The SA Champs 2026 for shortboarding (or to give it its full name The 60th Sea Harvest South African Open Championships) went down this past weekend in Cape Town.. and what an event! The weather was a little touch and go at Witsands with strong gusty winds and light rain but Long Beach in Kommetjie really delivered for some solid waves on finals day!
2026 Open Women’s Final
1st – Emily Jenkinson – Cape Town Surfriders – 12.33
2nd – Anastasia Venter – Cape Winelands – 11.43
3rd – Katie Winter – Buffalo City Surfriders
4th – Gemma Hanafey – Buffalo City Surfriders
2026 Open Men’s Final
1st – Daniel Emslie – Buffalo City Surfriders – 17.17 (8.67 + 8.50)
2nd – Joshua Myburgh – Cape Town Surfriders – 15.50 (8.07 + 7.43)
3rd – Simon Winter – Cape Town Surfriders
4th – Kyra Bennie – Cape Winelands
2026 Final District Team Standings
1st – Cape Town Surfriders – 30,580 points
2nd – Buffalo City Surfriders – 28,510 points
3rd – Cape Winelands – 25,270 points
4th – Nelson Mandela Bay Surfriders – 21,910 points
5th – Ugu Surfriders – 17,580 points
6th – eThekwini Surfriders – 7,960 points
7th – iLembe Surfriders – 4,840 points
2026 SA Champs Images
