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
| Egmont Honey Pro Junior Boys Final
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Score |
| 1st: Jaxon Willows | 13.90 |
| 2nd: Jacob Morris | 6.63 |
| 3rd: Levi Devine-Collins | 6.40 |
| 4th: Uruao Fairlie | 5.20 |
| 5th: Ben Dixon | 4.83 |
| Egmont Honey Pro Junior Girls Final | |
| 1st: Luana Matthies | 10.43 |
| 2nd: Izaro Williamson Sasia | 8.00 |
| 3rd: Lara Lay | 5.87 |
For more information, contact Bruce Gatward-Cook, ph 0274 99 00 24