Rip Curl Gromsearch Long Beach Pres. By Sea Harvest

Long Beach, Cape Town – It’s all systems go for the Rip Curl GromSearch Long Beach presented by Sea Harvest – the first contest in the four-event series for 2025.

The Rip Curl GromSearch Long Beach is a three-day contest over the weekend of 21 – 23 February. It will feature U12, U14, U16 and U18 boys and girls divisions, and the top three out of the four events will count towards the Rip Curl GromSearch series results.

Premier Division

The U16 division is the Premier Division and is the focus of the series.

The Rip Curl GromSearch Long Beach will be followed by a series of events in Port Alfred, Dairy Beach, and Seal Point, Cape St Francis, for the finals. Surfers who wish to enter the Cape Town contest can do so HERE – remember that you must become a 2025 SSA member HERE before entering.

“We are looking forward to kicking the year off with the much anticipated Rip Curl Gromsearch #1 at Long Beach,” said Surfing South Africa General Manager Rezar De Nicker.

“It has been a few months since we wrapped up the 2024 contest calendar, and we know the groms are itching to put on a contest vest again and give it their all. Bring on 2025!”

The Rip Curl GromSearch contests are fun events that allow kids to compete against the best surfers in the same age bracket from their country. This format gives these groms insight into a life of competitive surfing. It gives them the invaluable experience of surfing and competing in different waves nationwide.

Rip Curl GromSearch Long Beach

“As we roll into the 2025 contest year, we are very stoked to have the Rip Curl Gromsearch on our calendar for 2025,” continued De Nicker.

“With four stops this year at prime locations in the prime time for epic waves, the Rip Curl Gromsearch promises to showcase epic surfing and bring through old and new friendly rivalries amongst the groms.”

The Rip Curl GromSearch contests are all premier SAST events, with 1,000 points going to the winners and prizemoney per all premier events.

Contestants must be registered as members of Surfing South Africa to compete in this Premier SAST Event.

The Rip Curl GromSearch Long Beach contest is a Surfing South Africa tournament, and is supported by Sea Harvest.

About Surfing South Africa

SURFING SOUTH AFRICA is the recognised governing body for Surfriding in South Africa. It is responsible for the activities of all its disciplines, such as surfing, longboarding, bodyboarding, kneeboarding, para surfing and SUP surfing.

SSA is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), the African Surfing Confederation (ASC) and the International Surfing Association (ISA).