Zigzag

Zigzag is one of South Africa's oldest niche titles, and the third longest running surf magazine in the world. For more than four decades we've been delivering surf journalism of the highest quality, stunning surf imagery and world class magazine production values.

Zigzag

WHAT J-BAY MEANS

THE LEPRONTS • THE LEPRONT CLAN HAS BEEN ON A TEAR OF LATE, lighting up heat sheets and free surfs up and down the coast (and collecting passport stamps!). We catch up with the three South Coast rippers to find out what is, what was and what should be.

BIG PICTURE

Dear MAMA • J-Bay has Supers and Durban’s got legacy, but Cape Town shines bright as the jewel in SA’s surfing crown.

STOKE AGAINST THE STORM • INSPIRATION STORIES OF SOUL & SURVIAL

CALEB SWANEPOEL • In June 2015, while swimming at Buffalo Bay, Caleb Swanepoel lost most of his right leg above the knee to a shark. That moment changed everything; but it also set a course for the infectiously positive, relentlessly driven human being Caleb has become.

MATT BROMLEY • From the wind-whipped coast of Kommetjie to the thunderous walls of Dungeons, Matt Bromley’s journey from wide-eyed grommet to big-wave maestro hits home for anyone who’s grown up under Cape skies and paddled into that frigid, unforgiving Atlantic.

GREG BERTISH • Some people don’t just inspire; they redirect. Greg Bertish is one of those people.

ANDRE BOTHA • WORLD CHAMPION BODYBOARDER. UNPARALLED WATERMAN. HUMBLE TO A FAULT. LITERAL LIFE SAVER.

MBUSO ZOZI • Mbuso Zozi chases feeling. He understands that surfing isn’t just a sport; it’s rhythm. Culture. Connection.

SLIE NGEMA

GRAHAM HEYNS • You walk into Bruce’s Café in St Francis Bay; the air smells like salt and espresso. Locals pass barefoot, nodding hellos. And in the corner – same spot every morning – is Heynsie. Mirror Oakleys on, coffee in hand, mid-story, probably retelling a surf tale that somehow gets better every time.

JÉJÉ VIDAL • Some people move through life with such quiet grace, you barely notice the ripples — until you realise they’ve shifted the current entirely. Jéjé Vidal is one of those people.

JP VEAUDRY

WANDERERS OF THE OLD ′KEI

THE THIN GREEN LINE • CAN WE CALL IT A SURFBOAD REVOLUTION?

CRAFTMANSHIP MEETS CONSCIOUSNESS

AGAVE ON THE RISE

BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND ART

THE SOUL OF WOOD

THE ROAD AHEAD SUSTAINABLE VS. TRADITIONAL WHY NOT BOTH?

A FUTURE WORTH PADDING FOR

BELLY OF THE SOUL IN FISH HOEK

WINTER GUIDE 2025

VANS

FRESH STATE OF REWIND

BILLABONG

SHOWCASE

JOIN THE ZAG • SUPPORT ORIGINAL AFRICAN SURF JOURNALISM

LEO MACLEOD

ELLA RAEBURN

ORRIN JOHNSON

OUR WORLD

(SLIGHTLY) UNINSPIRED AND PROUD

THROUGH PAT TO′S LENS • A YEAR IN THE (VERY CHARMED) LIFE OF LIKE PATTERSON.

STATE OF THE NATION • 2025 has been a year of transition, chaos and uncertainty. Countries, political allegiances and economies have waxed and waned. The SA competitive surfing scene has also ridden this rollercoaster, leading us to evaluate where we stand, and where we're heading.

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