Surf Editorial
Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Attracts Strong Partner Support Ahead Of June Event – Entries Close 26 May
The 2026 Rip Curl Vic Bay Pro is already building strong momentum ahead of its return to Victoria Bay in June, with growing interest from surfers, sponsors, and the broader surfing community ahead of the opening heats. The event will feature the Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf...
Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro and Pro Junior Surf Events Return To The Garden Route
Rip Curl South Africa is proud to announce the Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Men's and Women's WSL QS 2,000 events, as well as the Rip Curl Vic Bay Pro Junior Men's and Women's WJR 1,000 events at Victoria Bay in June. These events will form the official start of the...
Jam Karet and Slowing the Day Down
The year opened at full pace. Deadlines stacked up. Messages came in waves. Each day ran tight, with little space between one task and the next. Then Indonesia introduced a different tempo through jam karet. You can’t fight time, and you won’t beat it. Arguing with it...
Bruces Beauties by Brand Peens / Down The Line
Been some waves around at Bruces. Brad Peens was there... -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip92NrRi33Q&t=67s
Gallery: The Clash – Seal Pointboardriders VS JBay Boardriders at Point In JBay On Sunday
The waves were small, but fun. Seal Point Boardriders put on a spirited effort against the hosting club in the Seal Point Boardriders VS JBay Boardriders clash, but at the end of the day, JBay Boardriders hoisted the amazing Stephen Bibb floating trophy to take the...
Video: Top Surfers, Including Locals, At The Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup – Video by St Francis Filmer Brad Peens Down The Line Surf
Video: Top Surfers, Including Locals, At The Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup - Video by St Francis Filmer Brad Peens Down The Line Surf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkr6KLWbfo&t=2s Screengrabs from the video: Read more: Gallery: St Francis...
Gallery: St Francis Surfers At The Port Alfred Easter Festival and Spiderman
The St Francis surfers At The Port Alfred Easter Festival, from U12 to the Open Division. There were two events. Firstly, the Surfing South Africa contest, known as the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel. These photos were taken by SSA/Kody...
Seal Point Trials Wave Queue System – guys, it’s not going to work.
Photo from the Jean-Pierre van der Merwe Letoit family archive. Early morning surfers at Seal Point were met with an unexpected development as officials began trialling a structured “wave queue system.” Conditions at Seals were far from ideal. A light onshore wind...
St Francis Bay Surfers Locked In For The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel, Port Alfred
Port Alfred – South Africa’s top juniors are already locking in for the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, running 3–6 April as part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival. A few early arrivals have already started...
Rip Curl Surf Events Set For Port Alfred Easter Festival | Key Details
Port Alfred - Rip Curl and the Royal St Andrews Hotel will anchor the 2026 Port Alfred Easter Festival surf programme with two key events at East Beach: the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel, supported by Sea Harvest, and the Royal St...
Waves For Africa! – Video Update On The Groynes by Another Offshore Adventure
Coastal Construction Gains Momentum A new video from Another Offshore Adventure, titled 'Waves For Africa', tracks steady progress on the Long Term Coastal Protection Scheme in St Francis Bay. The footage shows active construction along the beachfront, with clear...
St Francis Surfers Head To Durban for Quiksilver King Of The Groms Surf Tournament
St Francis Surfers Head to Durban for Quiksilver King of the Groms Two of St Francis Bay’s young surfers are packing boards and heading north as the Quiksilver King of the Groms surf tournament lands in Durban this week. Rory Dace and Rylan Jarvis will line up at New...
ENTRIES OPEN FOR RIP CURL GROMSEARCH AT PORT ALFRED EASTER FESTIVAL
Port Alfred – Rip Curl South Africa has confirmed that entries are now officially open for the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, set to take place at East Beach, Port Alfred, during the Easter Festival, 3-6...
Surfing: WSL Championship Tour Field Is Locked In Ahead of Season Opener at Bells Beach
2026 Championship Tour Field Confirmed The World Surf League has opened the gates on the 2026 Championship Tour, the Tour Field Is Locked in, and the WSL has confirmed the full competitor roster for the milestone 50th year of the global tour. Three South African...
The Partners Powering the Port Alfred Easter Festival 2026 Surf Contests
The brands and organisations supporting the Rip Curl GromSearch and the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup at East Beach. East Beach becomes the centre of competitive surfing during the Port Alfred Easter Festival. The beach hosts both the Rip Curl GromSearch and the...
2026 Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred Offers Golden Tickets to the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final
Port Alfred - The road to the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final runs straight through Port Alfred this year. The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest will decide which two South African surfers secure the...
Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup Upgraded, With QS 4,000 Men’s and QS 2,000 Women’s Ratings
The Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup has been confirmed as a QS 4,000 event for the men and a QS 2,000 event for the women, significantly increasing the contest’s importance on the South African professional surfing calendar. Positioned as the final event of the...
Rip Curl GromSearch Presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel at the Port Alfred Easter Festival 2026
Slayde Shooter from Cape St Francis © Kody McGegor Press release 9 February 2026 The Rip Curl GromSearch, presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, returns to Port Alfred over the Easter weekend from 3 to 6 April, reaffirming its position...
Entries Open for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup WSL QS 4,000 at the Port Alfred Easter Festival
Entries are now officially open for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup, a World Surf League Qualifying Series QS 4,000 event set to take place as part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, running from 3 to 6 April 2026. The event marks a major milestone for the...
Jeffreys Bay Feels the Sting of Losing WCT Event: Video
It was confirmed last week that Jeffreys Bay will not host a World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour stop in 2026. The long-running Corona Open JBay — a fixture on the global professional surfing calendar and an anchor of the Eastern Cape’s winter season — has been...
