Surfing

Eight-time World Champion Stephanie Gilmore takes a year off from surfing to refresh, with plans to return in 2025, inspiring a shift in the WSL lineup.

Five-time World Champion Carissa Moore announced today that she will be stepping away from competitive surfing to start a new chapter in her life and career.

Follow the journey of the next surfing superstars as they battle for glory on the 2024 WSL Challenger Series

The 2024 WSL Championship Tour schedule sets up epic Olympic and title battles, but sad news continues for the Gold Coast

Caroline Marks and Filipe Toledo emerge as 2023 WSL World Champions in epic surfing battles, making history at Rip Curl WSL Finals.

Epic Teahupo’o barrels challenge the world’s best surfers gunning for coveted WSL Finals positions. Wright, Picklum, Medina and Florence advance as the dramatic Championship Tour season peaks in Tahiti.

Bronte Macaulay and Cole Houshmand excel at Ballito Pro, securing impressive victories and thrilling the audience with their exceptional surfing skills.

Get ready for the ultimate showdown at Corona Open J-Bay as the world’s best surfers converge on Jeffreys Bay’s legendary right-hand pointbreak. With the World Title race heating up and Olympic qualification on the line, this event promises thrilling action and fierce competition.

Leadership changes at the WSL as CEO Erik Logan departs. Uncertainty and anticipation surround the search for a new leader to guide competitive surfing into the future.

Don’t miss the action as top surfers battle it out at Surf City El Salvador Pro, the 7th stop on WSL Championship Tour. Catch the waves at Punta Roca!

Carissa Moore and Griffin Colapinto emerge victorious at the iconic Surf Ranch Pro, solidifying their positions as finals contenders as we head towards the WSL Finals.

Surf Ranch Pro: Get ready for an extraordinary weekend of elite surfing action. Witness the world’s best riders take on the perfect wave at California’s Surf Ranch.

Isabella Nichols and Cole Houshmand make waves at GWM Sydney Surf Pro, showcasing their talent and determination.

Surfing Australia is proud to launch “Seas the Day,” a new women’s surf festival that aims to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for female surfers of all skill levels.

India Robinson and Samuel Pupo emerged as champions at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro, kicking off the 2023 World Surf League Challenger Series.

The excitement is palpable as the finals day has been called on for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro, the opening event of the 2023 World Surf League Challenger Series

The Gold Coast Pro surfing competition was briefly paused after a 1.5 to 2 meter shark was spotted in the competition lineup

Sierra Kerr and Lennix Smith have emerged victorious at the 2023 Harvey Norman Pro Junior event, showcasing the incredible talent of the next generation of surfers and solidifying their positions as rising stars in the surfing world.

Get ready for an epic showdown of surfing talent as competitors gather at Snapper Rocks for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro, the first stop of the 2023 World Surf League Challenger Series.

Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore dominate Western Australia Margaret River Pro, securing victories and moving up the WSL rankings.

The World Surf League has announced the final results for this year’s mid-season cut, narrowing the fields to the top 22 men and top 10 women

Kelly Slater, the 11-time world champion, has been kicked off the Championship Tour for the first time in 30 years after missing the mid season cut.

As the halfway mark of the WSL 2023 Championship Tour approaches, the Western Australia Margaret River Pro becomes crucial as it is the last event before the Mid-season Cut, with surfers’ rankings determining their future on the tour

Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright have emerged as the champions of the 60th Bells Beach surfing event. This thrilling competition saw the world’s top surfers showcase their skills in the waves of Victoria

The 60th Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is underway, and Finals Day promises to be an epic battle. The world’s best surfers will compete today for the coveted Bell Trophy

After more than a decade of competing at the highest level, Owen Wright has today announced his retirement from professional surfing

The Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, the second stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour, has come to a close with Australian Molly Picklum and Brazilian Filipe Toledo claiming victory in Hawaii.

The Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro Junior, the first event of the 2023 World Surf League saw impressive performances from Sierra Kerr and Lennox Chell claiming victory in three to four ft conditions at Kingscliff. Sierra Kerr came into her home event on the Tweed Coast as a favourite, with the 16-year-old phenom competing as the defending winner. […]

Carissa Moore and Jack Robinson take out the season opener at Banzai Pipeline on the north shore of Hawaii in challenging shallow reef conditions.

The WSL season is only a 48 hours away from kicking off at the iconic Banzai Pipeline, where rookies and world champions are looking to kickstart their 2023 campaign in style.

World tour veteran surfer Taj Burrow of WA will be inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Surfing Awards

The World Surf League has just announced its tours & competitions schedule for 2023; next year’s calendar follows a similar format to the 2022 season and includes two stops in Australia.

Stephanie Gilmore coming from the fifth seed into the finals, prevailed against five-time champion Carissa Moore to become the Gr8est

The 10th stop of the World Surf League is set to remain in holding for another day, with organisers calling the event off due to inconsistent surf and hopes of building waves in the coming days.

Stop number eight on the World Tour finished spectacularly in front of a massive crowd for the Oi Rio Pro at Praia de Itaúna in Saquarema, Brazil.

Today Stephanie Gilmore and Griffin Colapinto have taken out the Surf City El Salvador Pro, the seventh stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour.

The sixth stop on the WSL Tour saw Jack Robinson and Johanne Defay claim victory after a week of holding periods and wating

This week Caitlin simmers and Callum Robson beat some of the worlds best in big swell at Snapper Rocks to claim the Gold Coast Pro the first stop of the WSL Challenger Series

Following on from good mate Mick Fanning the next name up on the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame is set to be the one and only Joel Parkinson.

For the first time since 2019, the world’s best have touched down in Victoria for the longest-running surfing event, The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Three time World Champion Mick Fanning is making a return to the Championship Tour with a wildcard awarded for the upcoming Bells Beach event.

Yesterday the Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro drew to a close in two to three-foot surf at Cabarita, with Dimity Stoyle and Kyuss King claiming victory.

The iconic Burleigh Heads break will again play host to one of surfing’s most anticipated events, the Gold Coast open, which returns April 30.

Oakberry Acai is set to continue its relationship with professional surfing until 2023, with an expanded agreement between the organisations.

The third stop of the World Surf League has wrapped with Griffin Colapinto and Tatiana Weston-Webb claiming victory in three to four-foot surf at Supertubos.

The rookies dominated, with Brisa Hennesy and Barron Mamiya taking their first victories and becoming world number one in the process

Surfing history was made again for the second day in a row when Moana Jones Wong paddled out against Carissa Moore in an all Hawaiian final

The G.O.A.T of professional surfing Kelly Slater has once again claimed victory at the iconic Pipeline, thirty years after his first victory.

Earlier this week, the seven-time champ was sent into isolation under the World Surf League’s COVID protocols after a positive result and was expected to be cleared to compete tomorrow.

This morning the WSL Championship has kicked off at the iconic Pipeline break with competition called ON at 8 am

The start of the WSL Championship Tour is set to make history at the iconic Pipeline, with both tours set to compete alongside each other for the first time.

Ahead of the first round WSL has announced the location for the 2022 Rip Curl Finals Series and released its updated schedule.

This morning the World Surf League confirmed the official competitor lists for the 2022 Championship Tour

The World Surf League has announced the return of professional surfing on all levels in Australia for 2022

The twenty-six-piece collection results from several months of collaboration between Stephanie Gilmore and the brand’s design team to come up with a quintessential collection that is in Steph’s style.

Parkwood Village has announced its plans to build a world-class integrated golf and surf resort, that will see Parkwood become a major tourism destination.

The WSL Final Series has concluded in Lower Trestles with Gabriel Medina & Carissa Moore crowned the 2021 World Champions.

The swell is picking up in San Clemente, with WSL has made the call to put competition on hold for predicted perfect conditions in the next 24-48 hours.

