Zigzag News Updates

Cape Town duo to represent South Africa at the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final in Hossegor, France Seal Point, Cape St Francis — Sunday, 5 October 2025: After a weekend of shifting winds, changing tides, and testing conditions, Cape Town surfers Kai Stubbs and Emily Jenkinson emerged victorious at the… Read more »

Luke Thompson is on a tear in Portugal right now, surfing with the kind of flow and confidence that makes everything look easy. Heat after heat, he’s been linking turns, drawing the cleanest lines, and pushing just hard enough to keep his momentum rolling. Watching him, you get the sense… Read more »

Attention Surfers, When it comes to surf contests the ocean is the one thing we can’t control, and sadly, this year it hasn’t delivered the kind of consistent swells Rebel Sessions is all about. That’s why we’ve decided to extend the deadline for Rebel Sessions submissions until September 30, 2026. This… Read more »

It didn’t take long. With the first groynes now locked into place at St Francis Bay, the ocean has already started to play back. Early pulses of swell have begun to wrap around the new rock arms, and while the banks aren’t perfectly lined up yet, there’s definite promise. Surfers… Read more »

Three events down, plenty to play for. The 2025 WSL Challenger Series has already served up Newcastle, Ballito, and Huntington Beach, three contests that tested competitors with a mix of moments of brilliance and long spells of tricky, wind-riddled or inconsistent conditions. No perfect dream runs yet, but enough challenge… Read more »

Surf City El Salvador – September 14, 2025 Today, Australia was crowned Team World Champion at the 2025 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games (WSG). The ninth straight day of pumping waves in Surf City El Salvador saw La Bocana offering up powerful four-to-six-foot peaks to decide the… Read more »

Kommetjie has always been more than just waves, it’s a community, a culture, and a crew. That spirit comes to life in CHIP’N, a 30-minute film edited by Eli Beukes, capturing eight months of the KOM crew chasing deep pits and enduring heavy wipeouts. A Premiere to Remember The premiere… Read more »

Big waves, cold water, fearless surfers, Rebel Sessions 2025 is well underway in Cape Town, and the ocean has wasted no time in serving up some serious drama. After a long break, the competition is back and already producing some serious rides (and wipeouts). Back at Dungeons If you’ve heard… Read more »

For decades, St Francis Bay has been a paradox. On one hand, it’s one of the spiritual homes of South African surfing, the place where “Bruce’s Beauties” was immortalised in The Endless Summer. On the other, it’s been a coastline in slow-motion collapse. Erosion stripped Main Beach to bare rock,… Read more »

Cloudbreak is a wave that doesn’t mess around. Sharp reef, moody sets, and a take-no-prisoners attitude that makes heroes and humbles the rest. It’s also the place the WSL chose to stage its final-day showdown for 2025. The call has always been a controversial one, a left-hand reef that loads… Read more »