2026 SAST Junior Tour Info & Rankings

There are SIX SAST Junior events on the calendar for 2026.
2. FIVE out of SIX events will count towards the year end SAST ratings.
3. Surfers MUST become 2026 SSA members to compete on the SAST.
4. Surfers in the U12 to U16 Divisions may compete in their own Division and one other Division. Eg: U12 & U14 (or U18), U14 & U16 (or U18), U16 & U18.
5. Entries into SAST events are limited to the number of days available for competition so competitors are advised to enter as soon as the Entry Form is posted on the website. Once a Division is full, no late entries can be accepted.
6. If there are fewer than 8 surfers in ANY Division the prizemoney will be reduced by 50%

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SAST PRIZEMONEY 2026 BREAKDOWN

*IF FEWER THAN 8 ENTRIES IN ANY DIVISION PRIZEMONEY IS REDUCED BY 50%

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
U18 DIVISION	2950	1400	1000	700
U16 DIVISION	2350	1100	800	600
U14 DIVISION	1750	900	700	500
U12 DIVISION	1250	700	500	300

2026 ENTRY FEES

U12 – R575

U14 – R690

U16 – R750

U18 – R810

2026 SAST EVENTS

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION	REGION
O’NEILL JUNIOR COLDWATER CLASSIC presented by SEA HARVEST	20th – 22nd FEBRUARY	MOBILE	WESTERN CAPE
QUIKSILVER KING OF THE GROMS	20th – 22nd MARCH	DAIRY BEACH, DURBAN	KWAZULUNATAL
RIP CURL GROMSEARCH presented by SEA HARVEST and supported by ROYAL ST ANDREWS HOTEL	3rd – 6th APRIL	PORT ALFRED	EASTERN CAPE
O’NEILL SMTH SHAPES ROOKIE RIPPERS	4th – 6th JULY	WILLARD BEACH, BALLITO	KWAZULU NATAL
SEA HARVEST CAPE CROWN	11th – 13th SEPTEMBER	LONG BEACH, KOMMETJIE	WESTERN CAPE
BILLABONG JUNIOR	25th – 27th SEPTEMBER	VICTORIA BAY	WESTERN CAPE