The coastal strip has been experiencing thunder storms over the past few days, accompanied by lighting strikes that even killed a number of cattle in Oyster Bay. There has however been some spectacular displays of lightning with local photographer Clive Wright taking this picture at Cape St Francis.
Supertubes beach is world famous for the perfect waves that break along the reef with machine like precision. Venue of the JBay Open of Surfing, the boardwalks and beaches become packed every July as people from all over the world descend upon Jeffreys Bay to watch the only World Championship Tour event on the African […]
Jeffreys Bay is surrounded by untouched natural beauty. Flanked by nature reserves and undeveloped farmland, its not not the beaches that cause people to flock to Jeffreys Bay. A day spend exploring just outside town can be very rewarding. Jeffreys Bay photographer Joey Nel took this image.
There cannot be many towns that are flanked by nature reserves and are home to a perfect wave. With the Seekoei River on one side and the Keblejous River on the other, Jeffreys Bay also has Supertubes, regarded as the perfect wave by the international surf community. Yet the beaches and estuaries of Jeffreys Bay […]
Walking along the beach in Jeffreys Bay is a soothing experience and one never quite knows what will be encountered. There are the shells that get deposited daily on the beach, the majestic sunrises and then there are the dolphins that patrol the coastline. Jeffreys Bay photographer Joey Nel captured this image of a dolphin […]
There are not many towns that are surrounded by nature reserves and also home to the perfect wave. Jeffreys Bay ticks all those boxes. Kabeljous Nature Reserve is a treasure that is possibly not totally appreciated by locals and visitors alike. Fortunately, Jeffreys Bay photographer Joey Nel claims Kabeljous as one of her favourite places […]
On Sunday, 11th February, the fishing boat Alley Cat was successfully re-floated during an approaching high tide and towed to the Port Elizabeth harbour by Chokka fishing boats. The 12 m boat was washed ashore near Hobie Beach and became stranded on the rocks. There were no injuries to the crew and all got to […]
This stretch of coastline in Jeffreys Bay is world class. Main Beach has been the focal point of summer holidays for decades. From the days when Gamtoos Valley farmers visited Jeffreys Bay in their wagons to set up camp along the beach, to the modern era, with holiday makers from all over South Africa spending […]
The Chokka fleet is out at sea and had calm conditions last night. Jeffreys Bay photographer Lloyd Coetzer captured this image of life at sea. There was unusual lighting in the sky last night over Jeffreys Bay and this can be seen in Lloyd’s picture as well.
Most of the readers of JBay News would be familiar with the majestic photographs taken by local photographer Joey Nel. Many of the Photo of day posts are taken by Joey and we decided to interview the woman behind the lens: I moved down from the Big Smoke to the seaside wonder of Jeffreys Bay […]