Itholakala eNyakatho ye-Oregon, i-Smugglers Cove iyiholide lolwandle elijabulisayo eliphula isihlabathi endaweni ebukekayo. Amagagasi lapha kulula ukuntweza emanzini, ngokuvamile athambile kakhulu, futhi aphuka amamitha angaba ngu-150 enikeza izingxenye ezithile ezinhle zokuqondisa nokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
Yiziphi izimo zokuntweza ezihamba phambili ze-Smugglers Cove?
Ifinyelela okhalweni oluhle ukuya phezulu kathathu. Sincoma ukugibela ibhodi elide izinsuku eziningi, kodwa ibhodi elifushane lingasebenza emanzini aphansi kanye nezinsuku ezinkulu. Lolu lwandle lulungele abaqalayo, kodwa wonke amazinga azojabula. Ukuseza lapha kuyaguquguquka (7/10) futhi ngokuvamile akuminyene ngandlela-thile (4/10). Imimoya engcono kakhulu ivela eMpumalanga futhi ama-swells amahle kakhulu avela eNyakatho-ntshonalanga, eNingizimu, eNingizimu-ntshonalanga naseNtshonalanga. Isebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi, ingcono kakhulu kwabaqalayo ngokuphezulu.
Sincoma ukuthi ugqoke i-wetsuit engu-4/3 ehlobo lapho amazinga okushisa amanzi enyuka aze afike ku-14 degrees. Ebusika i-5/4 ingcono kakhulu lapho izinga lokushisa lehla liye ku-9 degrees. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.