SURFING · EVENT PRIZE MONEY · BELLS BEACH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Bells Beach surfing prize money
The Bells Beach has paid £9,666,771 across 17 editions from 2008 to 2026. In 2026 Miguel Pupo and Gabriela Bryan took £59,259 each.
PAID IN TOTAL£9.7m
EDITIONS17
2026 TOP PRIZE£59k
SURFERS PAID240
RANK1 of 32
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miguel Pupo, Gabriela Bryan | £59,259£59k | £752,593£753k |
| 2025 | Jack Robinson, Isabella Nichols | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2024 | Cole Houshmand, Caitlin Simmers | £59,259£59k | £835,985£836k |
| 2023 | Ethan Ewing, Tyler Wright | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2022 | Filipe Toledo, Tyler Wright | £59,259£59k | £670,370£670k |
| 2019 | John John Florence, Courtney Conlogue | £74,074£74k | £761,926£762k |
| 2018 | Italo Ferreira, Stephanie Gilmore | £74,074£74k | £675,333£675k |
| 2017 | Jordy Smith, Courtney Conlogue | £74,074£74k | £643,333£643k |
| 2016 | Matt Wilkinson, Courtney Conlogue | £74,074£74k | £612,222£612k |
| 2015 | Mick Fanning, Carissa Moore | £74,074£74k | £583,333£583k |
| 2014 | Mick Fanning, Carissa Moore | £74,074£74k | £555,556£556k |
| 2013 | Adriano de Souza, Carissa Moore | £55,556£56k | £422,222£422k |
| 2012 | Mick Fanning, Sally Fitzgibbons | £55,556£56k | £396,296£396k |
| 2011 | Joel Parkinson, Sally Fitzgibbons | £55,556£56k | £377,778£378k |
| 2010 | Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore | £37,037£37k | £370,370£370k |
| 2009 | Joel Parkinson, Silvana Lima | £29,630£30k | £318,518£319k |
| 2008 | Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore | £22,222£22k | £290,963£291k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
£291k 08
£319k 09
£370k 10
£378k 11
£396k 12
£422k 13
£556k 14
£583k 15
£612k 16
£643k 17
£675k 18
£762k 19
£670k 22
£700k 23
£836k 24
£700k 25
£753k 26
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SURFERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Men's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Men's 17th | 16 | £9,630£10k | £154,074£154k |
| Men's 33rd | 4 | £7,407£7k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Women's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Women's 17th | 8 | £9,630£10k | £77,037£77k |
Every cheque by name is on the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Bells Beach
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SURFER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Fanning | Australia | 3 | £349,630£350k |
| 2 | Jordy Smith | South Africa | 1 | £269,859£270k |
| 3 | Tyler Wright | Australia | 2 | £241,111£241k |
| 4 | Courtney Conlogue | United States | 3 | £225,000£225k |
| 5 | Carissa Moore | Hawaii | 3 | £218,963£219k |
| 6 | Stephanie Gilmore | Australia | 3 | £205,370£205k |
| 7 | Filipe Toledo | Brazil | 1 | £188,519£189k |
| 8 | John John Florence | Hawaii | 1 | £180,637£181k |
| 9 | Kelly Slater | United States | 2 | £179,163£179k |
| 10 | Joel Parkinson | Australia | 2 | £165,926£166k |
| 11 | Sally Fitzgibbons | Australia | 2 | £165,352£165k |
| 12 | Italo Ferreira | Brazil | 1 | £162,652£163k |
| 13 | Adriano de Souza | Brazil | 1 | £162,000£162k |
| 14 | Matt Wilkinson | Australia | 1 | £135,111£135k |
| 15 | Miguel Pupo | Brazil | 1 | £132,200£132k |
| 16 | Lakey Peterson | United States | 0 | £127,778£128k |
| 17 | Gabriel Medina | Brazil | 0 | £125,452£125k |
| 18 | Ethan Ewing | Australia | 1 | £122,593£123k |
| 19 | Isabella Nichols | Australia | 1 | £121,481£121k |
| 20 | Johanne Defay | France | 0 | £113,748£114k |
| 21 | Owen Wright | Australia | 0 | £113,156£113k |
| 22 | Kanoa Igarashi | Japan | 0 | £106,741£107k |
| 23 | Gabriela Bryan | Hawaii | 1 | £106,667£107k |
| 24 | Jack Robinson | Australia | 1 | £106,644£107k |
| 25 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | Brazil | 0 | £102,111£102k |
The top 12 here
Other surfing events
The events either side of the Bells Beach by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Abu Dhabi | 1 | £699,985£700k |
| 22 | G-Land | 1 | £661,389£661k |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 24 | Newcastle | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 25 | Rottnest Island | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 26 | Narrabeen | 1 | £590,370£590k |
| 27 | Mundaka | 2 | £478,444£478k |
| 28 | Beachley Classic | 5 | £413,333£413k |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 1 | £370,370£370k |
| 30 | San Francisco | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 31 | Santa Cruz | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 32 | Peru | 3 | £192,222£192k |
| 1 | Bells Beach | 17 | £9,666,771£9.7m |
| 2 | Saquarema | 15 | £8,665,037£8.7m |
| 3 | Portugal | 15 | £8,261,808£8.3m |
| 4 | Margaret River | 13 | £8,163,956£8.2m |
| 5 | Pipeline | 17 | £7,992,623£8.0m |
| 6 | Teahupoo | 17 | £7,676,815£7.7m |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 14 | £7,458,800£7.5m |
| 8 | Jeffreys Bay | 13 | £6,137,185£6.1m |
| 9 | France | 12 | £5,887,482£5.9m |
| 10 | Trestles | 12 | £5,695,112£5.7m |
| 11 | Fiji | 9 | £4,688,223£4.7m |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5 | £3,462,948£3.5m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach?
Miguel Pupo and Gabriela Bryan took £59,259 each. The whole edition paid £752,593 across 60 surfers.
How much prize money has the Bells Beach paid?
£9,666,771 across 17 editions from 2008 to 2026. The richest was the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, at £835,985.
Who has won the most money at the Bells Beach?
Mick Fanning, with £349,630 and 3 wins. Jordy Smith is next on £269,859.
Who has won the Bells Beach the most times?
Mick Fanning, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Bells Beach rank for prize money?
1st of the 32 surfing events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every surfing event and surfer is ranked on surfing prize money. The latest edition is the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, and the one before it the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's surfing prize money.