A Third lay day has been called for the first-ever Rip Curl WSL Finals, the final event of the 2021 World Surf League Championship Tour!

The WSL Final Series stage is set in Lower Trestles with the top five men and women touching down in San Clemente, California ahead of the event this week.

The World Surf League has announced their 2022 championship calendar, and in a shakeup, the Gold Coast has been left off the tour.

This morning world number seventeen and Australian olympian qualifier Julian Wilson has announced that he will be taking a break from the WSL indefinitely.

Johanne Defay and Filipe Toledo have won the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro, the 6th stop on the World Surf League CT the final event before the Olympic

Last week at the International Surfing Association World Games took place in El Salvador, with Sally Fitzgibbons taking gold.

In the closeout event of the Australian leg, Sally Fitzgibbons and Gabriel Medina have won the Rip Curl Rottnest Search

In what was a massive week of action at Main Break in Margaret River, with Tatiana Weston-Webb and Filipe Toledo in searing form.

Three-time World Champion Mick Fanning has been inducted into the Surfing Australia Hall of Fame.

The worlds best have now touched down in Western Australia for the Margaret River Pro and final leg of the World Surf League down under

Caroline Marks and Gabriel Medina were victorious at the third stop on the WSL 2021 Championship Tour.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the worlds best in the lineup, and last week the WSL landed down under with the start of the Australian Leg and the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup.

Red Bull Cape Fear, the invitation-only big wave surfing competition, is returning to Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania for 2021, with the competition window now underway.

The World Surf League will return to the iconic Bells Beach in 2022 with a new three-year deal signed between WSL and longtime partner’s Rip Curl

Molly Picklum and Reef Heazlewood took victory last week at the Great Lakes Pro, the 2021 World Surf League Qualifying Series’s opening event.

This morning the WSL has confirmed the Championship Tour’s updated schedule and the Australian leg, announcing the cancellation

The World Surf League has just announced the We Are One Ocean campaign calling for the protection of 30 percent of our one ocean by 2030

World Surfing is returning down under once again, and we’re about to see a series of events across the country, including the new CT Qualifying format which will see surfing return to Port Stephens.

However precisely twelve months since we last saw the worlds best in the water, the news has come in that we would be kicking off with the Maui Pro.

Both Tyler Wright and Ethan Ewing destined for victory, dominating the final day in two-to-three foot waves at beautiful Cabarita Headland

Professional Surfing has returned to Australian shores with the opening day of the Tweed Coast Pro seeing epic action at Cabarita Headland

The one day, winner takes all competition in the perfect waves at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California saw 16 of the best surfers paired up for the first-ever mixed tag team event with prize money going to charity.

After careful consideration and extensive discussions with key stakeholders, we have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Championship Tour and Qualifying Series

Electric Wave is a “true blend of midnight magic” as Audi team up with Convicts Media, Collider Studios and director Dan Askill at Kelly Slater’s California surf ranch…

On a recent trip to Australia, we managed to get some time with Corey Wilson the wave chasing Californian to find out his story — how he approaches the craft of photography

Last Night the World surf League has announced it will be postponing or cancelling all events at all levels through until the end of June and new plans for 2021

Due to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Surf League is further postponing or cancelling all events through to the end of May.

Due to the evolving situation with COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all involved the World Surf League has made this decision.

Gold Coast it’s our turn to protect paradise from marine pollution. looking for volunteers to help clean up our beaches, taking place at Snapper Rocks.

All eyes are on Noosa Heads this week with the World Surfing Reserve dedication and 100 of the best descend for the World Longboard Titles.

Aaron Kelly of Marcus Beach in Queensland has gone back to back on the Gold Coast and take out the Red Bull Airborne Qualifier for the second year in a row.

Red Bull’s aerial-based surfing competition is giving Queensland locals a chance to compete amongst the top aerial surfers in the world, with a spot open.

