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Beach Flags

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Beach Flags in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the beach group rating) and golds, the clubs that win it, how fields are growing and the championship winners. From every result on LiveHeats. Squad bands follow the age groups.

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Beach Flags · Nippers · 2025/26

Divisions · 2025/26
72
11 competitions
Entries · 2025/26
1 574
up from 485 in 2021/22
Average field
21.9
entries per division
Top club
Durban Surf
424 pts · 15 golds

Leaders · Nippers

Flagline RatingMost golds
U9U10U11U12U13U14

U13 BoysFull list (65) →

  1. 1Noah V.CliftonRating 641
  2. 2Keagan W.Durban SurfRating 598
  3. 3Cruz R.ScottburghRating 588
  4. 4Kyle T.CliftonRating 576
  5. 5Elliot B.LlandudnoRating 575
  6. 6Reece R.ScottburghRating 566
  7. 7Dylan M.Durban SurfRating 564
  8. 8Noah S.LlandudnoRating 559
  9. 9Tristan V.Big BayRating 557
  10. 10Ahadi M.CliftonRating 550

U13 GirlsFull list (40) →

  1. 1Gia H.CliftonRating 670
  2. 2Ruby S.SummerstrandRating 668
  3. 3Lexi T.Big BayRating 653
  4. 4Ella S.SummerstrandRating 649
  5. 5Olivia C.ScottburghRating 616
  6. 6Lacey R.WarnadooneRating 609
  7. 7Leila W.CliftonRating 604
  8. 8Isabella P.StrandRating 586
  9. 9Ava H.PlettRating 560
  10. 10Hannah W.CliftonRating 543

Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.

Top clubs · Nippers

Place
1Your club: Following: Durban Surf15 gold · 34 medals · 189 entries42418%
2Your club: Following: Clifton9 gold · 33 medals · 218 entries32615%
3Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks6 gold · 22 medals · 112 entries27020%
4Your club: Following: Fish Hoek6 gold · 22 medals · 222 entries26910%
5Your club: Following: Pirates8 gold · 19 medals · 64 entries18430%
6Your club: Following: Scottburgh5 gold · 17 medals · 101 entries17017%
7Your club: Following: Llandudno5 gold · 11 medals · 93 entries12812%
8Your club: Following: Big Bay3 gold · 8 medals · 98 entries1288%
9Your club: Following: Warnadoone2 gold · 11 medals · 48 entries12523%
10Your club: Following: Milnerton2 gold · 7 medals · 78 entries1209%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

Field sizes by season · Nippers

  • 2021/2248535 divisions · average field 13.9 · 6 competitions
  • 2022/231 34385 divisions · average field 15.8 · 9 competitions
  • 2023/241 68292 divisions · average field 18.3 · 9 competitions
  • 2024/251 67588 divisions · average field 19 · 11 competitions
  • 2025/261 57472 divisions · average field 21.9 · 11 competitions
  • 2026/27252 divisions · average field 12.5 · 1 competition

Entries in every Nippers Beach Flags division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.

Records · Nippers · 2025/26

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Most golds

Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.

  1. 1Indi G.Durban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2025/264golds
  2. 2Azanda N.Durban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
  3. 2Olivia C.Scottburgh · from 5 divisions · 2025/263golds
  4. 2Slade D.Pirates · from 8 divisions · 2025/263golds

And 11 more athletes on 2 golds.

Strongest fields · Nippers

  1. Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 5 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 639
  2. U10 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand14 Mar 2026 · 7 of 34 entrants ratedField strength 538
  3. Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 6 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 537
  4. U10 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 3 · Clifton15 Feb 2026 · 5 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 515
  5. U11 Girls · Nipper Carnival 2 · South Beach9 Nov 2025 · 4 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 501
  6. U11 Girls · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach14 Mar 2026 · 4 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 501
  7. U11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha26 Mar 2026 · 16 of 39 entrants ratedField strength 500
  8. U11 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 3 · Clifton15 Feb 2026 · 11 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 497
  9. U11 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand14 Mar 2026 · 15 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 493
  10. U10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha26 Mar 2026 · 11 of 40 entrants ratedField strength 493

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Nippers

Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.

Juniors are shown as first name and initial. All disciplines · How beach flags works