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Photo Credit to WSL After nine months of waiting, the WSL World Championship event is finally here. The waiting period for the 10-person event (top five women and men) at Lower Trestles runs from September 8-16, and the event is already on yellow alert to run tomorrow, September 8 (the first day of the waiting period). With Hurricane Kay bearing down on California and likely to bring adverse wind, it is likely that the WSL will want to get the event done as soon as possible, so we expect it to run tomorrow. We have discussed the format for the...

Strange things are afoot at your local WSL. Photo by WSL When the World Surf League hired former Oprah Winfrey OWN network president Erik Logan to serve as CEO in 2019, a lot of people in the surf industry scratched their heads in confusion. Logan didn’t exactly have a surf industry background, even if he made a concerted effort on Instagram to prove that he was a legit surfer who frequented the waves around Malibu. He was a strange choice to lead surfing’s competitive body, and ended up implementing a number of controversial changes during his tenure, including the mid-season...

Everything You Need to Know About the Title Race Coming into the Final Event of the Year Since the beginning of the 2022 World Tour season, I’ve been watching Ethan Ewing’s surfing very closely. Photo Credit to WSL There was a lot of hype around Ethan as he was coming up through the junior ranks in Australia, but we didn’t really get to see much of him until he qualified for the tour in 2019. That year was pretty lackluster for the Australian regularfoot. Then 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19 and 2021 was again a bit of a slow...

WSL World Tour Starts at Pipeline on January 29 Photo By @adventures_ofjess   After an abbreviated 2021 season and a three-month hiatus, the world’s best surfers are dusting off their jerseys this month and getting ready to battle it out for the 2022 world title. While the world tour historically ended in Hawaii, the WSL adopted a new schedule last year that sees the tour start here on Oahu instead. The first event of the season kicks off at Pipeline with a waiting period from January 29 through February 10, and the world’s best are already in town warming up....

The 2024 World Surf League (WSL) Finals delivered an epic showdown at Lower Trestles, California, where the top five men and women surfers battled for the prestigious World Championship titles. Held September 6th, the finals lived up to the hype, with Hawaiian icon John John Florence and young American sensation Caitlin Simmers emerging victorious, solidifying their places in surfing history. John John Florence Clinches Third World Title Hawaiian surfing prodigy John John Florence showcased his exceptional skills and determination, earning his third WSL World Title. Florence’s 2024 season had been remarkable, with his powerful performances in the lead-up events placing...

Just when you think the GOAT has been put out to pasture, things are again looking up for Kelly Slater. After falling off tour following his early loss at Margaret River last week (due to the mid-season cut), Slater’s season was over—along with his hopes of a top-five berth in the championship event and shot at qualifying for the 2024 Olympics, which will be held at his pet venue Teahupoo. But today, the WSL announced the recipients of the 2023/24 world tour wild cards—and wouldn’t you know, Kelly Slater got the nod on the men’s side. View this post on...

WSL Longboard Tour Is ON!   Now that the WSL shortboarding world tour has ended for the season, the focus has moved to the longboard tour, which has two championship events on the roster, as well as a 1000-point qualifier in Brazil in November. The longboard world tour kicks off this week on September 29, as 36 of the world’s best longboarders (18 men and 18 women) head to the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California. The world’s most famous wave pool hosted a specialty longboard event in 2020, but this is the first time that results at the Surf Ranch will...