The 2025 World Surf League was the 48th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters was the first round of the tour.
For the first time, the season ended at Cloudbreak, in Tavarua Island, Fiji, where the WSL Finals determined that season World Champions. It was the first time the WSL Finals has moved locations since its debut in 2021.
John John Florence and Caitlin Simmers were the defending champions. Florence announced on January of that year his withdrawal from the starting season, allowing rookie Alan Cleland Jr. to take his spot on the CT. Eight time World Title holder Stephanie Gilmore also not competed in the 2025 WSL CT. Brazil's Yago Dora on men's side and Australia's Molly Picklum on women's were crowned world champions for the first time.
The 2025 CT included eleven regular-season events in nine countries. The Mid-season cut came into action following stop number seven in Margaret River, Australia. Surfers who made the cut competed in United States, Brazil and South Africa. The final event of the regular season was at Teahupo'o in Tahiti, where the 2024 Olympic Final took place. The surfers competed for a place in the WSL Finals.
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.
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) Vahiné Fierro (FRA)
WSL Season Wildcards
Lakey Peterson (USA) Luana Silva (BRA)
WSL Replacement Nadia Erostarbe (BAQ)
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) Samuel Pupo (BRA)
Top 10 Qualifiers from 2024 Challenger Series Rankings 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) Alan Cleland (MEX)
WSL Season Wildcards
Joao Chianca (BRA) Filipe Toledo (BRA)
WSL Replacement Ian Gentil (HAW)
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. +RoundDateEventLocation1January 27 – February 8 Lexus Pipe ProBanzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii2February 14–16 Surf Abu Dhabi ProHudayriat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates3March 15–25 MEO Rip Curl Pro PortugalSupertubos, Peniche, Portugal4April 2–12 Surf City El Salvador ProPunta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador5April 18–28 Rip Curl Pro Bells BeachBells Beach, Victoria, Australia6May 3–13 Bonsoy Gold Coast ProGold Coast, Queensland, Australia7May 17–27 Western Australia Margaret River ProMargaret River, Western Australia, Australia8June 9–17 Lexus Trestles ProSan Clemente, California, United States9June 21–29 VIVO Rio ProSaquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil10July 11–20 Corona Cero Open J-BayJeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa11August 7–16 Lexus Tahiti ProTeahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia12August 27 – September 4 Lexus WSL Finals FijiCloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji
Results and standings Event results +RoundEventMen's championMen's runner-upWomen's championWomen's runner-up1 Lexus Pipe Pro Barron Mamiya Leonardo Fioravanti Tyler Wright Caitlin Simmers2 Surf Abu Dhabi Pro Ítalo Ferreira Rio Waida Caitlin Simmers Molly Picklum3 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Yago Dora Ítalo Ferreira Caroline Marks Gabriela Bryan4 Surf City El Salvador Pro Jordy Smith Matthew McGillivray Gabriela Bryan Isabella Nichols5 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Jack Robinson Kanoa Igarashi Isabella Nichols Luana Silva6 Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Filipe Toledo Julian Wilson Bettylou Sakura Johnson Sally Fitzgibbons7 Western Australia Margaret River Pro Jordy Smith Griffin Colapinto Gabriela Bryan Caitlin Simmers8 Lexus Trestles Pro Yago Dora Kanoa Igarashi Bettylou Sakura Johnson Molly Picklum9 VIVO Rio Pro Cole Houshmand Griffin Colapinto Molly Picklum Luana Silva10 Corona Cero Open J-Bay Connor O'Leary Yago Dora Gabriela Bryan Molly Picklum11 Lexus Tahiti Pro Jack Robinson Griffin Colapinto Molly Picklum Caitlin Simmers12 Lexus WSL Finals Fiji Yago Dora Griffin Colapinto Molly Picklum Caroline Marks
