South Africa’s longest-running celebration of surf culture, Rolling Retro, returned to the iconic shores of Llandudno Beach this past weekend. In a landmark year for the event, 2026 marked the debut of Monster Energy as the headline sponsor, providing an elevated experience for both competitors and the massive crowd in attendance. Over 100 surfers descended upon the amphitheatre of Llandudno ...
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Jordy Smith Wins Western Australia Margaret River Pro – Leads WSL Championship Tour
South Africa’s Jordy Smith won the 2025 Western Australia Margaret River Pro, Stop No. 7 on the 2025 World Surf League Championship Tour. It was a shorter Finals Day, featuring the Semifinals and Finals in slower conditions at Main Break, but still delivered standout moments and performances from the finalists. Smith also secured his second victory of the year, which ...
Read More »Jordy Smith – Just Now | Full Short Film
Watch the full short film, Just Now, featuring Local Surfing legend, Jordy Smith. “If this film makes people pumped to go surfing, I’ve done my job”. Short film by Dane Staples.
Read More »2024 Rip Curl GromSearch Stop 1
Rip Curl South Africa proudly announces the first Rip Curl GromSearch competition for 2024, a Surfing South Africa event. Taking place from 16th to 18th February at Long Beach in Cape Town and is presented by Sea Harvest. Entries are open HERE. There will be five Rip Curl GromSearch events this year. The premier division of the series is the ...
Read More »Lakey Peterson and Filipe Toledo Win 2023 Corona Open J-Bay
Lakey Peterson and Filipe Toledo have won the 2023 Corona Open J-Bay, Stop No. 9 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2023 Championship Tour (CT), in perfectly groomed, three-to-five foot surf at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. Slightly slower conditions proved challenging for some of the surfers on Finals Day, but the cream rose to the top as the world’s best picked apart the ...
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