Champions, Community & Lifesavers in the Making!
What an incredible month it has been for The Surfer Kids! Looking back at where we started, our mission has always been to empower our youth through dedication, discipline, and the love of surfing. Over the years, we’ve poured our hearts into pushing our high-performance surfers to reach their full potential—traveling across the country to compete in South African Surf Tour (SAST) events.
Seeing that hard work pay off on the national stage and directly in our local community makes every early morning and long journey worth it.
Ocean Experience Turned Into Community Protection: Junior Lifeguards
At The Surfer Kids, we believe in building strong, responsible leaders for our community. One of our core conditions for attending the program is that kids who are 16 years and older must join the local Lifesaving Club. This year marks a major milestone: a few of our older children will be taking their very first Lifesaving test. With the goal of fully qualifying as lifeguards, they plan to spend their upcoming holidays working on local beaches to ensure everyone stays safe in the water. Surfing our beaches almost every single day over the years has given them deep ocean knowledge, spatial awareness, and water confidence—all of which will come in handy as they step into their roles as Junior Lifeguards this year. We couldn't be prouder to see them giving back and protecting the very waters where they grew up.
National Recognition & Historic Milestones
As you may know five of our surfers made the Eden Junior Team and competed at the prestigious 2026 Sea Harvest SA Junior Champs! A massive special mention goes to Avethandwa Mosikare, who finished the year ranked 4th in the Nation in the u12 boys division! Well done, Ave—what an incredible achievement!
To top off a historic season, three of our surfers have been selected for the South African Junior Squad:
Alfonzo Serfontein
Inam Falteni
Azonwabe Matyeke
Seeing our surfers rise through the ranks and represent at a national level is a testament to their resilience, talent, and commitment.
TSK Surf Series 4 : Wrapping Up an Amazing Year
We recently wrapped up TSK Surf Series 4, the final event in our four-part series for the year, and it was a resounding success! The kids have been absolutely ripping all year round, and this series has grown into a wonderful community initiative. It was inspiring to see supporters, families, and surfers from all over the Garden Route come out to cheer, take part, and celebrate our youth.
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Eden Community and Eden Surf Riders for their continued support in making this initiative possible. We couldn't do it without you!
Coach Akhona Mabuto Shines at the Garden Route Triathlon
Our leadership team doesn't just teach dedication—they live it!
We are extremely proud of Coach Akhona Mabuto, who competed in the Garden Route Triathlon and delivered a phenomenal performance, finishing 7th overall out of 114 competitors!
Akhona’s triathlon journey has been long, demanding, and relentless. Having only started competing a little under three years ago, his progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. The amount of time and effort he puts into his training sets a brilliant example for our kids, showing them firsthand what discipline and consistency look like. Akhona is an invaluable role model for our community, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for him!
Looking Ahead
Whether it's catching waves at Diaz Beach, making podiums on the national stage, keeping beachgoers safe as lifeguards, or crossing triathlon finish lines, the spirit of The Surfer Kids family is stronger than ever. Thank you to everyone who supports our journey!
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