COFFS Coast groms have achieved top results at the Reflections Cadet Cup in Tuncurry.

Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member Hamish Harrigan won the Under 14 Boys competition, while Woolgoolga Boardriders Club’s Frankie Freudenstein won the Under 14 Girls title.

Shelly Beach’s Alani Morris finished second in the Under 12 Girls competition, with Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club’s Matilda Harrigan finishing third.

The Reflections Cadet Cup is a 5500-rated event and attracted 88 groms from across the state.

The Tuncurry event was held by Reflections in partnership with iconic surfing festival Surfest, after the inaugural Reflections Cadet Cup was held at Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills, in February this year.

Surfest director Warren Smith said it was a great weekend of surfing conditions in which the young guns rose to the occasion.

“The competitors really enjoyed prime conditions on both days and today we double banked some heats because we were keeping an eye on possible storms and thought we’d get ahead of ourselves by a couple of hours,” he said.

“Tuncurry has really turned it on, weather wise and surf wise, and everyone has really loved it.

“These young competitors really gave it their all and will be tomorrow’s champions.

“It was great to witness them progress in their surfing journeys and also be able to catch up with their competitor buddies surfside and after the competition.”

By Aiden BURGESS