Overview

• The 2026 Championship Tour will culminate at Hawaii's iconic Pipeline Masters, awarding 15,000 points to winners, 1.5 times the standard event value.
• The WSL is reinstating a season-long cumulative points system to determine world champions, replacing the one-day finals format.
• The season will start in April at Bells Beach, followed by Margaret River and Snapper Rocks, capitalizing on optimal wave conditions in Australia.
• The European leg has been moved to October to align with better swell windows, improving conditions for the Portugal event.
• A softened mid-season cut will reduce fields after nine events based on surfers' best seven results, with all competitors returning for the Pipeline finale.