Tuesday 14 July 2020 The seas turned into a battle-field of brutish violence, and yet surreal beauty, yesterday as a super-charged tempest stormed the ramparts. Spike drove around the Cape Peninsula.
Tuesday 14 July 2020 While on a mission around Cape Town to record the storm yesterday, Spike was fascinated by the caramel gloop factory at Three Anchor Bay. Here's an overall highlights gallery.
Sunday 12 July 2020 The storm heading for us tonight has upgraded! Spike presents an updated forecast for the massive storm about to pummel the SW Cape of South Africa. Packing peak wind gusts to 91 kts and to 84 inland!
Friday 10 July 2020 Call that a storm? This is a storm. A ginormous punchbowl of purple mayhem is swirling towards us, and if you think that's too dramatic, read on, writes Spike.
Friday 10 July 2020 Guaranteed free of natural ingredients and laced with chemicals from toxic waste, Toxacorp exploits the lovely business opportunities provided by the Lockdown tobacco ban! By ND Mazin
Thursday 12 January 2017 Aussie filmmaker Tim Bonython works with shaping legend Dylan Longbottom during lock-down, and captures two days of epic barrels and brutal wipeouts at Cape Solander (Cape Fear).
Friday 3 July 2020 We expected dik 20 foot when we saw a 20 second swell heading to Cape Town on Tuesday. Instead, we got a slow 10-12'. But it was a glorious day. Mark Harley sat in the channel.
Wednesday 1 June 2020 The inaugural 2020 Surf Web Series - the world's first digital performance surfing tournament - has kicked off, and they've already had their first surf contest in Mexico.