2025 World Surf League

The 48th season of the World Surf League

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

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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

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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 24 men and 12 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

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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

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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

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### Event Results

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

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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 |  |  |  |
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

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Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  5th |  9th |  17th |  33rd |  INJ |  WTD |  DNC

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Points  | 10,000  | 7,800  | 6,085  | 4,745  | 3,320  | 1,330  | 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

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1  | 3  |  Ítalo Ferreira (BRA) |  3rd |  1st | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 16,085
2  | 1  |  Barron Mamiya (HAW) |  1st |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11,130
3  | 4  |  Miguel Pupo (BRA) |  5th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9,490
4  | 7  |  Ethan Ewing (AUS) |  9th |  3rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9,405
5  | 3  |  Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) |  2nd |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9,130
6  | 16  |  Rio Waida (INA) |  17th |  2nd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9,130
7  | 1  |  Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) |  9th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8,065
8  | 7  |  Jack Robinson (AUS) |  17th |  3rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7,415
9  | 6  |  Ian Gouveia (BRA) |  3rd |  17th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7,680
10  |  |  Filipe Toledo (BRA) |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,640
11  | 3  |  Joel Vaughan (AUS) |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,640
12  | 12  |  Jackson Bunch (HAW) |  17th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,075
13  | 8  |  Jake Marshall (USA) |  5th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,075
14  | 8  |  George Pittar (AUS) |  5th |  17th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,340
15  | 16  |  Yago Dora (BRA) |  33rd |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5,010
16  | 1  |  Connor O'Leary (JPN) |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,650
17  | 1  |  Jordy Smith (RSA) |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,650
18  | 3  |  Liam O'Brien (AUS) |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,650
19  | 5  |  Griffin Colapinto (USA) |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,650
20  | 7  |  João Chianca (BRA) |  9th |  17th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,915
21  | 8  |  Deivid Silva (BRA) |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,650
22  | 13  |  Seth Moniz (HAW) |  9th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3,585
23  | 11  |  Alan Cleland (MEX) |  9th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3,585
24  | 6  |  Matthew McGillivray (RSA) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
25  | 5  |  Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
27  |  |  Cole Houshmand (USA) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
28  |  |  Alejo Muniz (BRA) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
29  | 4  |  Edgard Groggia (BRA) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
30  |  |  Ian Gentil (HAW) |  17th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,660
31  | 12  |  Marco Mignot (FRA) |  17th |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1,595
31  | 4  |  Ryan Callinan (AUS) |  17th |  17th |  INJ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,925
32  |  |  Samuel Pupo (BRA) |  33rd |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1,595
33  |  |  Imaikalani deVault (HAW) |  33rd |  33rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 530
35  | 1  |  Gabriel Medina (BRA) |  INJ |  INJ |  INJ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 795
35  |  |  Crosby Colapinto (USA) |  INJ |  INJ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 530
WC  |  |  John John Florence (HAW) (WDN) | ~~ 9th ~~ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0
WC  |  |  Eli Hanneman (HAW) | ~~ 33rd ~~ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0
WC  |  |  Kelly Slater (USA) |  ~~5th~~ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 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

* 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

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Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  5th |  9th |  17th |  INJ |  WTD |  DNC

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Points  | 10,000  | 7,800  | 6,085  | 4,745  | 2,610  | 1,045  | 265  | 265  | 0
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WCT 1

WCT 2

WCT 3

WCT 4

WCT 5

WCT 6

WCT 7

WCT 8

WCT 9

WCT 10

WCT 11

Finals

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1  | 1  |  Caitlin Simmers (USA) |  2nd |  1st | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17,800
2  | 1  |  Molly Picklum (AUS) |  3rd |  2nd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13,885
3  | 2  |  Tyler Wright (AUS) |  1st |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12,610
4  | 1  |  Caroline Marks (USA) |  5th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9,490
5  | 1  |  Gabriela Bryan (HAW) |  9th |  3rd | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8,695
6  | 3  |  Erin Brooks (CAN) |  9th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7,355
7  | 2  |  Sawyer Lindblad (USA) |  5th |  5th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12,100
8  |  |  Vahine Fierro (FRA) |  9th |  3rd |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11,305
9  | 2  |  Lakey Peterson (USA) |  3rd |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11,305
10  | 1  |  Bella Kenworthy (USA) |  17th |  5th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1,045
11  | 5  |  Johanne Defay (FRA) |  INJ |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3,655
12  |  |  Isabella Nichols (AUS) |  5th |  17th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8,400
13  | 3  |  Brisa Hennessy (CRC) |  5th |  9th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8,400
14  | 1  |  Luana Silva (BRA) |  9th |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7,830
15  |  |  Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW) |  9th |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7,830
16  | 1  |  Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) |  17th |  9th |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,265
17  | 3  |  Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) |  9th |  9th |  17th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6,265
18  |  |  Nadia Erostarbe (Basque Country) |  9th | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2,610
WC  |  |  Moana Jones Wong (HAW) | ~~ 9th ~~ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0
WC  |  |  Macy Callaghan (AUS) | \-  | ~~ 17th ~~ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0
WC  |  |  Yolanda Hopkins (POR) | \-  | \-  | ~~ 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

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* 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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WSL Championship Tour Roster

2024 WSL Championship Tour

Men's Tour|

| WSL Top 34|

* Filipe Toledo
* Ethan Ewing
* Griffin Colapinto
* João Chianca
* Jack Robinson
* Gabriel Medina
* Yago Dora
* John John Florence
* Leonardo Fioravanti
* Ryan Callinan
* Connor O'Leary
* Barron Mamiya
* Ítalo Ferreira
* Kanoa Igarashi
* Ian Gentil
* Jordy Smith
* Liam O'Brien
* Caio Ibelli
* Matthew McGillivray
* Callum Robson
* Rio Waida
* Seth Moniz
* Cole Houshmand
* Samuel Pupo
* Jacob Wilcox
* Crosby Colapinto
* Eli Hanneman
* Imaikalani deVault
* Frederico Morais
* Jake Marshall
* Kade Matson
* Deivid Silva
* Kelly Slater (wildcard)
* Miguel Pupo (wildcard)

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Replacement|

* Ramzi Boukhiam

Women's Tour|

| WSL Top 17|

* Caroline Marks
* Carissa Moore
* Tyler Wright
* Caitlin Simmers
* Molly Picklum
* Lakey Peterson
* Tatiana Weston-Webb
* Gabriela Bryan
* Bettylou Sakura Johnson
* India Robinson
* Sally Fitzgibbons
* Sawyer Lindblad
* Alyssa Spencer
* Isabella Nichols
* Luana Silva
* Johanne Defay (wildcard)
* Brisa Hennessy (wildcard)

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Replacement|

* Sophie McCulloch

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