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East Beach, Port Alfred – Big, blustery and consequential conditions hit East Beach, and it was finals time for the Premier U16 division as well as the U18 division of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest. The Rip Curl GromSearch is an anchor event of […]

The return of Ramzi Boukhiam to the Championship Tour for the 2026 season feels less like a wildcard and more like unfinished business. Awarded the season-long wildcard by the World Surf League, Boukhiam steps back onto surfing’s biggest stage after a difficult year marked by injury. His 2025 campaign was cut short at Bells Beach, […]

  The 2026 Quiksilver King of the Groms returned after a long hiatus, taking place from March 20 to 22 at Dairy Beach in Durban. The event featured boys and girls competing in the U18, U16, U14 and U12 divisions, showcasing some of South Africa’s top junior surfing talent. Conditions over the three days were […]

At just 21 years old, Luke Thompson has officially qualified for surfing’s Championship Tour, joining fellow South African Jordy Smith on the sport’s biggest stage. It’s a breakthrough moment not just for Luke but for a new generation of South African surfers coming through with belief and intent. A Late Start, An Early Obsession Luke’s […]

The Sea Harvest Grommet Games took place across three provinces over the weekend of 14–15 March, with events held in KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. Despite varied and sometimes challenging conditions, young surfers across the country showed incredible determination, enthusiasm and sportsmanship, highlighting the strength of South Africa’s next generation of surfers. […]

A solid swell developed off the coast of South Africa and it was the kind of forecast that had Adin Masencamp checking the charts again and again. We know that summer swells here can be unpredictable. They look perfect on paper and then disappear overnight. There was plenty of debate and plenty of ‘what ifs’, […]

From early morning sessions at the Durban piers to gym reps and good food in between, this is the daily grind behind the dream. With his signature smile and endless positive energy, Surprise takes on the left bowl waves, pushing his surfing further every session as he dials in his air reverse and sharpens the […]

In a surf industry crowded with bold claims and fast-moving trends, Xcel Wetsuits has carved out its reputation the old-fashioned way — by building products that perform when it matters most. Committed to the core and built to last, Xcel has remained focused on one simple mission: making the best wetsuits possible. We sat down […]

The O’Neill Cold Water Junior Classic presented by Sea Harvest and supported by Lifestyle Surf Shop took place from 20–22 February, officially launching the 2026 Surfing South Africa (SSA) Junior Surf Tour (SAST) season. Organised by Surfing South Africa, the event adopted a unique mobile format that saw more than 100 surfers from across the […]

On the mighty Zambezi River , where thunderous whitewater cuts through raw African wilderness, Sam Bradford has carved out a wave almost entirely his own. At Rapid Number 11, during two fleeting seasonal windows each year, a rare barrel forms. And when it does, Sam is usually the only one riding it. Born to the […]