2024-2025 Salt Life WSA Championship Season Schedule
*Note: dates are subject to change
West Coast Championships (Invite Only)
Dates in Late April or Early May to be determined
This is an invitation only event. Invitations will go out on Monday, April 14, to all those who qualified by competing in 6 or more events.
Schedule & Heat Draws will be posted here when available
Event 3. Ocean Beach, Avalanche
October 12 & 13
Link to Schedule and Heat Draws
Schedule & Heats are posted HERE
The schedule and heat draws for this weekend’s event are HERE.
This is stop #3 on the 2024-2025 SaltLife WSA Championship Tour presented by Got Milk?
Please be sure to check the schedule and heats to confirm your heat time. The heat time is listed above your heat. If you miss your heat, you are not automatically re-added to the event; you will go to the bottom of the alternate list. No refunds for missed heats will be provided.
Click HERE for a map.
We will have Sur Coffee, Kodiak Cake pancakes, GoGo SqueeZ Active Fruit Blend with Electrolytes and hot dogs at the beach for surfers. We will also have a limited supply of water bottles. Parking for the event is free but unfortunately the motor-homeless have taken over most parking spots, so come early and give yourself plenty of time to find a spot. Also, Sunday the Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego is running. We suggest you use Waze to map out the best route.
Please take some time to review the 2024/2025 Rulebook paying special attention to the Sportsmanship Clause on pg.12 and Heat Preparation Sections on pg. 9.
MEMO: WSA Head Judge
WSA Ocean Beach Oct 12-13. Notes from the head judge.
The judging criteria for this weekend’s event is as follows:
“Good Morning Athletes -
There will be some surf this weekend. Saturday and Sunday look to be decent days for surf and weather conditions. There will a bump in surf Sunday. Both days should have opportunities to showcase your talent.
This weekend we will be looking for the surfers who can execute quality maneuvers in the pockets of energy and critical sections. Those surfers that can combine these quality moments with speed, power, flow, and variety of maneuvers, will receive the highest scores. Sunday we will apply the full judging criteria elements as written.
Please remember for maneuvers to be deemed complete, the surfer must show control and ride out in front of the white wash. Any loss of control will hinder scoring. Also, please be mindful of crushing sections on surfers.”
Good luck to all athletes this weekend. Thank you to all of our sponsors for helping to make this event happen!
Got Milk?
Salt Life
Sun Bum
GoGo SqueeZ Active
SurfOne
Sticky Bumps
Kodiak Cakes
Also, you may have heard Kai Thompson, former WSA competitor, was in an accident on his bike on his way to surf and is currently in the ICU. He has a grade 4 tear to his liver and to his kidney causing internal bleeding. He has bruised ribs, a broken pelvis, and a severe concussion among other concerns. If you feel inclined please give to his GoFundMe.
See you in Ocean Beach!
WSA Board of Directors
If you have any questions, contact mia@surfwsa.org.
Western Surfing Association
Event 2. Surfer’s Point, Ventura
September 14 & 15
Link to schedule and heat draws
Schedule & Heats are posted at the link above
The schedule and heat draws for this weekend’s 27th Annual Donnie Solomon Memorial Event a Surfer’s Point in Ventura are live and linked here. This is stop #2 on the 2024-2025 SaltLife WSA Championship Tour presented by Got Milk?
Please be sure to check the schedule and heats to confirm your heat time. The heat time is listed above your heat. Please be aware that some divisions are surfing Round 1 in both areas. If you miss your heat, you are not automatically re-added to the event; you will go to the bottom of the alternate list. No refunds for missed heats will be provided.
Click HERE for a map. Event will be at the far north end of the parking lot.
We will have Sur Coffee, Kodiak Cake pancakes, GoGo SqueeZ Active Fruit Blend with Electrolytes and hot dogs at the beach for surfers. We will also have a limited supply of water bottles. Parking for the event is $20.Please take some time to review the 2024/2025 Rulebook paying special attention to the Sportsmanship Clause on pg.12 and Heat Preparation Sections on pg. 9.
WSA Head Judge advises the judging criteria for this weekends event is as follows:
"Good Morning Athletes - It will be fairly small this weekend. There’s a bump in surf Sunday. I’m not sure how that will change the conditions. Even though it’s small, there are still some opportunities out there this weekend. This weekend we will be looking for the surfers who can execute quality maneuvers in the small pockets of energy and critical sections. Those surfers that can combine these quality moments with speed, power, flow, and variety of maneuvers, will receive the higher scores. Please remember for maneuvers to be deemed complete, the surfer must show control and ride out in front of the white wash. Any loss of control will hinder scoring. Also, please be mindful of crushing sections on surfers. Good luck to all athletes this weekend. 🍀"Thank you to all of our sponsors for helping to make this event happen!
Got Milk?
Salt Life
Sun Bum
GoGo SqueeZ Active
SurfOne
Sticky Bumps
Kodiak Cakes
See you in Ventura!WSA Board of Directors
If you have any questions, contact mia@surfwsa.org.
Western Surfing Association
Event 1. San Onofre, Trail 6
Hello WSA Surfers,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 SaltLife WSA Championship Tour presented by Got Milk? We have our season opener this weekend at San Onofre Trail 6.
We have a lot of new competitors joining this year -- welcome! Please be sure to check the schedule and heats to confirm you have been seated in your proper division. It is easiest to view these on a computer. If you are returning and are in the same division as last season, your points from last year are used to seed you into heats. If you are new or moved up in age division, you are in alphabetical order below seeded surfers.
We will have pancakes and hot dogs at the beach for surfers. We will also have a limited supply of water bottles. State beach parking for the event is $15 per day unless you have a California State Parks pass. It takes awhile to drive from the park entrance to trail six at the posted speed limit and you will also have to park at the top of the trail and walk down to the beach. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to make your heats. If you are not checked in by the 5 minute mark, you may be replaced. If you miss your heat, you will not be automatically entered into another heat. You will instead go to the bottom of the alternate list. No refunds will be provided.
Please take some time to review the 2024/2025 Rulebook paying special attention to the Sportsmanship Clause on pg.12 and Heat Preparation Sections on pg. 9.
We have also received an update from USA Surfing about qualification into USA Championships. In order to qualify to surf in the 2025 USA Surfing Championships, surfers must qualify via a regional organization (WSA, NSSA, ESA, TGSA, HSA) to earn an invitation. There are also changes to Prime Qualification for the 25/26 Season and Qualification for 2025 USA Surfing Championships for WSA outlined in the WSA Rulebook. There will no longer be open/uninvited registration into USA Champs, with the exception of Open Division SUP/SUP Surf/Prone Paddle, and Open Division Longboard.
See you at San O!
WSA Board of Directors