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Jordy Smith is having the best year of his career.  Currently sitting in sixth place on the tour rankings and making his first ever podium on the WCT with a third at Bells Beach.  The demand for the South African superstar is at an all time high.  We caught up with him in the freezing blustery conditions of Cape Town, during the O'Neill Cold Water Classic to get the low down on surfing at his hometown in Durban.

Tell us about surfing in New Pier?
Yeah New Pier, all my friends and family are down there so its kind of fun going back there and getting some great waves. The spot is an amazing wave, there's a little jetty going out which produces perfect rights, and there is also another perfect bowl that has lefts where you can get a couple of little barrels every now and then. You can go out there on any given day and see all groms pushing and shoving to get a wave, its great to see I love it.

The final day of the Cold Water Classic was absolutely awesome. It was not quite as big as we thought it would be, and maybe a little inconsistent, but still the waves were super fun when they came through. By the time the spray finally settled it was 24-year-old Maroubra regular Blake Thornton that upended local favorite Royden Bryson to take victory. All contest Royden had been in splendid form, and is still kicking himself because of a wave he caught in the final that could have carried him to a win. He scored a wave with huge potential, but right on take off a seal jumped out of the water in front of him. He flinched and got pitched over the falls.
 

Lay day at the Cold Water Classic today. To date Jordy hasn't free-surfed at all, as he showed up, surfed his heat, a crazy storm hit Cape Town. The rumor was 20-30ft howling onshore's for Wednesday on the Atlantic side of the coast, but on the eastern side of the Cape they're saying it could be anywhere from 6-15 ft and perfect offshore barrels at Cork Bay Reef, for the final day. Until then munch on some photos.