Blowholes at Whale Cove - Gnarly Cape big wave session

Ace Zag photographer Alan van Gysen, and videographer Brandon Kilbride, are part of the inner circle in this big wave brotherhood. When a recent large frontal swell started lighting up a few of Cape Town's gnarlier spots, they were informed that a certain reefbreak was going to be firing.

NEW PIER NUGS
After much hype and anticipation, the Indian Ocean came to the party on Sunday 20 February thanks to a staunch flow of easterly swell being swept in from the Mozambique channel.

South of the Kei
The past few days yielded a back-to-back barrel showdown at two spots book-ending either side of the Transkei.

North of the Kei
The past few days yielded a back-to-back barrel showdown at two spots book-ending either side of the Transkei. Check out the session snippet captured by Greg Ewing a few clicks north of the Transkei...

Sunset goes OFF on Thursday at 5.5 metres by 15 seconds
5.5 metres at 15 seconds were the buoy readings today, 11 February, as Sunset in Cape Town threw up some of the biggest, cleanest walls in years.

Session Snippets – Hot and Cold Krans
Krans has a reputation of having a temperamental nature, turning hot ‘n cold at random. Depending on the erratic sandbank and tide changes you can expect either bone dry shut downs or perfectly manicured tube rides. Click play and watch Chris Leppan, Dean Hill, Brendan Gibbens and a hot crew of Kommetjie locals shred the frosty summer pits of Krans in January. / Shot and edited by Alan Robb.

Waimea Bay goes Womp on Monday the 8th of December
While most of us were preparing for beddie-bye the much-heralded ‘biggest waves to whallop the North Shore in 40 years’ was making landfall in Hawaii

Saffas klap Mav's on Thanksgiving Day

Cape Town big wave riders stake out new reef

Cape Town beachie gets epic - part 3
Sunday the 23rd of August and the Cape beachies were still firing.

Cape Town beachie gets epic - part 2

Cape Town beachie gets epic - part 1
On Saturday the 22nd of August a clean 8-foot swell poured into Slappstad.

Royden Bryson hits the West Coast
Royden Bryson hits the West Coast plus other session going down across SA.

Frankie Strikes a South Coast Haunt
Frankie Strikes a South Coast Haunt

Durban gets Gritty
The crowd from the week was whittled down to a committed crew, dodging muddy closeouts and pulling into big boxes.

Ryan Payne takes out the 09 Xcel Supertubes Showdown.
KZN gets a whiff of winter.