Safari Surfboards (Spider Murphy), kitesurf craftsman in Durban

Safari Surfboards is a surfboard manufacturer based in South Beach, Durban. The brand presents itself as Africa's largest and longest-established surfboard manufacturer, founded in 1963. Its main shaper is Spider Murphy, who shaped his first board in 1963 at age 16 and joined Graham Hynes at Safari in 1972; the website mentions more than 80,000 boards over sixty years.

The glass house works with a team of shapers including Spider Murphy and Zanie Cawood. The range covers shortboards, fish, funboards, longboards and retro models, custom boards and a vacuum-infused glassing process. The Durban shop also sells surf accessories and fins, and the brand exports and has a network of dealers.