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The 9Miles Project brought a group of learners from Cape Town's underserved communities to attend the Corona Cero J-Bay Open, creating an experience that would shift perspectives and ignite dreams.

It’s been nonstop here in Jeffrey’s Bay since the start of the waiting period, a weekend full of action. Big waves, small waves, upsets, triumphs, we’ve seen it all over the three days of competition. As we gear up for finals day (most likely Friday, 18 July), we thought we’d take a look back at […]

The world’s best are back at Supertubes, and our boy Jordy Smith is wearing yellow.  There’s something special brewing down at J-Bay. The Indian Ocean has been flexing all week, grooming those perfect right-hand walls that make Supertubes the stuff of legend. And tomorrow, when the horn sounds for the Corona Cero Open J-Bay, all […]

Nadia Erostarbe (EUK) and Luke Thompson (RSA) won the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill today in pumping four-to-six foot surf. After a long and intense week of competition, the pair overcame challenging conditions and a huge field of hungry competitors all vying for Championship Tour (CT) qualification, to earn a debut Challenger Series victory. Nadia […]

Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK) and Luke Tema (HAW) won the O’Neill SMTH Shapes Ballito Pro Junior on Thursday, 26 June in pumping two-to-three foot surf and light offshore wind. It was an action-packed Finals Day that wrapped up stop No.3 of the World Surf League (WSL) Africa Junior Qualifying Series (JQS). Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK) […]

The O’Neill SMTH Shapes Rookie Rippers delivered one more classic day of surfing at Willard Beach, with progression and power on display for the final heats of the three-day event. The day began with epic north coast conditions – a light offshore breeze and consistent three- to four-foot waves pouring through for the semi-finals across […]

The World Surf League (WSL) Africa eThekwini Surf Pro 2025 crowned six victors across the Qualifying Series (QS) 2,000, Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) 1,000 and Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) 1,000 divisions on 21 June in fun one-to-two-foot surf at North Beach, Durban. It was a spectacular winter’s day on the KwaZulu-Natal coast and with the […]

Nate Tayler (Ballito) and Emily Jenkinson (Kommetjie) emerged victorious in the Premier U16 Girls and Boys Divisions after star performances in their respective final heats. In the 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 (Strand). Ben […]

Over ten transformative days, the vibrant coastline of Tofo became a powerful stage for youth empowerment, sports development, and cultural celebration. Spearheaded by ISA thanks to financial investment from Olympic Solidarity, with support from Tofo Boardriders (TOBAM), and proudly promoted by the Olympic Committee of Mozambique, the Tofo Surf Series delivered an innovative surf and […]

I came to Nazaré for the cliffs and clichés, expecting postcard views and maybe a few polite conversations about surf. Instead, I found myself three days deep in culture, gear talk, and sea air—courtesy of Thule, who had gathered a small crew to unveil their new Aion surfboard bag. They didn’t just slap a logo […]