Yesterday saw a whole heap of southerly Atlantic facing UK breaks going off. This is ‘Lev, probably one of the best days for decades regarding size, kegs and vibes and we have seen more than we care to mention! Even the sun was out!
Surfers luke Dillon, Lukas Skinner, Markie Lascelles and a host of others, share the line up on this special day in Cornwall. Filmed by Luke Hart.
2025 WSL Championship Tour Schedule
Stop No. 1 – Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii, USA: January 27 – February 8
Stop No. 2 – Surf Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE: February 14 – 16
Stop No. 3 – Peniche, Portugal: March 15 – 25
Stop No. 4 – Punta Roca, El Salvador: April 2 – 12
Stop No. 5 – Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia: April 18 – 28
Stop No. 6 – Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia: May 3 – 13
Stop No. 7 – Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia: May 17 – 27*
Stop No. 8 – Lower Trestles, San Clemente, Calif., USA: June 9 – 17
Stop No. 9 – Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: June 21 – 29
Stop No. 10 – Jeffreys Bay, South Africa: July 11 – 20
Stop No. 11 – Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia: August 7 – 16**
Stop No. 12 – WSL Finals – Cloudbreak, Fiji: August 27 – September 4
*Mid-season Cut reduces fields after Stop No. 7.
**WSL Final 5s determined to battle for the men’s and women’s World Titles.
After beginning on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, at surfing’s spiritual home of Pipeline, the 2025 CT visits locations old and new, taking in nine countries across 11 regular-season events and the WSL Finals. The schedule continues to place the Mid-season Cut after Western Australia. A full seven events will run before the reduced field competes for a spot in the Final 5 during the remaining four events.
“We’ve built this schedule to include more events and feature a variety of breaks,” said Ryan Crosby, WSL CEO. “We’ve brought back some of the Tour’s most desirable locations, while aligning dates with favorable swell windows, to open up more opportunity for quality surf. We’ll see a great mix of locations from heavy-water barrels, to high-performance waves, and pristine point breaks. It’ll be an exciting showcase of the world’s best surfing featuring the incredible CT talent. We can’t wait to kick off in January 2025. See you at Pipe.”
For the first time, Fiji’s legendary Cloudbreak will host the WSL Finals to determine the 2025 World Champions. The one-day, winner-take-all format will see the men’s and women’s Top 5 surfers face off in the Pacific Ocean paradise. The reef pass features a long left, known as much for its deep, heavy barrels as it is for its attackable critical sections. It is the first time the WSL Finals has moved locations since its debut in 2021.
The famed sandbank of Snapper Rocks returns after a five-year hiatus, offering its endlessly long right-hand point break to the CT once more. It has hosted the opening event of the Challenger Series for the past three seasons and the wave, situated on Australia’s Gold Coast, has continued to showcase dynamic top-to-bottom surfing and mind-blowing barrels on the international stage. Now, it will once again feature as part of a three-stop Australia leg that includes the historic Bells Beach event and the rugged coast of Margaret River, Western Australia.
Widely considered to be one of the best high-performance waves in the world, Southern California’s Lower Trestles has decided the World Champions since 2021. Lowers last featured as a regular-season event in 2017 and reappears on the calendar as Stop No. 8. The many historic performances to come from the cobblestone-clad peak are highlighted by the World Title-winning moments delivered by Caitlin Simmers (USA) and John John Florence (HAW) in 2024.
Jeffreys Bay also makes a triumphant return to the height of competitive surfing in 2025. South Africa’s crown jewel consistently delivers point-break perfection along the aptly named Supertubes. Taking a season off to allow space for the Olympic Games, the iconic walls of J-Bay will be a welcomed return, as will the Paris 2024 venue of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, which follows as the last regular-season event.
Filling out the schedule are Portugal’s Supertubos, El Salvador’s Punta Roca, and Saquarema, Brazil. A shift in the calendar to earlier in the year opens the El Salvador event to a more consistent swell window, increasing the chances of seeing Central America’s world-class wave light up with the freight-train barrels the right point-break is known for, in addition to its reputation as one of the most rippable waves on Tour.
The United Arab Emirates will appear on the CT calendar for the first time ever in 2025 when the CT heads to Abu Dhabi. Featuring the groundbreaking technology from the Kelly Slater Wave Company, Surf Abu Dhabi is home to the world’s largest and longest human-made wave, as well as its most hollow barrel. Located on Hudayriat Island, where the desert, the ocean, and the city meet. It is also the only saltwater wave system in the world.
Participants must be 16 or younger as of December 31st, 2024. Only videos posted on TikTok will be considered.
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Videos will be judged by surf legends: Stephanie Gilmore, Mason Ho, and Gabriel Medina. One boy’s and one girl’s video will be selected, and the winners will earn a spot in the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final, sponsored by Sun Bum.
For more information, head to Rip Curl’s website.
Last year’s winners Lukas Skinner and Erin Brookes.
Moments captured in and around the Quiksilver Festival, featuring a whose who of rippers and our very own Reubyn Ash, the GOAT and more.
It’s been an absolutely nuts week pulling together a mission to track down and score the biggest and best ferry wave in history. At first we were struggling to find ski’s, I didn’t have to confidence that we could even find or place the wave on the proper bank, but somehow we pulled it off and ended up at the right place at the exact right time. This is definitely the best ferry wave I’ve ever seen and I feel like we’re just scratching the surface. – Ben
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Gaspard Larsonneur on a blaze, charging Lance’s Right, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.
A long way from the swells in Brittany.
Hollow Tree’s, known locally as HT’s or Lance’s Right is one of the most consistent, hollow, right-handers on the planet. Kick back and watch Gaspard thread his way through glassy wave after wave in this sweet edit.
