Now in its 57th edition, The Ballito Pro pres. by O’Neill is one of the world’s longest-running professional surfing events and proudly Stop No.1 on the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series for men and women.

The Women’s Challenger Series is where careers are made and Championship Tour dreams are chased. Every heat at Willard Beach counts, with valuable ranking points and prize money on the line as competitors battle it out on one of surfing’s most iconic stages.

South Africa’s home surfers will be raring to go on familiar sand, with the backing of a passionate Ballito crowd behind them.