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World Rookie Tour, the most important international reference for all young athletes who want to earn a space in the professionalism of action sports, will debut in the world of surfing in 2021 with one of the most important youth events of Italian scene: Nimbus Surf Hero.

2021 is the year the Black Yeti is adding surfboard to his collection, right next to snowboard, skateboard & freeski.

1 Oct 2021   |  

- Simmers and Colapinto Claim Maiden Challenger Series Wins in California Sweep - Simmers Defeats an In-Form Gabriela Bryan, Colapinto Claims Long-Awaited Major Win - Crucial Points for Coco Ho and Nolan Rapoza with Semifinal Finishes - Hometown Heroes Fall Just Shy of Historic Third Titles -

Caitlin Simmers (USA) (L) and Griffin Colapinto (USA (R) claim their first major WSL wins in Huntington Beach, California.

28 Sep 2021   |  

- Marks Earns First-Ever Super Girl Cape in Phenomenal Form - Hometown Hero Caitlin Simmers Finals Second Year in a Row - Keely Andrew, Alyssa Spencer Garner Semifinal Finishes Ahead of US Open Start -

Caroline Marks (USA) (center) claimed her long-awaited Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro victory and coveted cape.

20 Sep 2021   |  

Carissa Moore (HAW) and Gabriel Medina (BRA) are the undisputed 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Champions after defeating Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) today in their respective Title Matches at the Rip Curl WSL Finals. It was an exhilarating day of surfing at the first-ever, one-day winner-take-all event in pumping, six-to-eight foot south swell at Lower Trestles.

Gabriel Medina (BRA) and Carissa Moore (HAW) win Rip Curl WSL Finals and are the undisputed 2021 WSL Champions - it's the 5th World Title with back-to-back wins for Carissa Moore, and 3rd World Title for Gabriel Medina. Congratulations!

15 Sep 2021   |  

Surprise! Black Yeti dives into the Mediterranean sea for the first ever surf event of the World Rookie Tour. The event is organized by Nimbus Surf Club, the oldest and largest Italian surf club based in Marina di Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy. * Waiting period: 15 September – 31 October, 2021 * Registration will close as soon as the first yellow traffic light calls the contest * Location: Forte dei Marmi / Marina di Pietrasanta, Italy - the contest will take place on two competition fields, respectively to the left and to the right of the chosen jetty * Discipline: Shortboard Surfing

Nimbus Surf Hero is the 2nd event of 2021 Italian Junior Surfing Championship, it is organized by Nimbus Surf Club and this year it is the 7th edition of this popular shortboard competition.

15 Sep 2021   |  

The US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach presented by Shiseido will be the opening stop on the 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series (CS) and runs from September 20 - 26. Some of the top competitors from around the world will compete at the iconic Huntington Beach Pier for 10,000 valuable points toward Championship Tour (CT) qualification.

The iconic Huntington Beach Pier welcomes some of the world's best surfers for the US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach presented by Shiseido from September 20 - 26.

10 Sep 2021   |  

The 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) will be soon see the World Champions crowned as the Top 5 men and women have arrived in San Clemente, California for the first-ever Rip Curl WSL Finals. This historic event will await the best surfing conditions, running over one day, between September 9 - 17 in the new, winner-take-all event to decide the undisputed 2021 World Champions.

Pictured: Men's and Women's WSL Final 5 will battle at Trestles, CA to win the 2021 World Title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.

8 Sep 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America Regional Qualifying Series (QS) sets its eyes on Oceanside, California, for the Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro QS 3,000 beginning September 17 - 19. The nationally televised event is the largest female-only surf contest in the world, with more than 80 of the world’s top pros scheduled to compete. Admission to the event is free.

2018 Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro winner, 4X WSL Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist Carissa Moore (HAW) is back in Oceanside, California, September 17 - 19.

7 Sep 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America Qualifying Series (QS) is set to return to the East Coast after two years away due to COVID-19. Some of the region’s best emerging and veteran talents will converge at the men’s and women’s WRV Outer Banks Pro presented by Pacifico beginning September 1 - 5 with a live webcast throughout competition to begin the 2021/’22 Regional QS season.

27 Aug 2021   |  

Today, the World Surf League (WSL) announced the return of the Longboard Tour following the 2020 season’s competition pause due to COVID-19. This year’s Longboard Tour will host two events in California: the Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic (September 29, 2021) and the Jeep Malibu Classic pres. by Havaianas (October 3 - 13, 2021).

Pictured: Honolua Blomfield of Hawaii advances to the Final of the Longboard Classic Galicia 2019 after placing 1st in Semifinal 2 on August 31, 2019 in Pantin Galicia.

25 Aug 2021   |  

The 2021 QS1,000 Rip Curl Pro Anglet is just around the corner and with it the start of the 2021/22 European Qualifying Series (QS) season. The event is scheduled from August 24-29 in the beautiful town of Anglet in the French Basque Country.

Rip Curl Pro Anglet wildcard Kai Odriozola.

17 Aug 2021   |  

Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Jack Robinson (AUS) have won the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, the seventh stop on the World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT), after four consecutive days of competition at Barra de la Cruz in Huatulco, Mexico. The Australians claimed victory in the four-to-seven-foot waves throughout today's Semifinals and Finals, winning the last CT event of the regular 2021 season.

