Beach Flags
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.
Beach Flags · Open · 2025/26
- Divisions · 2025/26
- 16
- 8 competitions
- Average field
- 17.4
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 121 pts · 2 golds
Open Men
- 1Christopher D.Durban Surf2 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 2Samuel BooysenClifton1 gold2 medals · 3 races
- 3Jalaaludeen SamuelsClifton1 gold2 medals · 4 races
- 4Javin PresenceMilnerton1 gold2 medals · 5 races
- 5Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 6Joshua C.Fish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 3 races
- 7Quewin P.Southern Cross1 gold1 medal · 3 races
- 8Cruz R.Scottburgh0 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 9Bryce H.Durban Surf0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 10Jayden J.Warnadoone0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Open Women
- 1Eve A.Fish Hoek4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 2Dayna DeebleDurban Surf2 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 3Tannah M.Durban Surf1 gold3 medals · 4 races
- 4Mandi A.Eastern Cape1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 5Zoë B.Clifton0 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 6Tiffany KochWarnadoone0 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 7Jenna TarrTuks0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Mia D.Scottburgh0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Ella D.Clifton0 golds1 medal · 2 races
- 10Melissa C.Fish Hoek0 golds1 medal · 2 races
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21378 divisions · average field 4.6 · 4 competitions
- 2021/228511 divisions · average field 7.7 · 6 competitions
- 2022/2323318 divisions · average field 12.9 · 9 competitions
- 2023/2431625 divisions · average field 12.6 · 13 competitions
- 2024/2518916 divisions · average field 11.8 · 8 competitions
- 2025/2627916 divisions · average field 17.4 · 8 competitions
- 2026/27122 divisions · average field 6 · 1 competition
Entries in every Open Beach Flags division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Open · 2025/26
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Eve A.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/264golds
- 2Christopher D.Warnadoone · from 3 divisions · 2025/262golds
- 2Dayna DeebleDurban Surf · from 3 divisions · 2025/262golds
- 4Jalaaludeen SamuelsClifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 4Javin PresenceMilnerton · from 5 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 4Joshua C.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 4Mandi A.Summerstrand · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 4Quewin P.Southern Cross · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 4Samuel BooysenClifton · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 4Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 4Tannah M.Durban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2025/261gold
- Open Men · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 4 of 28 entrants ratedField strength 631
- Open Women · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 618
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 618
- Open Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 5 of 14 entrants ratedField strength 562
- Open Women · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 5 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 554
- Open Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach21 Feb 2026 · 3 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 552
- Open Men · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 13 of 52 entrants ratedField strength 544
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 16 of 38 entrants ratedField strength 534
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 10 of 26 entrants ratedField strength 530
- Open Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach21 Feb 2026 · 4 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 508
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Mandi A. · Eastern CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Javin Presence · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Quewin P. · Southern CrossOpen Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Dayna Deeble · Durban SurfOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
- Siyanda Mthethwa · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
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