2025 World Surf League

2025 World Surf League
LocationHawaii, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, El Salvador, Australia, United States, Brazil, South Africa, French Polynesia, Fiji
DatesJanuary 27th 2025 - September 4th 2025

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 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 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 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
11 Tahiti Pro
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  Jordy Smith (RSA)  17th   9th   9th   1st   5th   5th   1st   9th   5th  - - - 44,195
2  Yago Dora (BRA)  33rd   5th   1st   5th   9th   5th   17th   1st   5th  - - - 43,630
3  Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)  9th   5th   9th   17th   2nd   3rd   9th   2nd   9th  - - - 39,710
4  Ítalo Ferreira (BRA)  3rd   1st   2nd   5th   17th   17th   17th   9th   5th  - - - 39,355
5 1  Ethan Ewing (AUS)  9th   3rd   3rd   5th   5th   17th   17th   5th   3rd  - - - 37,140
6 3  Griffin Colapinto (USA)  17th   9th   17th   17th   3rd   17th   2nd   3rd   2nd  - - - 35,080
7  Jack Robinson (AUS)  17th   3rd   5th   17th   1st   33rd   17th   3rd   9th  - - - 34,225
8 3  Barron Mamiya (HAW)  1st   17th   3rd   17th   17th   9th   3rd   9th   17th  - - - 32,800
9 1  Filipe Toledo (BRA)  9th   9th   5th   17th   9th   1st   17th   9th   9th  - - - 32,675
10 1  Miguel Pupo (BRA)  5th   5th   17th   5th   17th   5th   9th   17th   3rd  - - - 31,045
11 1  Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)  2nd   17th   9th   9th   9th   17th   5th   9th   9th  - - - 30,475
12 4  Cole Houshmand (USA)  17th   17th   9th   3rd   17th   17th   17th   5th   1st  - - - 29,470
13 1  Jake Marshall (USA)  5th   17th   17th   17th   5th   9th   9th   9th   5th  - - - 26,855
14  Joel Vaughan (AUS)  9th   9th   9th   17th   9th   33rd   17th   5th   9th  - - - 24,005
15 2  Connor O'Leary (JPN)  17th   9th   17th   9th   9th   17th   5th   5th   17th  - - - 23,440
16 1  Crosby Colapinto (USA)  INJ   INJ   17th   3rd   17th   17th   3rd   9th   9th  - - - 23,065
17 3  Alan Cleland (MEX)  9th   33rd   17th   9th   17th   9th   9th   17th   9th  - - - 20,590
18 1  João Chianca (BRA)  9th   17th   33rd   9th   17th   9th   9th   9th   17th  - - - 20,590
19 1  Rio Waida (INA)  17th   2nd   5th   17th   17th   17th   17th   17th   17th  - - - 20,525
20 1  Marco Mignot (FRA)  17th   33rd   5th   9th   17th   9th   9th   17th   17th  - - - 20,025
21  Seth Moniz (HAW)  9th   33rd   9th   17th   9th   9th   33rd   17th   9th  - - - 19,525
22  Alejo Muniz (BRA)  17th   17th   17th   9th   17th   3rd   33rd   17th   17th  - - - 17,385
Cut after mid-season
23  Matthew McGillivray (RSA)  17th   17th   17th   2nd   17th   33rd   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  - - - - - - - - - - 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
  • 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 2  Molly Picklum (AUS)  3rd   2nd   3rd   3rd   9th   5th   5th   2nd   1st  - - - 53,345
2 1  Gabriela Bryan (HAW)  9th   3rd   2nd   1st   5th   9th   1st   5th   9th  - - - 48,595
3 1  Caitlin Simmers (USA)  2nd   1st   5th   3rd   9th   9th   2nd   3rd   9th  - - - 47,735
4  Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)  9th   9th   9th   5th   5th   1st   9th   1st   9th  - - - 39,930
5  Isabella Nichols (AUS)  5th   17th   9th   2nd   1st   5th   5th   9th   9th  - - - 39,865
6  Caroline Marks (USA)  5th   5th   1st   9th   9th   9th   9th   5th   3rd  - - - 38,150
7  Tyler Wright (AUS)  1st   9th   5th   9th   3rd   9th   9th   9th   5th  - - - 36,015
8 1  Erin Brooks (CAN)  9th   5th   3rd   9th   9th   3rd   9th   5th   3rd  - - - 35,575
9 1  Luana Silva (BRA)  9th   9th   9th   9th   2nd   5th   5th   9th   2nd  - - - 35,530
10 2  Lakey Peterson (USA)  3rd   9th   9th   9th   5th   9th   3rd   5th   5th  - - - 34,235
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  - - - - - 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
  • 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

References

  1. ^ "2025 Lexus Pipe Pro". World Surf League. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ "World Surf League Announces 2024 Championship Tour Schedule". World Surf League. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. ^ "Competitor Updates Ahead of 2025 CT Season Start at Pipeline". World Surf League. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ^ "Not Just John: Stephanie Gilmore Confirms She Will ALSO Skip The 2025 CT". Stab Magazine. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. ^ "WSL Finals 2025". World Surf League. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  6. ^ "2025 WSL Championship Tour Class". World Surf League. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  7. ^ "Event Schedule 2025". World Surf League. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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