Seven-time WSL Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and CT rookie Jack Robinson (AUS) celebrate their victories at the Corona Open Mexico pres. by Quiksilver, at Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 13, 2021.

13 Aug 2021   |  

The window for the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, the seventh stop on the World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT), opens tomorrow, August 10, and runs through August 19. Barra de la Cruz will once again host the world's best surfers after a 15-year absence from the CT, and with a promising forecast for the opening days of competition.

Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico is ready for the Corona Open Mexico pres. by Quiksilver, next stop on WSL Championship Tour 2021.

9 Aug 2021   |  

2022 Marks Inaugural Season for Redesigned Tours and Competition Framework // Features 19 World Class Venues for the World’s Best Surfers Across the CT and CS // Includes Mid-Season Cut After CT Stop 5 Serving as Initial 2023 CT Qualification // Equal Events and Venues for Men and Women Across the CT and CS

The new Championship Tour Schedule 2022, with 10 regular season events building to the Rip Curl WSL Finals in September.

5 Aug 2021   |  

The Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, the seventh stop on the World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT), will open on August 10 and run through August 19, 2021. This event marks the first time in 15 years that the world’s best surfers will be competing at the iconic right-hand break located on the edge of the Sierra Madre in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pictured: The Corona Open Mexico pres. by Quiksilver opens August 10 in Barra de La Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico.

29 Jul 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America Qualifying Series (QS) is back after a 16-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the region’s most exciting competitors are eager to compete at the men and women’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro QS 1,000 beginning August 5 – 8. Huntington Beach, California’s, iconic pier will play backdrop for the long-awaited start to QS competition in the United States with the inclusion of a first-ever women’s event alongside the fourth men’s installment being broadcast live.

The 2019 Jack's Surfboards Pro witnessed world-class conditions and now the highly-anticipated wait for Qualifying Series action returns with the fourth-installment of this event.

28 Jul 2021   |  

After three days of youthful, high performance action at Tsurigasaki Beach, Surfing’s debut appearance in the Olympic Games has culminated with historic Gold Medal performances. * Brazil’s Ferreira tops the Men’s podium, Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi earns Silver, Australia’s Owen Wright Bronze * USA’s Moore tops Women’s podium, South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag earns Silver, Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki Bronze * Surfing’s debut appearance spreads sport’s stoke around the globe * IOC President Thomas Bach visits Surfing venue on finals day

The Women’s Tokyo 2020 podium, L-R: Bianca Buitendag (RSA), Carissa Moore (USA), and Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN), at Tsurigasaki Beach, Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2021.

27 Jul 2021   |  

Basque surfers Adur Amatriain and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri have won the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol today, claiming victory in the Finals against Joaquim Chaves (PRT), Sam Piter (FRA), Kytann Foret (FRA) and Francisca Veselko (PRT), Lucia Machado (CNY), Hina-Maria Conradi (FRA) at praia de Doniños, Ferrol.

Pictured: Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK) and Adur Amatriain (EUK), Women's and Men's winners at the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol, PRAIA DE DONIÑOS, Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, July 24, 2021.

25 Jul 2021   |  

The first-ever GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol is underway in Galicia, launching this morning in 2 - 3 foot surf with two big days of competition ahead.

The lineup on Day 1 at the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol, PRAIA DE DONIÑOS, Ferrol, A Coruña / Galicia - Spain.

23 Jul 2021   |  

After nine stages in nine countries around the world in a period of approximately one year, the Surf Web Series arrives at its Final Stop with four top ranked athletes from each country, to define who will lift the Cup of Online World Surf Champion at Firewire E-Pro Final Global.

Official Event Poster

22 Jul 2021   |  

Surfing has arrived at the doorstep of the Olympic Games, set to make its debut appearance at Tokyo 2020. Here are the 10 things you need to know about this historic moment for the sport. * Duke's dream * Who's competing? * Where to watch? * The Matchups * The Venue * Social Media * Follow along on isasurf.org & Olympics.com * The Schedule * Surfing’s Qualification System * Paris 2024 and beyond *

Pictured: Fresh off an individual Gold Medal at the ISA World Surfing Games, Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons will look to build off her performance with a podium finish in Tokyo.

22 Jul 2021   |  

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is delighted to announce that the 2021 ISA World Para Surfing Championship will take place in Pismo Beach, California, USA from December 7-11. The sixth edition of the event will gather the world’s best para surfers to compete and display their talents in a Paralympic-style, World Championship competition.

Liv Stone competing at the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship, at La Jolla, California, USA.

21 Jul 2021   |  

Latest from Red Bull Media House Unveils the Silver Linings, Passion and Selfless Pursuits of Team USA’s Surfing Cowboy.

Kolohe Andino surfing at Haleiwa.

14 Jul 2021   |  

After the recent announcement of the 2021 WSL Challenger Series (CS) schedule, World Surf League APAC is excited to announce the CS qualifiers from the Australia / Oceania region. The region's top surfers will now get the opportunity to compete for a spot on the elite Championship Tour at four events to be held later this year.

Central Coast phenom Molly Picklum will be one to watch on the Challenger Series after taking out the Australia / Oceania regional Qualifying Series.

13 Jul 2021   |