WSL’s President of Content, Media and Studios Erik Logan w be named as CEO effective this week.

The stage is set and the countdown on until the World Surf League Championship Tour gets underway for 2020 right here on the Gold Coast.

Italo Ferreira, Gabriel Medina and Kolohe Andino the final three left chasing world title glory at the Billabong Pipe Masters in honor of Andy Irons

With so much on the line in the competition, each heat was a mini-drama series as World Title hopefuls Toledo and Smith were eliminated.

Carissa Moore has taken out her fourth world title in front of a home crowd at Maui, Moore’s victory comes with her provisional Olympic qualification.

Lakey Peterson fell just short of the World Tittle with an early elimination in Maui, Peterson’s Title offence and Olympic dreams were cut short.

Taylor Wright announced this week she is ready to return and enter her next phase of recovery, The 25 yo will compete in the final event of the 2019 season

The stage is set at the Mau Pro, the final stop on the WSL Women’s Championship with contenders Moore, Peterson and Marks all heading for a title battle

Carissa Moore, Lakey Peterson, Caroline Marks, and Sally Fitzgibbons all advanced into the Rip Curl Pro Portugal Quarterfinals, keeping the 2019 World Title race as close and interesting as ever. Courtney Conlogue (USA) was the only Top 8 surfer who couldn’t advance past the Round of 16 as the world’s best set up amazing Quarterfinal […]

Filipe Toledo posted another major performance despite recurring back pain advancing into the Quarterfinals, forcing theWorld Title to Hawaii

Gabriel Medina had his round 16 heat in the bag with two big scores against Caio Ibelli and conditions favoured his dynamic style and aerial prowess but…

It’s that time of year when we reach the penultimate stop on the 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour with the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal kicking off today running through to October 28.

Gold Coast local Mitch Parkinson made it to the final with clutch performances all event, posting perfect and excellent scores in the final minutes of his heats to progress to the next round

Lakey Peterson and Gabriel Medina won the World Surf League Freshwater Pro presented by Outerknown today in California at Kelly Slaters Surf Ranch.

It’s been announced for the first time in five years; the World Surf League will return to the island of the pristine shoes of New Zealand for the Piha Pro

Team Australia’s campaign at the ISA World Surfing Games has provided valuable time together as a group, and given them an Aloha Cup Victory.

Today, Owen Wright won the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o stop number seven on the World Surf League Championship Tour, in six to eight foot conditions

Leroy Bellet is not your average twenty year old; he’s revolutionising the surfing world with his iconic photography, earlier this year his snaps shook….

The world’s best surfers have arrived at the world-famous reef pass of Teahupo’o for Stop No. 7 of 11 on the World Surf League

The World Surf League revealed it would collaborate with ‘ Glowing Glowing Gone; a global campaign for greater action for coral reef conversation

The Vans US Open wrapped in solid three to five foot conditions at Huntington Beach culminating in Sage Erickson and Yago Dora taking out the title

which included offsetting its carbon footprint, eliminating single-use plastics and restoring event site coastlines at all Tour and Big Wave events.

Today marks one year until Surfing makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo and the world’s best surfers are halfway through their journey to Qualification.

Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina have taken out the Corona Open J-Bay the sixth stop on the 2019 World Surf League, boosting their championship fights

Lakey Peterson and Courtney Conlogue are into the J-Bay Quarterfinals, With the stage now set for a blockbuster finish in Jeffereys Bay.

This morning at Kirra Beach the World Surf League’s best joined members of the ocean community at the Australian instalment of a worldwide paddle out

Six World Surf League Aussie superstars will represent Australia at this year’s International Surfing Association World Surfing Games

John John Florence’s success secures his hold at World No. 1, which he has maintained since winning the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach earlier this year

The win puts Peterson’s winning tally up to four CT victories and marks her first victory in Western Australia. In sizeable Main Break conditions,

Yesterday Lakey Peterson and John John Florence took out the Margaret River Pro, the fourth stop on the 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour