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Frank Solomon

Frank Solomon

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Born: Haut Bay, South Africa

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Disciplines: Big Wave Surfing

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Deep Cuts From “Deep West,” South Africa’s Desolate Northwest Coast. “Frank Solomon and I have been camping along South Africa’s northwest coast for more than 20 years,” photographer Sacha Specker writes in our current issue. “I grew up bodyboarding in Cape Town, and back in the early 2000s there was a crew of older bodyboarders who introduced me to the area. They were pretty hardcore explorers, and were the first ones I knew who figured out the days when the conditions would be good. Frank and I have always tried to do the same for surfers younger than us, because there really is plenty of open space to get waves to yourself anytime you go. On this trip, we had the same idea to show Luke Slijpen, Luke Thompson, Noah Kahn, and Dale Staples the potential of a zone right in their backyard.” Hit play on the highlight reel above, and pick up TSJ 35.3 to read “Deep West: When the berg winds blow, the winding dirt tracks and open desert along South Africa’s isolated northwest coast call.” https://www.surfersjournal.com/issues/35-3/

6/30/2026   |   video icon

TWO WAVE HOLD DOWN AT DUNGEONS | A Day With Frank Solomon Surfing 20ft Dungeons and working with local kids at Sentinel Ocean Alliance all in one day. We caught up with Frank Solomon and spent a day with him as he goes from charging huge waves to working with kids in his Hout Bay program, Sentinel Ocean Alliance. Filmed by - Calvin Thompson Edit by - David Armstrong

8/22/2023   |   video icon

Missing The J-Bay Open, We Decided To Make This Reel Of Epic South African Surfing | Sessions As the world went into lockdown, us editors here at Red Bull Surfing yearned to put together an action edit that could take our minds elsewhere. Our first thought was Jason Hearn's Made In South Africa series. The result? These six minutes of absolute surfing bliss from Jordy Smith, Mikey February, Franky Oberholzer, and more.

10/17/2020   |   video icon
 
 

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