Cape St. Francis is a coastal village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, situated on a headland. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing location.
Cape St. Francis falls within the Kouga Local Municipality and the Sarah Baartman District Municipality.
The village is home to the Seal Point Lighthouse. The Irma Booysen Floral Reserve in the village is home to many species of flowers and plants.
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.
It is also featured in the 1966 surf documentary film ‘The Endless Summer’ and the 2014 film The Perfect Wave, starring Scott Eastwood.
Bartolomeu Dias originally named it the cape Ponta das Queimadas because of the fires he spotted there while sailing past.
