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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Finals Day of the 2025 South African Masters Surfing Championship saw a solid increase in swell and quite a lot of wind to accompany it. Enough wind, in fact, to cancel the 2025 Cape Town Marathon, but not enough to faze the organisers of the SA Masters Surfing Champs in the slightest. Clinton Gravett takes the double at SA Masters ...
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Nate Tayler and Emily Jenkinson emerged victorious in the Premier U16 Girls and Boys Divisions after star performances in their respective final heats at the 2025 Rip Curl GromSearch in Durban. In the U16 Boys, a huge last-minute clutch aerial move saw Tayler get the nod from the judges and regain the lead he held earlier on from Loghann Tilsley. Ben ...
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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 ...
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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.
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