This week we hit talented Matt Bromley of Kommetjie with our 10 Questions - this is the man who recently knocked Jordy Smith out of the Cold Water Classics in Cape Town so remember his name - you'll be hearing it more and more as time goes by!
10 Questions for Matt Bromley
1. What place (in SA) do you call home, and why?
Kommetjie- because I live here and it was the start of my surfing career.
2. Favourite place to have breakfast near(ish) where you live?
Olympia Café in Kalk Bay
3. Do you surf ‘for a living’ and if not, how else do you earn your coffee money?
Yes, I do surf for a living and I do the odd surf lesson to earn some extra cash.
4. Tell us about your first wave – how old were you / where / with who / how did it feel / were you instantly hooked? Scared?
I was about 6 and I was with my dad at Muizenberg. The waves were really small, my dad pushed me into a little foamie and I was instantly stoked and hooked.
5. Recently you knocked our SA hero Jordy Smith out of the Coldwater Classic. How did that feel? What did he have to say to you afterwards? (if anything;-))
It was probably the biggest surfing achievement in my surfing career. I came up the beach to a cheering home crowd and it felt like I was world champ. Jordy seemed to be happy to pass on some of the limelight that he has be churning up in the last couple of months.
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| Photo: Anthony Fox |
6. Tell us about a day in the life of Matt Bromley.
Wake up early, walk upstairs and check out the waves. If the waves are cooking, I’m calling up Alan van Gysen or Anthony Fox (Professional surf photographers) to go surf and shoot. Otherwise I’m studying Business Management through Unisa which keeps me pretty busy. Once that is out the way, I’m spending time with my family, my friends and my girlfriend,
updating my blog and networking in the surfing industry.
7. Which other SA surfers do you admire?
Obviously Jordy Smith- he’s doing some amazing surfing and taking the world by storm. Twiggy Baker from Durban who is currently the best big wave surfer in the world and he’s giving SA a good name in the industry.
8. What inspires you (in your work, every day, in life)?
I find inspiration from my dad, he stays the most stoked surfer on the planet. I also find inspiration from my faith in God.
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9. You’re travelling at the moment – where, why, and where to next? And, when you’re away from SA what do you miss?
I was in Namibia for two weeks surfing a phantom wave that is alleged to be the best wave in the world.
I’m off to Indonesia in October for a photo trip, and to take a break from the busy schedule back home. When I’m away from South Africa I miss my friends and family the most.
10. Let us in on your personal top 5 places in South Africa where you love to surf.
Noordhoek Beach
Jeffreys Bay
Cape Point Nature Reserve
Krons in front of my house
Elands Bay
Matt Bromley Bio
I live in Kommetjie, Cape Town and surf for a living. I am studying a business degree on the sidelines through UNISA. I am 18 years and stoked on Christ.
I love hanging out with my friends, whether it be partying or chilling out and I am a regular at the movie house and 2 for one spur. I have one brother who lives in Thailand teaching western cooking and operating a tattoo shop.
My dad is also a very keen surfer, probably more amped than I am on the waves, and my mom is a really good artist. I am planning on taking my surfing far into the future.
Matt Bromley's Blog
