Once again, the 2023 Surf Tournaments in El Salvador have brought attention to the excellent Salvadoran surfing spots and the Surf City El Salvador project. This year, the country has hosted five top-level international surf tournaments. The ALAS Surf City El Salvador Pro is next and will be the last surf tournament of the year in El Salvador.
The upcoming Surf tournament in El Salvador in 2023 is the ALAS Surf City El Salvador Pro, from November 9 to 12 at Las Flores Baech in Eastern El Salvador.
The ALAS Surf City El Salvador Pro will be the fifth international surf tournament in El Salvador. The Last tournament was the WSL Surf City El Salvador Longboard Classic, which concluded on September 22 at El Sunzal Beach.
- ALAS pro tour
- ▼ 2023 Completed Surf Tournaments ▼
- WSL Longboard Classic
- WSL Surf City Pro
- ISA World Surfing Games
- ISA Longboard Championship
| Org | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAS | Surf City El Salvador pro tour | Nov 9 – Nov 12 | Las Flores |
| ▼ Completed ▼ | |||
| WSL | Surf City El Salvador Longboard Classic | Sep 19 – Sep 25 | El Sunzal |
| WSL | Surf City El Salvador Pro | Jun 9 – Jun 18 | Punta Roca beach |
| ISA | Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games | May 30 – Jun 7 | El Sunzal/La Bocana |
| ISA | Surf City World Longboard Championship | May 7 – 13 | El Sunzal |
ALAS Pro Tour Surf City El Salvador
From November 9 to November 12, El Salvador will host the Surf City El Salvador ALAS pro tour. Once again, the event will take place at the Las Flores Beach. This is the second consecutive year this renowed surf tournamnet is held at this beach.
In November 2022, the Surf City El Salvador ALAS Pro tour six-star surf tournament took place at Las Flores beach; it was the first time a Latin American surf tournament occurred in the eastern zone of the country. This surfing event in eastern El Salvador awarded two spots for the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile.
SEE ALSO: Las Flores Beach in El Salvador, Great Surf Spot in Eastern El Salvador
2023 Surf Tournaments in El Salvador
- ALAS Surf City El Salvador pro tour (Nov 9 – Nov 12)
- WSL Surf City El Salvador Longboard Classic (Sep 19 – Sep 25) “Completed”
- Central American and Caribbean Games (Jun 23 – Jul 18) “Completed”
- WSL Surf City El Salvador Pro (Jun 9 – Jun 18) “Completed”
- ISA Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games (May 30 – Jun 7) “Completed”
- ISA Surf City World Longboard Championship (May 7 – 13) “Completed”
WSL Surf City El Salvador Longboard Classic
The 2023 World Surf League Surf City El Salvador Longboard Classic concluded on September 22; the competition took place at El Sunzal Beach in La Libertad. During these games, men and women competed for a spot in the Malibu Longboard Championship set to take place in October.
Hawaiian surfers dominated the competition in both men’s and women’s divisions.
The women’s division winner was Hawaiian Sophia Culhane; She defeated fellow Hawaiian surfer Kelis Kaleopaa.
First place in the men’s division went to Hawaiian Kaniela Stewart; he defeated John Michael Van Hohenstein, also a Hawaiian surfer.
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Surf events of the Central American and Caribbean Games concluded on June 29; the competition took place at Punta Roca Beach in La Libertad. During these games, men and women competed for medals in three categories, longboard, shortboard, and bodyboard.
Longboard
In the men’s longboard division, Salvadoran Amado Alvarado won the gold, Mexican Roberto Poo won the silver, and the bronze went to Costa Rican Anthonny Mesen.
The gold in the women’s division went to Sindy Portillo from El Salvador, the silver to Roan Reyes from Costa Rica, and the bronze medal to Coral Bonillo from Mexico.
Shortboard
In the men’s division, Sebastian Williams from Mexico won gold in the shortboard division; it was followed by Francisco Bellorin of Venezuela, and Salvadoran Brayan Alas finished third, winning the bronze.
The gold medal in the women’s division went to Chelsea Tauch from Barbados; the silver went to Puerto Rican Havanna Cabrero, and the silver to Shelby Detmers from Mexico.
Bodyboard
Men’s bodyboard gold medal went to Panamas Edwin Nuñes, the Silver to Venezuela’s Jesus Arocha, and the Bronze to Mexico’s Alfonso Aguilar.
In the women’s division, Veronica Correa from Panama won the gold, Anais Mendoza from Puerto Rico the Silver, and Venezuela’s Rosmarky Alvarez won the bronze medal.
WSL Surf City El Salvador Pro
The 2023 World Surf League Surf City El Salvador Pro concluded with Brazilian Felipe Toledo winning first place in the men’s division. Caroline Marks from the United States won the women’s division.
Brazilian Filipe Toledo defeated Griffin Colapinto from the United States in the men’s division. Caroline Marks from the United States defeated Tyler Wright from Australia in the women’s division.
Filipe Toledo stated the following regarding El Salvador and its surfing spots.
El Salvador is a paradise for the right and the people who receive us are all very open. One stays calm; I feel like I’m in my second home here.” Felipe Toledo.
ISA Surf City World Surfing Games
On June 7, the Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games Concluded. Mexico’s Alan Cleland won first place in the men’s divisions, and Lucca Mesinas from Peru finished second. Peru’s Miguel Tudela got third place, and Kanoa Igarashi from Japan finished fourth.
Tati Weston Webb from Brazil won the women’s division, and Canadia Erin Brooks finished second. Johanne Defay ended third and Vahiné Fierro fourth, both women part of the French delegation.
Peru won first place in the country competition, followed by France, Brazil, and Japan. 63 Countries were represented at this surf tournament.
Morena Valdez, the Minister of Tourism of El Salvador, highlighted the participation of Iranian Setaré Mazjari, who represented her country in surfing for the first time, and is historic that this happened in El Salvador. “I am happy to see more female surfers pursuing the Olympic dream,” added the minister.
Thank you very much El Salvador for being the center of surfing. It is the best World Surfing Games in history. I have no doubt.” ISA president Fernando Aguerre.
ISA Surf City World Longboard Championship
Last Saturday May 13, the last day of the 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Longboard Championship took place, which began on May 7 at El Sunzal Beach.
At the end of the Surf competition, the athletes celebrated at night at the Aloha White Beach Party. This recently concluded longboard tournament is the first time it has been held on the Salvadoran coast.
France claimed the men’s and women’s world titles and the team competition. The French squad won the last longboard world championship that took place in Biarritz, France, and now repeats the title in El Salvador.
Yesterday we finished 1 of the 6 surf tournaments that we will hold this year. Once again, the country proved to be a good host for international events and a good destination to visit.” Morena Valdez, Salvadoran Tourism Minister.
This type of sports jousts position El Salvador as an attractive tourist destination, since the natural resources that the country has are an attraction for both local and foreign visitors.
