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Saturday 20 Aug 2011 The wind charts have finally settled with beautiful glassy seas for Monday's huge 25ft+ peak in W Cape, but fresh NW winds Sunday as surf builds towards 20'+, writes Spike as he keeps a twitching eye on Wavescape Ocean Watch.

Wednesday 17 Aug 2011 Storm 'Colossus' holds its line for fat surf Sunday/Monday while bad winds downgrade to LEKKER light now after an expected local low pressure on Sunday peters out prematurely, reports Spike as he shivers with trepidation this morning. Latest update here

Wednesday 17 August 2011 Jacob Mellish and Ian Thurtell had one of those weekends. Saturday was spent trying new concepts off the harbour wall in Hout Bay and Sunday was all serious for the West Coast Board-riders Contest that was held at Big Bay.

Wed 17 August 2011 Our new blogger Bongani recounts the first time feeling of leaving the bubbles behind and heading out back to where the green waves break. Can you recall the first time you paddled out?

Tuesday 16 August 2011 Do you know white sharks love the track Back in Black by AC/DC? Does this mean an end to chumming? Evidence of heavy metal attracting white sharks might just revolutionise the cage diving industry, writes Spike, tongue in cheek at first, then beginning to wonder.

Monday 15 Aug 2011 A colossal storm bigger than South Africa spews forth a giant swell this Friday, with swells in excess of 40 feet rumbling into Africa's underbelly from late Sunday, reports Spike as he sputters with terror into his coffee this morning. Latest update here

Sunday 14 August 2011 Grinding 4-6' waves repelled the cold and wet weather at the final event of the BloodScan Surf Series at Kitchen Windows in Jeffrey's Bay today. It was the fourth and last chance for the Eastern Cape’s finest U13 to U17 boys and girls to battle for top honours, reports Paul van Jaarsveld.

Friday 12 August 2011 Padang Padang, so ferocious they named it twice, delivered the good for this year's Rip Curl Cup Invitational. Bali’s Lee Wilson used his years of local knowledge to barrel his way to victory at Bali’s Banzai Pipeline over a field of the world’s best tube riding specialists.