2025 World Surf League

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]

2025 World Surf League
Location	Hawaii, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, El Salvador, Australia, United States, Brazil, South Africa, French Polynesia, Fiji
Dates	January 27th 2025 - September 4th 2025
← 2024 2026 →

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 are the defending champions from the 2024 season. Florence announced on 21 January 2025 his withdrawal from the 2025 season, allowing rookie Alan Cleland Jr. to take his spot on the CT.^[3] Eight time World Title holder Stephanie Gilmore also confirmed she will not compete in the 2025 WSL CT.^[4]

The 2025 CT will include eleven regular-season events in nine countries. The Mid-season cut will come into action following stop number seven 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, where the surfers will battle for a place in the WSL Finals.^[5]

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. ^[6]

2025 Championship Tour Qualifiers
Women	Men
Qualifiers from the 2024 Championship Tour
Caitlin Simmers	Italo Ferreria
Caroline Marks	Griffin Colapinto
Tatiana Weston-Webb	Jack Robinson
Brisa Hennessy	Ethan Ewing
Molly Picklum	Yago Dora
Johanne Defay	Gabriel Medina
Gabriela Bryan	Jordy Smith
Sawyer Lindblad	Rio Waida
Bettylou Sakura Johnson	Crosby Colapinto
Tyler Wright	Jake Marshall
	Ramzi Boukhiam
	Ryan Callinan
	Barron Mamiya
	Cole Houshmand
	Connor O'Leary
	Kanoa Igarashi
	Imaikalani deVault
	Seth Moniz
	Matthew McGillivray
	Liam O'Brien
	Leonardo Fioravanti
	Samuel Pupo
Qualifiers from the 2024 Challenger Series
Sally Fitzgibbons	Ian Gouveia
Bella Kenworthy	Marco Mignot
Isabella Nichols	Alejo Muniz
Erin Brooks	Deivid Silva
Vahine Fierro	Miguel Pupo
	Joel Vaughan
	George Pittar
	Edgard Groggia
	Jackson Bunch
	Alan Cleland
Season Wildcards
Lakey Peterson	João Chianca
Luana Silva	Filipe Toledo
WSL Replacement
Nadia Erostarbe	Ian Gentil

Schedule

The 2025 season will include returns of both new and returning events, such as Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast returning after five years, and J-Bay in South Africa. 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.^[7]

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	Lexus Trestles Pro	San Clemente, California, United States
9	June 21–29	VIVO Rio Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10	July 11–20	Corona Cero Open J-Bay	Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
11	August 7–16	Lexus Tahiti Pro	Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
12	August 27–September 4	Lexus WSL Finals Fiji	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	Barron Mamiya	Leonardo Fioravanti	Tyler Wright	Caitlin Simmers
2	Surf Abu Dhabi Pro	Ítalo Ferreira	Rio Waida	Caitlin Simmers	Molly Picklum
3	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	Yago Dora	Ítalo Ferreira	Caroline Marks	Gabriela Bryan
4	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Jordy Smith	Matthew McGillivray	Gabriela Bryan	Isabella Nichols
5	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Jack Robinson	Kanoa Igarashi	Isabella Nichols	Luana Silva
6	Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro	Filipe Toledo	Julian Wilson	Bettylou Sakura Johnson	Sally Fitzgibbons
7	Western Australia Margaret River Pro	Jordy Smith	Griffin Colapinto	Gabriela Bryan	Caitlin Simmers
8	Lexus Trestles Pro	Yago Dora	Kanoa Igarashi	Bettylou Sakura Johnson	Molly Picklum
9	VIVO Rio Pro	Cole Houshmand	Griffin Colapinto	Molly Picklum	Luana Silva
10	Corona Cero Open J-Bay	Connor O'Leary	Yago Dora	Gabriela Bryan	Molly Picklum
11	Lexus Tahiti Pro	Jack Robinson	Griffin Colapinto	Molly Picklum	Caitlin Simmers
12	Lexus WSL Finals Fiji

Men's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	9th	17th	33rd	INJ	WTD	PAR	DNC
Points	10,000	7,800	6,085	4,745	3,320	1,330	265	265	265	265	0

