Ballito Pro

Ballito Pro

Local hero Jordy Smith (RSA) will be coming up in Heat 12 of the Opening Round at the Ballito Pro Presented By O’Neill. Photos: © WSL/Tostee

The Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill, the third stop of the 2022 World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series (CS), has been called on in two-to-three foot surf at Willard Beach in Ballito. The men’s opening Round of 96 will start competition at 8:05 a.m. (GMT +2). There will be no competition for the women today.

The men’s opening round will see some exciting matchups, starting with former Championship Tour (CT) competitor Ezekiel Lau (HAW, above) in Heat 1 against Keanu Kamiyama (JPN), Taichi Wakita (JPN) and Daniel Emslie (RSA).

In Heat 5, the 2019 Ballito Pro pres. by O’Neill winner Deivid Silva (BRA) will be up against Te Kehukehu Butler (HAW), Mihimana Braye (PYF) and John Mel (USA).
The 2022 Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill Challenger Series will run at Willard Beach July 3 – 10, 2022. For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com or check the free WSL App.

This event is proudly supported by O’Neill, KwaDukuza Municipality, Surfing South Africa, People’s Weather, SMG Rocks, Monster Energy, North Coast Courier, Coco de Mer and Fiamma Grill.

Watch LIVE
All Challenger Series events will be broadcast LIVE on WorldSurfLeague.com, WSL’s YouTube channel, and the free WSL app. For fans watching in South Africa, the Ballito Pro will be live on People’sWeather (DStv Channel 180 and Openview Channel 115) from 7-10 July at 11:00 a.m.

For more information, visit WorldSurfLeague.com

1965 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship

1965 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship

Documentary – For the first time in surfing history the world’s best surfers were brought together in one group to compete in the world’s greatest surf at Sunset Beach, Hawaii.

The first annual Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship was a one day event held December 15th, 1965 at Sunset Beach in perfect 10 – 12 foot surf. 24 of the worlds best surfers were invited to compete. The television film coverage was directed by Larry Lindberg and the production crew was headed up by Bruce Brown and included cameramen: Greg MacGillvray, Jim Freeman, Spyder Wills, Greg Weaver and Val Valentine. Interviews included: Miki Dora, Jeff Hakman, Felipe Pomar, and the Duke.

Invited surfers:
Jeff Hakman, Mike Doyle, Paul Strauch, Fred Hemmings, Peter Cole, Mickey Munoz, Richard Chew, John Peck, Skip Frye, Kealoha Kaio, Miki Dora, Felipe Pomar, Mike Hynson, Robert August, Rusty Miller, Butch Van Artsdalen, Corky Carroll, Greg Noll, Dewey Weber, Bobby Cloutier, Jackie Eberle, Kimo Hollinger, George Downing, Joey Cabell.

Event crew and judges:
Fred Van Dyke, Randy Rarrick, Wally Froiseth, Phil Edwards, Kimo Hollinger, Kimo McVay, Buzzy Trent, Walter Hoffman, George Downing.

Watch the full Duke event coverage on TheSurfNetwork Here:

Hypno

Hypno

Spectacular coastline, picturesque harbours, dramatic seascapes and pumping waves. North Cornwall has it all, hit play to watch some of its finest slide through aqua playgrounds.

Featuring: Reubyn and Joss Ash, Jobe Harriss, Barnaby Cox and Miles Lee-Hargreaves

Solid Walls – South Sumatra

Solid Walls – South Sumatra

This long left point in remote Indonesia works best on small to medium swells, and can max out pretty easily during the dry season. This edit was filmed over a few days in June during a window of large swell, with some of the competitors of the Krui Pro contest taking it on.

Boardmasters 2022

Boardmasters 2022

Boardmasters 2022 sells out Wednesday and Thursday camping + 3 day no camping tickets in record time. 

Final VIP camping, boutique & day tickets remaining for Boardmasters 2022 with less than 50 days to go! 

This Year’s Boardmasters Is Headlined By George Ezra, Disclosure And Kings Of Leon  

It’s now less than 50 days to go until Boardmasters 2022! Following last week’s ticket re-sale, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival alerts fans that this is the FINAL CHANCE to get hold of tickets for this year’s event. Wednesday and Thursday Camping, and 3 Day No Camping Tickets have SOLD OUT in record time, and now, only the final VIP Camping, Boutique Camping and Day Tickets remain on sale and are expected to be snapped up soon. With demand at an all-time high, get your tickets now via  boardmasters.com. 

Taking place from 10 – 14 August 2022 across two stunning sites on the Cornish coast, Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival is headlined this year by George Ezra, Disclosure and Kings of Leon. Other world-class artists on the bill include The Wombats, Bombay Bicycle Club, IDLES, Self Esteem, Mimi Webb, Joel Corry, Patrick Topping, Jax Jones, Sam Ryder, Joy Crookes, Bastille, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, Tom Grennan, Declan McKenna, De La Soul, Pale Waves, The Lathums, Palace and hundreds more across 10 stages.

Boardmasters After Parties (18+), taking place throughout the festival in Newquay town, are on sale now and selling fast. Featuring some of the biggest names in dance, house and electro, including Jax Jones, Bou & Haribo, Flava D, Tom Zanetti, Ewan McVicar, Arielle Free, Charlie Boon and more, these parties keep the festival going into the early hours and aren’t to be missed. Find out more, and get tickets here.

Newquay’s Luke Dillon – a Boardmasters favourite to win the Animal Pro this year Photo: BM / Jason Feast

The 5-day celebration of music and surfing takes place against the backdrop of the stunning Cornwall coastline. WSL (World Surf League) returns this year for the Boardmasters OPEN surf competition, taking place over five days at the stunning Fistral Beach. The biggest names in international, pro surfing will take to the waves to battle it out for the coveted Boardmasters top spots. Competitions include the Animal Pro (QS1000) mens and womens division and BFGoodrich Longboard Pro (LQS1000) mens and womens division. In addition to the WSL QS and LQS events, the Havaianas Junior OPEN boys and girls division will also take place at Fistral Beach.

Boardmasters tickets are on sale now via  boardmasters.com.

UK premiere of ‘The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez’ at Genesis Cinema in east London, UK

UK premiere of ‘The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez’ at Genesis Cinema in east London, UK

The UK premiere of The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez will take place Genesis Cinema in East London with a Q&A with award-winning filmmaker Stacy Peralta on Friday 22nd July.

“The Coral Cruiser, an eight-foot pintail gun, made surfing the Pipeline, more or less, a cakewalk. Photo: Art Brewer”


Gerry Lopez, aka Mr. Pipeline, is one of surfing’s most enigmatic heroes—a Zen Buddhist on land who built his early career on cutthroat, aggressive surfing. Patagonia Films’ The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez—directed by award-winning filmmaker Stacy Peralta—follows one of the most influential surfers and surfboard shapers of all time as he brings surfing to new frontiers while pursuing stillness of body and mind.


Stacy Peralta is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and one of the world’s most influential skateboarders. His documentary Dogtown and the Z-Boys won him the Best Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tickets are available on the link

Friday, July 22, 2022
18:45 Doors Open
19:30 Film Premiere
21:00 Q&A with Stacy Peralta, moderated by Chris Nelson, Festival Director of the London Surf / Film Festival