Men's standings Points are awarded using the following structure: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 9th 17th 33rd Points 10,000 7,800 6,085 4,745 3,320 1,330 265 265 265 265 0 Position+/-SurferWCT 1WCT 2WCT 3WCT 4WCT 5WCT 6WCT 7WCT 8WCT 9WCT 10WCT 11FinalsPoints 1 33rd 5th 1st 5th 9th 5th 17th 1st 5th 2nd 9th 1st 54,750 2 1 17th 9th 17th 17th 3rd 17th 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 48,965 3 1 17th 9th 9th 1st 5th 5th 1st 9th 5th 9th 9th 3rd 50,835 4 1 3rd 1st 2nd 5th 17th 17th 17th 9th 5th 9th 5th 4th 47,420 5 1 17th 3rd 5th 17th 1st 33rd 17th 3rd 9th 9th 1st 5th 47,545 6 9th 3rd 3rd 5th 5th 17th 17th 5th 3rd 5th 5th – 46,630 7 9th 5th 9th 17th 2nd 3rd 9th 2nd 9th 5th 17th – 45,785 8 9th 9th 5th 17th 9th 1st 17th 9th 9th 3rd 17th – 40,090 9 2nd 17th 9th 9th 9th 17th 5th 9th 9th 5th 9th – 38,540 10 17th 17th 9th 3rd 17th 17th 17th 5th 1st 9th 5th – 37,535 11 1st 17th 3rd 17th 17th 9th 3rd 17th 9th 17th – 37,450 12 17th 9th 17th 9th 9th 17th 5th 5th 17th 1st 17th – 34,770 13 5th 5th 17th 5th 17th 5th 9th 17th 3rd 17th 17th – 33,705 14 5th 17th 17th 17th 5th 9th 9th 9th 5th 9th 9th – 33,495 15 17th 3rd 17th 17th 3rd 9th 9th 9th 3rd – 32,470 16 17th 33rd 5th 9th 17th 9th 9th 17th 17th 5th 9th – 28,090 17 9th 17th 33rd 9th 17th 9th 9th 9th 17th 9th 9th – 27,230 18 9th 9th 9th 17th 9th 33rd 17th 5th 9th 17th 17th – 26,665 19 9th 33rd 17th 9th 17th 9th 9th 17th 9th 17th 9th – 25,240 20 17th 2nd 5th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 9th – 25,175 21 9th 33rd 9th 17th 9th 9th 33rd 17th 9th 17th 17th – 22,185 22 17th 17th 17th 9th 17th 3rd 33rd 17th 17th 17th – 20,045Cut after mid-season 23 17th 17th 17th 2nd 17th 33rd 17th – – 17th – – 14,450 24 17th 9th 9th 33rd 17th 9th 17th – – – – – 13,950 25 17th 5th 17th 17th 17th 17th 9th – – – – – 13,385 26 5th 17th 33rd 9th 17th 17th 17th – – – – – 13,385 27 3rd 17th 33rd 17th 33rd 17th 17th – – – – – 11,670 28 33rd 17th 17th 17th 5th 17th 17th – – – – – 11,395 29 33rd 33rd 9th 33rd 17th 17th 5th – – – – – 11,255 30 17th 9th 17th 17th 33rd 9th 33rd – – – – – 10,895 31 17th 17th 17th 33rd 9th 17th 17th – – – – – 9,970 32 17th 17th 17th 9th – – – – – 7,840 33 17th 17th 17th 33rd 33rd 17th 17th – – – – – 6,915 34 17th 17th 17th 17th 33rd – – – – – 5,850 35 – – – – – 1,590 WC 9th – – – – – – – – – – – 0 WC 33rd – – – – – – – – – – – 0 WC 5th – – – – – – 17th – – – – 0 WC – 17th – – – – – – – – – – 0 WC – 17th – – – – – – – – 5th – 0 WC – 9th – – – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – 33rd – – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – 17th – – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – 17th – – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – – 17th – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – – 17th – – – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – 9th – – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – 3rd 5th – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – 33rd – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – 17th – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – 2nd – – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – – 17th – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – – 9th – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – – 5th – – – – – 0 WC – – – – – – – 17th – – – – 0 WC – – – – – – – – 17th – – – 0 WC – – – – – – – – 17th – – – 0 WC – – – – – – – – – 17th – – 0 WC – – – – – – – – – – 17th – 0 WC – – – – – – – – – – 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 Points 10,000 7,800 6,085 4,745 2,610 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,045 0