shifted the sand into the optimum places, you can count on many a glassy session with one of the finest views in the surfing world.

Sunday, January 01, 2006

End of an Era

Should you click on the link on the right to get to the Big Bay webcam, you'll have noticed that it now only provides a 12 hour delayed feed, with the live picture requiring a subscription (or you can get images via premium mms messages on your cell phone).

One can't dispute with their right to charge for what must be an expensive setup to run, but the cost for me is a bit steep. It was a great service while it was free, and one that will be sorely missed.

1 Comments:

  • At 06 January, 2006 09:47, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I agree, mailed the guys at RTWW asking about the perpetual downtime and unreliable service... didnt have much to say.. it was a great free service and is more useful for wind watchers than surfers in my opinion. At R3 a picture I'd rather phone the surfline!

     

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