Cape St. Francis

This article is about the town in South Africa. For the headland in Newfoundland, see Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador).

Cape St. Francis
View of Cape St. Francis from the Seal Point Lighthouse View of Cape St. Francis from the Seal Point Lighthouse
Cape St. Francis  Cape St. Francis shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Kouga
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	342
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	3.5%
• Coloured	1.8%
• White	94.7%
First languages (2011)
• English	55.6%
• Afrikaans	42.1%
• Xhosa	1.8%
• Other	0.6%

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.

The village is home to a Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Seal Point Lighthouse.

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 swell wrap around the coastline of the region and the prevailing offshore winds come up, the surfing is as good as it gets.

See also

• Port St. Francis
• St. Francis Bay
• Venpet-Venoil collision

External links

• Proposed E Cape nuclear plant met with resistance