The Swell Guys: One Surfer One Ride A Lifetime of Stoke

HIGHER LEARNING: Post Grad LadsWe recently took two of UCT Radio's Drive Time DJ's on a surf trip - read about their experiences and find out why only a surfer knows the feeling.

Ten Summer EssentialsSexy is back and so is summer and that means bikinis, braais and babes. Use this list of ten essentials to help you survive while sanity slips away quicker than your budget.

ANC: Alex, Nick and ChrisWhen you have three brothers, each with a screw loose, who surf and live under the same roof you are headed for a surfing overload.

Miracles in MoroccoThe Mehdia Surf School and Camp was started four years ago and the surf school itself is the base for a large number of Mehdia surfers. Here it's all about the surf. It's all about learning about each other's food, music, culture and the universal language of waves.

Why It's Not Your WaveWe'll help you to understand that what you are riding is billions and billions of years old and deserves some respect. The waves you are catching are almost prehistoric in a way. When you feel the urge to say "get off my wave" ask yourself, "is it really all about me and my ego?"

YOU SAID WHAT ?OK people, let's face the facts… either you love us or you hate us. Either way we're happy just as long as you're talking about us!

The Soul Food StoreSurfing is more than just competitions, moves and boards. Surfing as an art form inspires us in many ways - we've put together some articles about the deeper side of our lifestyle. Read them and feed your soul…

The Wall of ShameSometimes we do things when we think nobody is watching - things like picking your nose while in traffic, or wearing no undies when visiting the Mall. Next time you go for a surf, beware, we'll be watching and we won't hesitate to pin you to the Wall of Shame for posterity…

OverXposedSurf spots around the planet all have a few underground rippers who don't care about being famous or winning competitions - they surf because they love to. In OverXposed we profile these diamonds in the rough…

StrandloperEver heard the phrase “Take a trip down memory lane”? Surfers don't do that, the only lane we use is the one that leads to the ocean, instead we talk a walk down the beach where the only thing we leave behind are our footprints…

Stop MotionPhotographs freeze the defining moment in any action, the shutter clicks and the moment is preserved. Take a look at our photo archive, perhaps we caught your defining moment…

Slow MotionSurfing in action often takes place at such a fast pace that you can't appreciate the finer details. It's for that very reason that we've put together some sick sequences frame-by-frame, we hope you enjoy them!

Full MotionPhotographs help to freeze a moment in time, however, much is lost in the process. Seeing a moving, heaving, screaming mountain of water frame-by-frame is so much better&hellip

Fresh Clips

If you like it fresh...

Majority of bugs squashed

Two weeks after the launch of our new format I'm glad to say that all the bugs I was aware of have been fixed...

New format is now live

Our new format went live on 01 September 2007, just in time for Spring.

Personal Experiences

Surfing is a unique experience for all of us. The following articles share personal insights and experiences people have had during their time as a surfer.

Entertaining Articles

So you're feeling as flat as the swell today and need a bit of a pick-up… Read some of these articles - they're bound to put a smile on your face!

Informative Articles

You're blonde and we'll forgive you for that. Want to brush up on your surfing knowledge not your hair-do? These articles will make you smarter - not prettier!

Travel Related

You've got some time off and buddies who are keen to go but you're still not convinced that a trip is in order. Read our travel related articles for tips when hitting the road.

Interviews

You need new friends but don't feel like dating online or hitting the bar. Well stop by here and get to know some really cool people better - next time you see them in the water tell them you met them at The Swell Guys!

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