August 2 & 3
Schedule and Heat Draws Can Be Downloaded HERE
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Salt Life WSA Championship Tour presented by Got Milk? We have our season opener this weekend at San Onofre Trail 6. First round heat draws and schedule are available HERE.
We’ve had some reports of some suspicious people hanging around Trail 6. In an abundance of caution we recommend you stay near the contest area and watch your children and belongings. South of Trail 6 on Camp Pendleton is a nude beach. We recommend staying north in the contest area. 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 seeded in your proper division. It is easiest to view these on a computer. Be sure to look at the heat time above your heat, not below. 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.
Click Here for a map to the event site - San Onofre Trail 6 - Google My Maps
We will have Kodiak Cakes pancakes, hot chocolate and Sur Coffee Saturday and Sunday and hot dogs Sunday only at the beach for surfers. We will also have a limited supply of water bottles. We recommend bringing your canteen full of water. We will have Sticky Bumps Surf Wax and Sun Bum Sunscreen for competitors. State beach parking for the event is $20 per day unless you have a California State Parks pass. It takes awhile to drive from the park entrance to Trail 6 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 2025/2026 Rulebook paying special attention to the Sportsmanship Clause on pg.12 and Heat Preparation Sections on pg. 9.
Below are the head judge’s notes for the event:
This weekend looks like there will be some surf. There will be plenty of opportunities out there for both Saturday and Sunday.
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 higher scores.
Longboard criteria:
The Surfer must perform controlled maneuvers in the critical section of the wave utilizing the entire board and wave using traditional longboard surfing. The surfer who performs this to the highest degree of difficulty with the most style flow, and grace will receive the highest score for a ride. Key elements for judges to consider: Nose riding in the critical section of the wave, variety of maneuvers, speed and power, control, commitment, control and foot work!Push-In and Adaptive Divisions criteria - please view page 5 of the WSA Rulebook “Fundamental Surfing"
Please remember for maneuvers to be deemed complete, the surfer must show control and ride out in front of the white water. Any loss of control will hinder scoring. Also, please be mindful of crushing down sections on other competitors as it may cause an interference.
Good luck to all athletes this weekend and have fun.
See you at San O!