The 2024 Surf Tournaments in El Salvador. The ISA World Longboard Championship Is First

By Eddie Galdamez  | Updated on Feb 1st, 2024
Surf Tournaments in El SalvadorEl Salvador Surf. Photo by ISAsurfing

Once again, the 2024 Surf Tournaments in El Salvador will bring attention to the excellent Salvadoran surfing spots and the Surf City El Salvador project. This year, the country will host four top-level international surfing competitions.

The surf tournaments in El Salvador for 2024 are the ISA World Longboard Championship, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, the WSL Surf City Pro, and the ALAS Surf City Pro Tour.

The first surf tournament of the year will be the ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship, set to take place at El Sunzal Beach from April 18-25.

2024 Surf tournaments in El Salvador
Org Event Date Location
ISA World Longboard Championship April 18-25 El Sunzal Beach
ISA World Junior Surfing Championship May 3-12 La Bocana & El Sunzal
WSL Surf City El Salvador Pro June 6-15 Punta Roca beach
ALAS Surf City Pro Tour November 16-30 Eastern El Salvador

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Surf Tournaments in El Salvador
Paddle out is a gesture to honor people who are no longer with us. Image by @surfcity.

ISA World Longboard Championship

April 18-25 at El Sunzal Beach

El Sunzal Beach, a premier surf location within the Salvadoran Surf City project, is gearing up to host the 2024 ISA World Longboard Championship. The anticipated competition is scheduled to take place from April 18 to 25.

It’s undeniable that the partnership and trust between the Salvadoran government and the ISA is strengthening their nation and has become a huge driver in the development of global surfing. Fernando Aguerre, ISA President.

During the 2023 ISA Longboard event, French surfers showcased their dominance by securing both the men’s and women’s world titles, as well as winning in the team competition.

The victory in the men’s division went to Antoine Delpero, while Alice Le Moigne, another talented French surfer, clinched the title in the women’s division.

Longboard Surfing in El Salvador
2023 ISA Surf City World Longboard Championship. Image by Morena Valdez.

ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

May 3-12 at La Bocana & El Sunzal Beach

The International Surfing Association (ISA) announced the return of the World Junior Surfing Championship to El Salvador; the country hosted this prominent tournament in 2022 at la Bocana & El Sunzal Beaches.

The 2024 edition of the World Junior Surfing Championship is scheduled to return to La Bocana and El Sunzal Beaches from May 3 to 12.

I am so excited to see the return of the world’s best junior surfers to the incredible waves of Surf City El Salvador. The peak of La Bocana and the amazing point break of El Sunzal have delivered so many important moments in surf history these past few years and there are many more yet to come. Fernando Aguerre, ISA President.

Surf Tournaments in El Salvador
2022 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Image by Sadahiko Yamamoto.

World Surf League Surf City El Salvador Pro

Jun 6-15 at Punta Roca Beach

Once again, El Salvador will be hosting the World Surf League (WSL) Surf City El Salvador Pro competition. The surf tournament is scheduled for June 6 to 15 at Punta Roca Beach in La Libertad.

The 2023 World Surf League Surf City El Salvador Pro concluded with Brazilian surfer Brazilian Felipe securing the top spot in the men’s division, while Caroline Marks from the United States emerged victorious in the women’s division.

Carolina Marks
Carolina Marks Surfing in El Salvador. Photo by @Caroline_Marks3

ALAS Surf City Pro Tour

November 16 to 30 at Eastern El Salvador

Once more, the ALAS Surf City Pro Tour is set to be the final surfing competition of the year in El Salvador. The surfing event is scheduled to unfold in Eastern El Salvador from November 16 to 30.

The 2023 ALAS Surf City Pro Tour was a spectacular four-day surfing spectacle at Las Flores Beach in Eastern El Salvador.

In the men’s competition, Bryan Perez from El Salvador won the Open Men, and Tony Silvagni from the United States won the Longboard Men division. Noel de la Torre from Chile won first place in the under-18 category, and Thiago Passari from Argentina won the under-14 division.

In the women’s competition, Melanie Giunta from Peru won the Open Women, and Lia Diaz of Costa Rica won the Longboard Women division. Catalina Zariquiey from Peru won both the Women’s Under 14 and Under 18 divisions.

2023 ALAS Pro
Las Flores Beach in El Salvador. Image by MITUR.

The surf tournaments in El Salvador are held at some of the best surf spots in El Salvador and Central America, such as Punta Roca, El Sunzal, La Bocana, Las Flores, and El Zonte. These beaches are part of the Surf City El Salvador project and are some of the best beaches in El Salvador.