Details
- Name: Lola Groube
- Team: New Zealand Surfing Team
Full Name: Lola Rylie Groube
Date of Birth: 07/03/2011
Hometown: Pauanui
Ethnicity: Kiwi / Mexican
Height: 5’9”
Stance: Goofy
Occupation: Student
Equipment & Surfing Background
How many boards do you own? 4
Length range: 5’7” – 5’9”
Shaper: Anderson Surfboards
Sponsors: Billabong, Vans, Sticky Johnson, Anderson Surfboards, Liive Vision
Favourite board: My 5’8”
Other surf essentials: Billabong bikinis and Sticky Johnson zinc.
Surfing since: Age 3
How did you start surfing? My dad would take me out when I was little.
Surfing competitively since: Around 9–10 years old
Competition strategy: Get two good waves and then keep progressing.
Achievements & Ambitions
New Zealand Teams: NZ Junior Team (2023, 2024, 2025), NZ Open Team (2025)
Career highlight: Getting 2nd in the Honua Finals in Hawaii.
Ambitions: To achieve my goals in surfing and surf sick spots all around the world.
Surfing Life
Main surf breaks: Pauanui, Whangamatā
Favourite surf break: Whangamatā Bar
People you surf with most: My sister Chloe and my dad.
Surfing heroes: Rangi Ormand and Coco Ho
Life heroes: My mum and dad
Outside of Surfing
Other interests: Travel, good music, and baking
Favourite food: Sushi
Favourite TV show: Modern Family
Favourite surf video: The Kangs
Competition & Travel
Favourite NZ Series event: The Billabong Grom Series
Have you been to El Salvador before? Yes
What are you looking forward to most about the trip? Surfing good waves in tropical weather — in a bikini!
Boards you’ll be taking: My 5’8” and two backups.
Training & Support
Training for ISA Worlds: Surfing and going to the gym pretty much every day.
Who would you like to thank?
My mum and dad for supporting me to get here, and all my supporters!
Support Lola
Stay tuned for ways to support Lola’s journey to the ISA World Surfing Championships.
