When it comes to wave rich coastlines, South Africa sits in an enviable position. Taken together, both coasts are stacked with a mind-boggling array of set ups and completely open to west, south, and east swells with nearly 180 degrees exposure. While the East Coast gets the lion’s share of attention, thanks to warmer-water zones like Jeffreys Bay and Durban, the West Coast is holding its own set of gems. It’s along this rugged coast that we learn the story of father-son duo, Pete and Eli Beukes, in the film Rough Diamonds . South Africa’s West Coast is like what Baja is to Southern Californians: remote, barren, unpopulated, no cell service, few towns, even few amenities, lots of waves, and plenty of sharks. Unlike Baja , the waves come with more juice and this part of the world is known for diamond mines. That’s exactly what lured father Pete Beukes some thirty years ago when he took a job as a diamond diver in Lambert’s Bay after leaving the navy.…