The second day of the Ballito Pro pres. by Billabong is underway in excellent 1 to 1.3 metre (3-4 foot) waves and a light offshore wind at Willard Beach in Ballito this morning. 

Richie Kidd secured the most prestigious win of his career when he defeated three of South Africa’s top surfers in the final of the SSA Ballito Trials pres. by Billabong at his home break of Willard Beach on Friday.

Samuel Pupo of Brazil and Zoe McDougall of Hawaii surfed to victory in the Billabong Junior Series pres. by All Aboard Travel in Ballito on Thursday, claiming the premier WSL JQS1,000 rated men’s and women’s titles respectively. 

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Many of the country’s top ranked junior surfers tumbled out of contention on Day 2 of the Billabong Junior Series pres. by All Aboard Travel as the inconsistent, peaky head-high waves at Willard Beach in Ballito played havoc with their heat strategies, leading to major upsets.

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JBay – At the heart of the JBay Winterfest is the sport of surfing. The JBU Supertrial powered by Monster Energy is behind us, and we have the JBay Loggers Classic and the Corona Open JBay still to come.