In a surprise announcement, revamping its 2026 schedule, the World Surf League says it is replacing Jeffreys Bay, South Africa with the famous left-point of Manu Bay in Raglan, New Zealand. The event ...

Two days after the World Surf League announced they’d swapped Jeffreys Bay, South Africa for Raglan, New Zealand on the 2026 Championship Tour, John John Florence has his own announcement: the 3x ...

Per an announcement on Sunday, January 25th, the World Surf League revealed a venue swap, in addition to a reconfigured schedule, for the 2026 Championship Tour. In lieu of the famed righthand ...

There’s always a choice if you’re going surfing, no matter what. If it’s onshore here, it’s probably offshore somewhere else. But some choices don’t feel like choices. There’s goofy versus natural.

The World Surf League (WSL) is bringing its Championship Tour to New Zealand shores with Raglan selected as the fourth stop. The New Zealand Pro will run from May 15-25, when the top 36 men and 24 ...

In a landmark moment, the World Surf League (WSL) is bringing its Championship Tour to New Zealand shores this year. Raglan has been selected as the fourth stop on the 2026 WSL Championship Tour, one ...

The exquisite lineup at Raglan on New Zealand's North Island is more renowned for its perfection and pastoral beauty than its heaviness, but tragedy has struck the iconic pointbreak as a surfer has ...

Waikato District Council welcomes the announcement that Raglan will host a stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour in May 2026. The New Zealand Pro event will take place at Manu Bay and will ...

Nine-time New Zealand men's surfing champion Billy Stairmand would love to gain a wildcard for the new Raglan leg of the World Surf League Championship Tour. The Waikato coastal town has been chosen ...

A bit more size from short and mid period WSW swell mix. PM winds improve slightly tending SSW-SW. There's no rush this morning. It still looks pretty messy out there at dawn. We do have a little more ...