BELLS BEACH, Victoria, Australia (Friday, April 3, 2026) - The 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) season is officially underway after the completion of Round One of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy this afternoon.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria, Australia (Thursday, March 26, 2026) - The World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) will commence its 2026 season with the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy. To celebrate the 50th year of the World Tour, competitive surfing's longest-running event will open the season for the first time in 25 years. Held April 1 - 11, the iconic Bells Bowl will light up with the Tour's elite, including a host of returning World Champions and a new Rookie class.
An incredible Day 5 of the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro Presented by Bonsoy, saw major matchups deliver massive numbers as Finals Day was determined for Stop No. 4 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, Calif., USA - It was an all-or-nothing marathon day at the Lexus Trestles Pro, Stop No. 9 of the World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Championship Tour (CT), with all-day action powering through remaining men's Round 2, Heats 12 - 16, men's Round 3, and women's Round 2 battles in overlapping fashion. More consistent, four-to-five-foot swell set the stage at Lower Trestles to deliver a high-performance spectacle from the world's best and set up for Finals Day. The hunt for postseason continues with the list of names narrowing, and it all comes down to the Quarterfinals when competition resumes.
The World Surf League (WSL) Europe and Africa's 2026 Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) season starts tomorrow at the Morocco Mall Junior Pro Casablanca. It has a competition window from May 6-10, 2026 at Ain Diab. The competition is co-sanctioned between Europe and Africa, with points going to both regions' competitors.
TARANAKI, North Island, New Zealand - This weekend, Beatrice Conroy (AUS) and Jack Tyro (NZL), two first-time victors, won the Egmont Honey Pro Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) event.
CLOUDBREAK, Fiji – The Fiji Pro Presented by Corona Cero, Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Championship Tour (CT), has seen a short day of competition complete three heats of women's Round 2 to set the first two Quarterfinal matchups in Fiji.
Day 1 of Competition has been called ON at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Presented by GWM, stop No. 3 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
MARGARET RIVER, Western Australia, Australia (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) - With strong swell and onshore winds continuing to lash the coast around Margaret River, the holding pattern will continue at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro, Stop No. 2 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). With only 14 heats remaining and lighter, offshore winds forecast from Friday, the decision has been made to keep the event on Standby until at least Friday, when conditions become more contestable later this week.
CLOUDBREAK, Fiji (Thursday, September 3, 2026) – Today, Erin Brooks (CAN) and Cole Houshmand (USA) won the Fiji Pro Presented by Corona Cero, Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Championship Tour (CT).
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti, French Polynesia - Erin Brooks (CAN) and Seth Moniz (HAW) won the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, Stop No. 7 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
An incredible day of surfing took place on Day 2 of the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Presented by GWM, Stop No. 3 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
Performance levels lifted once again as Finals Day was determined in the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Presented by GWM.
CLOUDBREAK, Fiji (Wednesday, September 2, 2026) – A massive day at the Fiji Pro Presented by Corona Cero saw no shortage of excitement today, setting up huge matchups as the event is now down to its Final Series, possibly crowning its event winners as early as tomorrow with the official Yellow Alert issued by the WSL Tours and Competition team. Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Championship Tour (CT) delivered more perfect rides, close battles, and movement in the World Title race in the six-to-eight-foot conditions at Cloudbreak.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria, Australia (Saturday, April 11, 2026) - Today, Gabriela Bryan (HAW) and Miguel Pupo (BRA) won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy, Stop No. 1 of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Bryan and Pupo have etched their names into surfing folklore, winning one of surfing's most prestigious events, each for the first time. The pair were top performers all week in an assortment of conditions, with the event eventually culminating in semi-clean four-to-five foot swell at Winkipop, some of the best waves seen over the event period.
MARGARET RIVER, Western Australia, Australia (Sunday, April 26, 2026) - Today, George Pittar (AUS) and Lakey Peterson (USA) won the Western Australia Margaret River Pro, Stop No. 2 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), in front of a huge Sunday crowd at Main Break. For Peterson, it was her second victory at this location, while it was Pittar's maiden win at the elite level. After a long week of stormy, onshore conditions, the Finals were contested on the last day of the 11-day window under clear blue skies on a perfect, clean, three-to-four foot waves at Margaret River's Main Break.
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti, French Polynesia (Wednesday, August 12, 2026) - The stage has been set for Finals Day at the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, Stop No. 7 of the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), after another massive day of competition at Teahupo'o. The fifth straight day of heats running was the biggest yet, with 16 matchups seeing the completion of women's Round Two and men's Round Three in four-to-six-foot plus semi-clean surf to set the Quarterfinals.
MANU BAY, Raglan, New Zealand - Manu Bay in Raglan has seen history made today with the first men's and women's combined CT heats on Kiwi shores being completed at the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro Presented by Bonsoy.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria, Australia (Wednesday, April 8, 2026) - Day 4 of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy, Stop No. 1 of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), has seen the field narrowed after the completion of men's Round Two and five heats of women's Round Two.
The Banco do Brasil São Sebastião Pro continued today with the Men's Round of 64 at Praia de Maresias on the coast of São Paulo. Stop No. 3 of the World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Challenger Series (CS) brings some of the world's best surfers to the region through October 3. This marks the first time São Paulo has hosted a Challenger Series event. The next call is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. local time, with a possible 7:35 a.m. start.