2025 World Surf League Explained

The 2025 World Surf League is the 48th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.^[1]

For the first time, the season will end Cloudbreak, in Tavarua, Fiji, will host the WSL Finals to determine the 2025 World Champions.It is the first time the WSL Finals has moved locations since its debut in 2021.^[2]

John John Florence and Caitlin Simmers were the defending champions.

The 2025 CT will include eleven regular-season events in nine countries. The Mid-season Cut will come into action following Stop No. 7 in Margaret River, Australia. Surfers who make the Cut will compete in United States, Brazil and South Africa.The final event of the regular season will be in Teahupo'o in Tahiti, where the 2024 Olympic Final took place, and the best surfers in the world will battle for a place in the WSL Finals.^[3]

Qualifier Athletes

The first seven events of the 2025 Championship Tour will be contested by the WSL top 36 men and top 18 women.

The top 36 men consist of:

• The Top 22 finishers from the 2024 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 10 finishers on the 2024 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• Two event wildcards

The top 18 women consist of:

• The Top 10 finishers on the 2024 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 5 finishers on the 2024 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• One event wildcard

The 2025 CT season will start with 36 men and 18 women. Halfway through the season, the field will be reduced to 22 men and 10 women. The top-ranked surfers will automatically requalify for the 2026 CT, as well as continue on to the second half of the Tour, where they will be joined by one men's and one women's season-long wildcard, and one men's and one women's event wildcard. ^[4]

Women's 2025 Championship Tour Qualifiers

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2024 Championship Tour Rankings

• Caitlin Simmers (USA)
• Caroline Marks (USA)
• Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
• Brisa Hennessy (CRC)
• Molly Picklum (AUS)
• Johanne Defay (FRA)
• Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
• Sawyer Lindblad (USA)
• Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
• Tyler Wright (AUS)

Top 5 Qualifiers from 2024 Challenger Series Rankings

• Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
• Bella Kenworthy (USA)
• Isabella Nichols (AUS)
• Erin Brooks (CAN)
• Vahine Fierro (FRA)

WSL Season Wildcards

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WSL Replacement

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Men's 2025 Championship Tour Qualifiers

Top 22 Qualifiers from 2024 Championship Tour Rankings

• John John Florence (HAW)
• Italo Ferreira (BRA)
• Griffin Colapinto (USA)
• Jack Robinson (AUS)
• Ethan Ewing (AUS)
• Yago Dora (BRA)
• Gabriel Medina (BRA)
• Jordy Smith (RSA)
• Rio Waida (INA)
• Crosby Colapinto (USA)
• Jake Marshall (USA)
• Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)
• Ryan Callinan (AUS)
• Barron Mamiya (HAW)
• Cole Houshmand (USA)
• Connor O'Leary (JPN)
• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
• Imaikalani deVault (HAW)
• Seth Moniz (HAW)
• Matthew McGillivray (RSA)
• Liam O'Brien (AUS)
• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2024 Challenger Series Rankings

• Samuel Pupo (BRA)
• Ian Gouveia (BRA)
• Marco Mignot (FRA)
• Alejo Muniz (BRA)
• Deivid Silva (BRA)
• Miguel Pupo (BRA)
• Joel Vaughan (AUS)
• George Pittar (AUS)
• Edgard Groggia (BRA)
• Jackson Bunch (HAW)

WSL Season Wildcards

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• -

WSL Replacement

• -

Schedule

The 2025 season will see the return of some of the world's great surfing spots. Like Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, returning after five years, and J-Bay after being left out of last season. Trestles will no longer be the venue for the WSL Finals, which will be held in Fiji for the first time, while Abu Dhabi, UAE and its largest and longest wave pools in the world enter the CT for the first time.^[5]

!Round!Date!Event!Location

1	January 27–February 8	Lexus Pipe Pro	Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2	February 14–16	Surf Abu Dhabi Pro	Hudayriat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3	March 15–25	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4	April 2–12	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
5	April 18–28	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
6	May 3–13	Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
7	May 17–27	Western Australia Margaret River Pro	Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
8	June 9–17	Trestles Pro	San Clemente, California, United States
9	June 21–29	VIVO Rio Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10	July 11–20	JBay Open	Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
11	August 7–16	SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro	Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
12	August 27–September 4	Rip Curl WSL Finals	Cloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji

Results and Standings

Event Results

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up!Women's Champion!Women's Runner Up

1	Lexus Pipe Pro
2	Surf Abu Dhabi Pro
3	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal
4	Surf City El Salvador Pro
5	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
6	Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro
7	Western Australia Margaret River Pro
8	Trestles Pro
9	VIVO Rio Pro
10	JBay Open
11	SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro
12	Rip Curl WSL Finals

Men's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	WCT 11	Finals	Points
1			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
5			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
6			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
7			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
8			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
9			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
10			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
11			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
12			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
13			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
14			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
15			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
16			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
17			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
18			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
19			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
20			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
21			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
22			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
23			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
24			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
25			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
26			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
27			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
28			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
29			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
30			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
31			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
32			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
33			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
34			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
35			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
36			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

• Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.

Women's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	WCT 11	Finals	Points
1			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
5			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
6			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
7			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
8			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
9			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
10			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
11			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
12			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
13			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
14			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
15			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
16			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
17			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
18			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

• Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.

See also

• 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2025 Lexus Pipe Pro. 2024-10-14. World Surf League. 5 March 2024 . en.
2. Web site: World Surf League Announces 2024 Championship Tour Schedule. 2023-01-19. World Surf League. en.
3. Web site: WSL Finals 2025. 2024-10-14. World Surf League. 22 September 2024 . en.
4. Web site: 2025 WSL Championship Tour Class. 2024-02-22. World Surf League. 25 October 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Event Schedule 2025. 2024-10-14. World Surf League. 10 October 2024 . en.