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		Yago Dora (BRA)	33rd	5th	1st	5th	9th	5th	17th	1st	5th	2nd	9th	-	54,750
2		Jordy Smith (RSA)	17th	9th	9th	1st	5th	5th	1st	9th	5th	9th	9th	-	50,835
3	3	Griffin Colapinto (USA)	17th	9th	17th	17th	3rd	17th	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	-	48,965
4	4	Jack Robinson (AUS)	17th	3rd	5th	17th	1st	33rd	17th	3rd	9th	9th	1st	-	47,545
5	1	Ítalo Ferreira (BRA)	3rd	1st	2nd	5th	17th	17th	17th	9th	5th	9th	5th	-	47,420
6	1	Ethan Ewing (AUS)	9th	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	17th	17th	5th	3rd	5th	5th	-	46,630
7	4	Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)	9th	5th	9th	17th	2nd	3rd	9th	2nd	9th	5th	17th	-	45,785
8	1	Filipe Toledo (BRA)	9th	9th	5th	17th	9th	1st	17th	9th	9th	3rd	17th	-	40,090
9	1	Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)	2nd	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	5th	9th	9th	5th	9th	-	38,540
10	2	Cole Houshmand (USA)	17th	17th	9th	3rd	17th	17th	17th	5th	1st	9th	5th	-	37,535
11	2	Barron Mamiya (HAW)	1st	17th	3rd	17th	17th	9th	3rd	9th	17th	9th	17th	-	37,450
12	1	Connor O'Leary (JPN)	17th	9th	17th	9th	9th	17th	5th	5th	17th	1st	17th	-	34,770
13		Miguel Pupo (BRA)	5th	5th	17th	5th	17th	5th	9th	17th	3rd	17th	17th	-	33,705
14		Jake Marshall (USA)	5th	17th	17th	17th	5th	9th	9th	9th	5th	9th	9th	-	33,495
15		Crosby Colapinto (USA)	INJ	INJ	17th	3rd	17th	17th	3rd	9th	9th	9th	3rd	-	32,470
16	1	Marco Mignot (FRA)	17th	33rd	5th	9th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th	5th	9th	-	28,090
17	1	João Chianca (BRA)	9th	17th	33rd	9th	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	9th	9th	-	27,230
18	2	Joel Vaughan (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	17th	9th	33rd	17th	5th	9th	17th	17th	-	26,665
19		Alan Cleland (MEX)	9th	33rd	17th	9th	17th	9th	9th	17th	9th	17th	9th	-	25,240
20		Rio Waida (INA)	17th	2nd	5th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	9th	-	25,175
21		Seth Moniz (HAW)	9th	33rd	9th	17th	9th	9th	33rd	17th	9th	17th	17th	-	22,185
22		Alejo Muniz (BRA)	17th	17th	17th	9th	17th	3rd	33rd	17th	17th	17th	INJ	-	20,045
Cut after mid-season
23		Matthew McGillivray (RSA)	17th	17th	17th	2nd	17th	33rd	17th	-	-	17th	-	-	14,450
24		Liam O'Brien (AUS)	17th	9th	9th	33rd	17th	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	13,950
25		Jackson Bunch (HAW)	17th	5th	17th	17th	17th	17th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	13,385
26		George Pittar (AUS)	5th	17th	33rd	9th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	13,385
27		Ian Gouveia (BRA)	3rd	17th	33rd	17th	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	11,670
28		Samuel Pupo (BRA)	33rd	17th	17th	17th	5th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	11,395
29		Imaikalani deVault (HAW)	33rd	33rd	9th	33rd	17th	17th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	11,255
30		Deivid Silva (BRA)	17th	9th	17th	17th	33rd	9th	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	10,895
31		Ian Gentil (HAW)	17th	17th	17th	33rd	9th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	9,970
32		Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)	17th	17th	17th	9th	33rd	INJ	INJ	-	-	-	-	-	7,840
33		Edgard Groggia (BRA)	17th	17th	17th	33rd	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	6,915
34		Ryan Callinan (AUS)	17th	17th	INJ	17th	17th	PAR	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	5,850
35		Gabriel Medina (BRA)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	-	-	-	-	1,590
WC		John John Florence (HAW) (WDN)	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Eli Hanneman (HAW)	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Kelly Slater (USA)	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Bronson Meydi (INA)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Kauli Vaast (FRA)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	0
WC		Mateus Herdy (BRA)	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Frederico Morais (POR)	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Gatien Delahaye (FRA)	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jorgann Couzinet (FRA)	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Levi Slawson (USA)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Bryan Perez (ESA)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Xavier Huxtable (AUS)	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Morgan Cibilic (AUS)	-	-	-	-	3rd	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jordan Lawler (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Callum Robson (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Julian Wilson (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Winter Vincent (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Mikey McDonagh (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jacob Willcox (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Dimitri Poulos (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Gabriel Klaussner (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	0
WC		Peterson Crisanto (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	0
WC		Luke Thompson (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	0
WC		Teiva Tairoa (PYF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	0
WC		Mihimana Braye (PYF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	0

