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Jordy Smith has officially punched his ticket to the WSL Final 5, securing his spot among the world’s elite with a solid start at the Tahiti Pro. With all eyes on Teahupo’o as the tour’s final stop before the WSL Finals, Jordy delivered under pressure, posting the highest single-wave score of the event’s opening day. […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that the World Surf League (WSL) has announced some major changes for the 2026 season, most notably, the scrapping of the controversial Final 5 format. Surfers and fans alike never truly embraced the system, and it was clear something had to give. For South African surf […]

The waves are calling, and so is our latest issue. We’re pulling back the curtain on what’s waiting inside Zigsag’s newest edition – a collection of stories that dive deep into the soul of African surf culture, adventure, and the characters who define it. A Love Letter to the Mother City Cape Town isn’t just […]

Jeffreys Bay did not disappoint. The Corona Cero Open kicked off under golden skies and a thumping weekend pulse, dishing up clean lines and good energy from the start. Locals and travelling tourists lined the dunes as J-Bay served up a classic opening run, the kind that gets everyone remembering why this stop is sacred. […]

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 […]

Mbuso Zozi is a talented longboard surfer from Vrygrond, just outside Muizenberg in Cape Town. Growing up in one of the city’s most under-resourced communities, Mbuso found purpose and direction through surfing, getting involved with the Surfshack outreach program at a young age. He started out on a shortboard but switched to longboarding at 17, […]

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 […]

2025 Hurley Junior Surf Classic Closes Out an Epic Weekend at Vic Bay Victoria Bay, Western Cape, South Africa , July 28, 2025. The surf was on fire as the 2025 Hurley Junior Surf Classic concluded at the iconic Victoria Bay. With near-perfect conditions and a field stacked with young talents in U12, U14, U16 […]