Akil'zon
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Difficulty 9

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Break frequency 8

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288 days a year

Powerful Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

2.0m - 2.5m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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Username: longinus

Date created: 25/07/2008

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general information

Bouvet Island is one of the most remote and inhospitable islands in the world. The surfing season here is really dictated by the slight improvement in temperatures experienced during the Southern Hemisphere summer (Dec-Feb). There is swell all year round here, usually far to much of it. Akil'zon is a left hand point on the northern face of the island that offers excellent protection from the caning westerly winds. The bulk of swell energy peels around the northern point (Cape Valdivia) and offers long hollow left handers that taper off into dark, near freezing water.

Currently uninhabited, a research station built by the Norweigans in 1994 later blew out to sea. A lifeboat was found here in 1964 but the passengers were never found. If this isn't the bleeding edge of surf exploration then what is? 

 

Wave length

50-100m

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solo

Best months

December - February

Equipment

Body Board, gun, Rhino Chaser, Tow In

Wave type

Powerful

Access

Standard Paddle, Long Walk, Boat/Jet Ski, Helicopter/Plane, Special Permit

Hazards

Very Isolated, Rips

5 Day Forecast

5 day forecast not available.

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