Fitzroy Beach turns on steady surf for WSL Egmont Honey Longboard Pro

Steady
surf
throughout
the
day
for
the
World
Surf
League
Egmont
Honey
Longboard
Pro
meant
the
competition
could
be
surfed
through
to
the
finals
in
one
day
at
New
Plymouth’s
Fitzroy
Beach,
in
New
Zealand.

The
first
heats
started
at
730am
in
clean
three-foot
surf
conditions
and
wrapped
as
the
sun
set
with
the
men’s
finals
in
smaller
conditions
and
cross
shore
winds.

The
men’s
final
was
contested
by
the
current
men’s
top
seed
for
Australia/Oceania,
Nicholas
Brewer
from
Queensland,
and
Jack
Tryo
from
Christchurch.
Tyro
eventually
triumphed
with
a
score
of
14.44
to
Nicholas
Brewer’s
11.80.
However,
both
were
winners
as
Brewer’s
second
place
has
earned
him
enough
qualifying
points
to
be
on
the
2026/27
WSL
World
Longboard
Tour.

Beatrice
Conroy
from
New
South
Wales
won
the
women’s
final
with
a
score
of
12.86
to
Te
Waiotu
Fairlie’s
(Gisborne)
 8.86.

As
the
final
stop
of
the
2026
WSL
Australia/Oceania
Regional
Longboard
Qualifying
Series,
the
event
carried
competitive
weight,
with
qualifying
points
and
a
NZ$12,000
prize
pool
on
offer.

The
event’s
programme
included
the
Egmont
Honey
Pro,
junior
divisions,
social
men’s
and
women’s
divisions,
and
an
expression
session.
All
results
can
be
found
on
the
LiveHeats
website.

The
event
was
proudly
supported
by
main
sponsor
Egmont
Honey
and
is
on
the
cards
to
be
run
again
next
year
says
Surfing
Taranaki
CEO
Craig
Williamson.

“Having
a
World
Surf
League
Longboard
Qualifying
Series
event
here
at
Fitzroy
is
a
significant
opportunity
for
Kiwi
and
Australian
surfers
to
experience
competition
at
that
level
and
also
earn
qualifying
points
to
be
on
the
world
tour,”
says
Williamson.

Results

For
more
information,
contact
Bruce
Gatward-Cook,
ph
0274
99
00
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Author: Ben Kennings