Cape St Francis – The final event in the 2025 Rip Curl GromSearch series is set to take place at Seal Point over the weekend, Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th October. The event will determine the winners of the Premier U16 divisions, with the U16 Champs in Boys and Girls winning an entry to the Rip Curl GromSearch Global Finals, to be held in Europe later in the year.
The rankings are close in both the Boys and Girls divisions, and the final event will be the decider to determine who goes on this illustrious trip. The points are totalled from the top 3 out of 4 Rip Curl GromSearch events over the year. For a closer look at the unadjusted rankings – https://liveheats.com/surfingsouthafrica
Entries Open
Entries to this tournament are open and can be found HERE.
Seal Point in Cape St Francis is one of the premier high-performance right-hand pointbreaks in the Eastern Cape and is the perfect canvas for the top junior surfers to strut their stuff in a bid for points and prizemoney. With support from the Kouga Local Municipality, expectations are high for excellent surf conditions for this event.
The GromSearch Series is not just about the U16 division, though. It comprises U12, U14, U16 and U18 Girls and Boys divisions, with all divisions battling it out for contest results, prizes and rankings points. The GromSearch contests are all premier SAST events, with 1,000 points for the winners, and prize money as per all premier events.
The event can be followed on LiveHeats.
This event is a Rip Curl South Africa competition.
The contest is supported by the Kouga Local Municipality.
The tournament is hosted by The Cape St Francis Resort.

Channel Islands Surfboards South Africa is a supporting sponsor.
St Francis Today is the media partner in St Francis Bay.
SURFING In South Africa Magazine is the national media partner.
The Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point is a Surfing South Africa event.

The Rip Curl GromSearch is supported by the Seal Point Boardriders Club
It is presented by Sea Harvest
The Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred is a co-sponsor of the Rip Curl International GromSearch Finals prizes and awards.









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