Surf News

The final day of the Subway® Surf Series Pro Junior saw an amazing day of action with Ethan Ewing (Point Lookout, Qld) being crowned the 2016 World Surf League (WSL) Australasian Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) Champion and Macy Callaghan (Avoca, NSW) and Harley Ross-Webster (Curl Curl, NSW) taking event victories in the punchy-two foot waves at Port Kembla Beach.

Harley Ross-Webster and Macy Callaghan take out the Subway Surf Series Wollongong

11 Apr 2016   |  

Iconic Western Australian announced that after 18 years on the circuit the Fiji Pro will be the final event of his career.

Taj Burrow announced his transition away from competition on the WSL Dawn Patrol Show.

11 Apr 2016   |  

Matt Wilkinson (AUS) has won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach today, utilizing his electric backhand to best fellow Finalist Jordy Smith (ZAF) in solid six-to-ten foot (2 - 3 metre) waves at the iconic venue in the Australian State of Victoria.

Matt Wilkinson (AUS) securing victory in Quaterfinals, and becoming a champion at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2016.

3 Apr 2016   |  

After defeating Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in three-to-five foot (1-1.5 metre) waves, Courtney Conlogue (USA) became best surfer at the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach, the second stop on the 2016 Samsung Galaxy WSL Championship Tour.

Courtney Conlogue (USA) becomes the best female surfer at the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach 2016.

1 Apr 2016   |  

In back-to-back Finals, Griffin Colapinto (USA) won the Pipe Pro Junior and Mahina Maeda (HAW) secured the Wahine Pipe Pro title in glassy conditions at Oahu’s world-class wave on the North Shore. Both surfers bettered their standings in the World Surf League (WSL) Junior and Qualifying Series (QS) rankings, which gives them a solid standing for the 2016 season.

Griffin Colapinto (USA) airs out on his route to victory.

23 Mar 2016   |  

Congratulations to Australians Matt Wilkinson and Tyler Wright who claimed victory at the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks, the opening events of the 2016 Samsung Galaxy WSL Championship Tour.

Matt Wilkinson & Tyler Wright with their trophies after becoming the champions of 2016 Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast.

16 Mar 2016   |  

A wearable surf band to monitor your waves, UV exposure and sleep patterns, for all round surf fitness.

11 Mar 2016   |  

A huge chapter was written in the history of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational where 60-feet waves didn't stop John John Florence (HAW) from claiming his victory. Thanks to perfect conditions and John's unique performance, the 2016 "Eddie" is considered the biggest seen in its 31 year history. Congratulations on John's win of $75,000 - the biggest purse in Big Wave riding, secured by a 4-wave total of 301 out of 400 points.

The king of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational 2015/16, John John Florence.

25 Feb 2016   |  

With one-to-two foot waves the conditions were far from ideal at Avoca Beach for the Subway Series Pro Junior competitors. It made the victory all the more well-deserved for Ethan Ewing (Point Lookout, Qld) and Kobie Enright (Tweed Heads, NSW).

The winners of Subway Pro Junior Avoca 2016, Ethan Ewing and Kobie Enright.

14 Feb 2016   |  

Adrian Buchan, World Surf League Championship Tour surfer is thrilled to win on his local waves, along with the French surfer Justine Dupont. With sun shining over three-to-four foot clean waves they couldn't wish for a better day to become king & queen of Avoca Beach.

The finalists of Central Coast Pro 2016 at Avoca: Shane Holmes & Philippa Anderson, and the champions Adrian Buchan & Justine Dupont.

12 Feb 2016   |  

Two Australians have come up with a genius way to capture plastic from our waters.

2 Feb 2016   |  

After two years Kelly Slater (USA) had a fantastic win at the Volcom Pipe Pro following performances that many consider the best of the winter season. His competition was as tough as it gets in Jamie O’Brien (HAW), Bruce Irons (HAW) and Makai McNamara (HAW). Thanks to them the Final was a nail-biting and long-to-be-remembered show.

Kelly Slater victorious at Volcom Pipe Pro

2 Feb 2016   |  

Isabella Nichols (AUS), 18, and Lucas Silveira (BRA), 19, have won the Ericeira World Junior Championships, claiming the World Junior Champion titles in clean three-to-four foot waves at the pristine Ribeira d’Ilhas pointbreak.

Your new World Junior Champions: Lucas Silver and Isabella Nichols.

13 Jan 2016   |  

Three-time world surfing champion and Honolulu native Carissa Moore was honored at Ala Moana Beach Park today by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who officially proclaimed January 4 as Carissa Moore Day in Hawaii.

Carissa Moore (HAW) is honored by Mayor Kirk Caldwell while dad, Chris, sister, Cayla, and mom, Carol, are all smiles standing by.

4 Jan 2016   |  

After what can only be called the most dramatic day in pro surfing history, Brazilian Adriano de Souza (BRA) has clinched the 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Title at the world-renowned Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. In the process, he also became the first Brazilian to win the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons.

In addition to claiming the 2015 WSL Title, De Souza made history as the first Brazilian to win the Pipe Masters while Medina, the 2014 WSL Champion, made history as the first Brazilian Vans Triple Crown winner.

17 Dec 2015   |  

The Target Maui Pro came to a phenomenal close with the world-class Honolua Bay delivering perfect four-to-six foot (1.5 - 2 metre) plus waves to close the season for the world’s best surfers.

Carissa Moore (HAW), the three-time WSL Champion, all smiles after capping off an incredible 2015 season with a Target Maui Pro win.

2 Dec 2015   |  

World Surf League is pleased to announce the Pro Netanya, a QS1,500 men’s event in Netanya - Israel, as the first event of the 2016 Qualifying Series sanctioned by WSL Europe.

The idyllic beach break setup in Netanya.

21 Nov 2015   |  

Winning their last career Junior events, Cam Richards (USA) and Chelsea Tuach (BRB) earned the World Surf League (WSL) Sprite Soup Bowl Junior Pro titles today, as Tuach solidified the North America Junior Women’s season title.

South Carolina's Cam Richards (USA) finishes a stellar Junior career with a win at the Sprite Soup Bowl Junior Pro 2015 in Barbados.

16 Nov 2015   |  

Massive early season surf around the world sets high expectations for an epic winter.

Hawaii's Keala Kennelly set the bar for the Women's Performance Award with this unprecedented barrel ride at Teahupoo, Tahiti.

12 Nov 2015   |  

Filipe Toledo (BRA), 20, has won the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal over tour rookie Italo Ferreira (BRA), 20, this afternoon in an amazing final contested in solid six foot surf at the iconic Supertubos in Peniche.

Filipe Toledo lit up in the final and wins the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.

30 Oct 2015   |  

The International Surfing Association (ISA) today welcomed the news that Tokyo 2020 has recommended to the IOC that Surfing take place on natural ocean waves if it is included on the Sports Programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Japan's Shun Murakami pulls into a barrel en route to taking the Copper Medal in the Boys U-18 Division at the 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

21 Oct 2015   |