Mexican Surfing Delegation - Via David Velasquez / Readypalafoto Instagram After an intense day of competition, the surfing program at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 came to an end this Wednesday with the finals of Shortboard, Longboard and SUP Surf, which determined the new champions in both the men’s and women’s categories. Men’s Shortboard category - Via David Velasquez / Readypalafoto Instagram The day began with the Men’s Shortboard final, wh

Photo: Jussemir Martins Junior The Chilean Surfing Federation has officially announced the national team that will represent the country at the 2026 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC), taking place from September 4–13 at La Bocana and El Sunzal in Surf City, El Salvador. The event will mark the third time the International Surfing Association's World Junior Championship has been held in Surf City, following successful editions in 2022 and 2024. The team was selected

Open Women's Bodyboard finalists, with champion Hannah Saavedra on the far right - Via Hannah Saavedra's Instagram Stories Isaac López, Salomón Chocrón, Hannah Saavedra, Michel Copetta, Óscar Urbina, and Armides Oliveres claimed the titles after a thrilling final day of competition at Bluff Beach, Bocas del Toro. The fifth edition of Bocas International 2026 crowned champions in six divisions following four days of intense competition that brought together top surfers and bod

11-time WSL champion Kelly Slater of the United States surfs in Heat 1 of the quarterfinals of the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro at Teahupo’o, 2024 - Ed Sloane/WSL With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, anticipation is building for the seventh stop of the 2026 Championship Tour (CT), scheduled to run from August 8–18 at the legendary wave of Teahupo'o in French Polynesia. Kelia Gallina of French Polynesia surfs in Heat 2 of the

Constanza Soto celebrating her victory in the Women's Open Bodyboard final The competition brought together the country's top athletes at the iconic Arica wave, where León de la Torre, Isidora Bultó, Rodrigo Silva, and Constanza Soto claimed the Open titles in the fourth stop of the Chilean National Surf Circuit and the opening event of the National Bodyboard Circuit. Men's Open Surf finalists On the final day, León de la Torre secured first place in the Men's Open Surf divis

Spectators and athletes attending the launch ceremony for the 2026 ACB National Federated Surf and Bodyboard Championship During a ceremony held at Terraza Mestiza this Saturday, the 2026 ACB National Surf and Bodyboard Championship were officially launched. The event will take place from July 13 to 19 at the iconic El Gringo - Flopos wave in Arica. The launch brought together local authorities, athletes, organizers, and members of the surf and bodyboard community, who celebr

Awards ceremony for the Open Men’s category at the Pascuales Bodyboard Pro - Via IBC live broadcast Favela defeated two-time world champion Amaury Lavernhe in the final, while Ilan Chouard secured the Junior title with a backflip in the final ten seconds of competition. Competing in front of their home crowd at one of the world's most powerful waves, the Mexican riders claimed the Open and Junior titles, respectively, delivering a historic performance for Mexican bodyboarding

Lineup at Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WSL / Thiago Diz At the beginning of 2026, the World Surf League (WSL) announced a major change to its qualification system with the creation of the International Qualifying Series (INTL QS), a new competition tier designed to provide regional surfers with greater opportunities to progress to the Challenger Series (CS). The new format introduces QS 6000 events open to surfers from all regions of the world. These competitions will