The Cell C Goodwave, a World Surf League-sanctioned event, has a waiting period of 365 days and will mix former champion with new school pro surfers.
Thirty-two of the finest surfers in South Africa and 32 alternates will pay a one Rand entry fee to compete on the best day of waves that the New Pier, in Durban, has to offer.
The competition has an R100,000 prize money, the largest purse ever seen in the country. If the swell and wind conditions align until December 31, 2017, the event hopes to make history.
"I'm really proud of the fact that we managed to resurrect this contest. It's the most exciting event on the domestic surfing calendar," underlines Barry Wolins, from South African Surfing Legends.
The one-day, four-man heat, sudden death format expects a swell capable of producing between 10 and 12 barreling waves every 30 minutes for 8 hours.