• Event wildcard surfers do not receive points. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.
• John John Florence received WC 2026, due to his withdrawal from CT 2025.

Women's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	9th	17th	INJ	WTD	PAR	DNC
Points	10,000	7,800	6,085	4,745	2,610	1,045	1,045	1,045	1,045	0

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		Molly Picklum (AUS)	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	9th	5th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	-	71,145
2		Gabriela Bryan (HAW)	9th	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	9th	1st	5th	9th	1st	3rd	-	64,680
3		Caitlin Simmers (USA)	2nd	1st	5th	3rd	9th	9th	2nd	3rd	9th	5th	2nd	-	60,280
4	2	Caroline Marks (USA)	5th	5th	1st	9th	9th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	3rd	-	50,320
5		Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)	9th	9th	9th	5th	5th	1st	9th	1st	9th	5th	5th	-	49,420
6	2	Isabella Nichols (AUS)	5th	17th	9th	2nd	1st	5th	5th	9th	9th	3rd	9th	-	48,560
7		Tyler Wright (AUS)	1st	9th	5th	9th	3rd	9th	9th	9th	5th	5th	5th	-	45.505
8	1	Erin Brooks (CAN)	9th	5th	3rd	9th	9th	3rd	9th	5th	3rd	9th	5th	-	42,930
9	1	Lakey Peterson (USA)	3rd	9th	9th	9th	5th	9th	3rd	5th	5th	5th	9th	-	41,590
10		Luana Silva (BRA)	9th	9th	9th	9th	2nd	5th	5th	9th	2nd	9th	9th	-	40,750
Cut after mid-season
11		Sawyer Lindblad (USA)	5th	5th	9th	5th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	-	-	-	-	24,200
12		Vahine Fierro (FRA)	9th	3rd	9th	9th	17th	3rd	9th	-	-	-	5th	-	22,610
13		Bella Kenworthy (USA)	17th	5th	5th	5th	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	22,065
14		Brisa Hennessy (CRC)	5th	9th	17th	5th	3rd	17th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	21,840
15		Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)	17th	9th	9th	17th	5th	2nd	9th	-	-	-	-	-	21,420
16		Johanne Defay (FRA)	INJ	9th	5th	PAR	PAR	PAR	PAR	-	-	-	-	-	11,535
17		Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)	9th	9th	17th	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	5th	-	-	-	9,400
18		Nadia Erostarbe (Basque Country)	9th	-	-	17th	9th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	8,355
WC		Moana Jones Wong (HAW)	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Macy Callaghan (AUS)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Yolanda Hopkins (POR)	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Alyssa Spencer (USA)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Kirra Pinkerton (USA)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Carly Shanahan (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Ellie Harrison (AUS)	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Sophie McCulloch (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Willow Hardy (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Arena Rodriguez (PER)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	0
WC		Sarah Baum (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	0
WC		Francisca Veselko (POR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	0
WC		Kelia Gallina (PYF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	0

• Event wildcard surfers do not receive points. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.

See also

• 2025 ISA World Surfing Games