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Tuesday, 09 February 2012 For anyone who has forgotten why they surf or gets grumpy when there are more than 5 guys out. Watch this clip with Nick Vujicic and Bethany Hamilton and remember that you have so much to be thankful for. This is truly inspirational stuff.

Monday 6 February 2012 Budding surf pro Avuyile Ndamase, or Avo, has surfed since he was 8. He feels part of the sea, even after a shark took his brother in their childhood town of Port St Johns. At dawn daily, Avo paddles out at his East London spot from where he watches the city awake. Surfing is "freedom", and the only way to see the world is from inside the barrel.

Wavescape The webcam at Strand Lifesaving Club shows the main beach at the Strand in the eastern corner of False Bay. Below, after sponsor ad, you will get a free stills image. Click image for zoomed view. For the live stream from the cam (and no advert), click subscribe.

Monday 6 February 2012 Flesh-eating ocean bacteria almost cost a Durban doctor his leg, if not his life, after a round surf-ski trip from uShaka to the Bluff in Durban in November, according to reports. Additional reporting by Spike.

Streaming Cam by http://www.beachwatch.co.za This cam is hosted by the New Balance Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club. The stream will continue for 45 seconds after which it will time out to conserve bandwidth. If you would like to restart the stream, just hit the refresh button.

Wavescape This webcam is hosted by the Melkbosstrand NSRI to observe the West Coast. Enjoy this free stills image. Click image for zoomed view. For the live stream, click subscribe.

Wavescape Hosted by African Encounters, this webcam points at Noordhoek Beach. Below enjoy a free stills image. Click to zoom. For live stream of the cam, click subscribe. {loadposition camnote}

Friday 03 February 2012 It’s the weekend baby! It’s time for all the desk jockeys and cubicle slaves to slap on the sun block and hit the beach with a vengeance. Marcel Habets tests out the new Nikon rig on the other side of False Bay last weekend.