Breaking News: WSL Swaps J-Bay for Raglan on Championship Tour

Per an announcement on Sunday, January 25th, the World Surf League revealed a venue swap, in addition to a reconfigured schedule, for the 2026 Championship Tour.

In lieu of the famed righthand pointbreak of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, the WSL will be heading to another iconic pointbreak – this one, a left – with Raglan, New Zealand. The change comes a few months after the Tour is set to kick off in April in Australia.

See below for the official announcement.

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