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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 ...

The Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill will become the premier event for South Africa and the African continent on the World Surf League and Surfing South Africa calendar for 2021, showcasing the best Men, Women and Juniors surfing at Willard Beach in KwaDukuza from 7-18 July 2021. The 52nd edition of the Ballito Pro will be a Qualifying Series 5,000 rated ...

South Africa’s Matthew McGillivray has officially qualified for the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour 2020 after he finished in equal 9th on the final day of the Vans World Cup of Surfing, event No. 2 of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. McGillivray was placed 6th on the international QS ratings prior to this contest, and this result replaced one of his ...

Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich won the Ballito Women’s Pro presented by Billabong at Willard Beach on Day 3 of the event, comfortably defeating top seed Philippa Anderson (AUS) in the 25 minute final held in lumpy, high-tide one metre waves. Mulanovich was dominant throughout the marathon day of competition, winning five consecutive heats including the final where she racked up scores ...

Brazil’s Alex Ribeiro and Hawaii’s Zoe McDougall clinched top honours at the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro presented by O’Neill at Melkbosstrand over the weekend. The event saw a packed beachfront enjoying top class surfing action. Joshe Faulkner was the only South African surfer to win at the event, by successfully defending the Junior Men’s crown. Australia’s Sophia Fulton ...