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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 2026

Surfing prize money in 2026

Surfing paid £6,773,333 across 9 editions in 2026, to 86 surfers. Erin Brooks earned the most, £238,519.

PAID IN 2026£6.8m
EDITIONS9
SURFERS PAID86
TOP EARNER£239k

The 2026 money list

The top 50 surfers by prize money won in 2026

Surfing surfers ranked by prize money won in 2026.
# SURFER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Erin Brooks Canada 3 £238,519£239k
2 Carissa Moore Hawaii 2 £197,778£198k
3 Miguel Pupo Brazil 2 £191,852£192k
4 Sawyer Lindblad United States 1 £174,074£174k
5 Yago Dora Brazil 1 £170,370£170k
6 Italo Ferreira Brazil 1 £170,370£170k
7 Gabriela Bryan Hawaii 1 £168,889£169k
8 Leonardo Fioravanti Italy 1 £165,926£166k
9 Ethan Ewing Australia 1 £145,185£145k
10 Lakey Peterson United States 1 £144,444£144k
11 Cole Houshmand United States 1 £142,963£143k
12 George Pittar Australia 1 £140,000£140k
13 Gabriel Medina Brazil 0 £138,519£139k
14 Stephanie Gilmore Australia 1 £137,037£137k
15 Seth Moniz Hawaii 1 £134,815£135k
16 Luana Silva Brazil 0 £134,815£135k
17 Molly Picklum Australia 0 £124,444£124k
18 Griffin Colapinto United States 0 £123,704£124k
19 Kanoa Igarashi Japan 0 £116,296£116k
20 Tyler Wright Australia 0 £110,370£110k
21 Isabella Nichols Australia 0 £110,370£110k
22 Connor O'Leary Japan 0 £109,630£110k
23 Morgan Cibilic Australia 0 £108,889£109k
24 Anat Lelior Israel 0 £108,889£109k
25 Tya Zebrowski France 0 £108,148£108k
26 Nadia Erostarbe Spain 0 £100,741£101k
27 Caroline Marks United States 0 £100,000£100k
28 Samuel Pupo Brazil 0 £97,778£98k
29 Alyssa Spencer United States 0 £97,778£98k
30 Bettylou Sakura Johnson Hawaii 0 £97,037£97k
31 Yolanda Hopkins Portugal 0 £96,296£96k
32 Brisa Hennessy Costa Rica 0 £94,815£95k
33 Kauli Vaast France 0 £94,074£94k
34 Liam O'Brien Australia 0 £94,074£94k
35 Filipe Toledo Brazil 0 £94,074£94k
36 Joao Chianca Brazil 0 £94,074£94k
37 Jack Robinson Australia 0 £92,593£93k
38 Marco Mignot France 0 £92,593£93k
39 Vahine Fierro France 0 £91,111£91k
40 Sally Fitzgibbons Australia 0 £91,111£91k
41 Caitlin Simmers United States 0 £91,111£91k
42 Alan Cleland Mexico 0 £90,370£90k
43 Barron Mamiya Hawaii 0 £90,370£90k
44 Jake Marshall United States 0 £90,370£90k
45 Crosby Colapinto United States 0 £89,630£90k
46 Bella Kenworthy United States 0 £89,630£90k
47 Alejo Muniz Brazil 0 £88,889£89k
48 Rio Waida Indonesia 0 £88,889£89k
49 Francisca Veselko Portugal 0 £88,889£89k
50 Callum Robson Australia 0 £88,148£88k

The top 15 in 2026

Erin Brooks £239k Carissa Moore £198k Miguel Pupo £192k Sawyer Lindblad £174k Yago Dora £170k Italo Ferreira £170k Gabriela Bryan £169k Leonardo Fioravanti £166k Ethan Ewing £145k Lakey Peterson £144k Cole Houshmand £143k George Pittar £140k Gabriel Medina £139k Stephanie Gilmore £137k Seth Moniz £135k

Every edition in 2026

By prize money paid

Surfing editions in 2026 with winner and total paid.
EDITION WINNER PAID
Lexus Trestles Pro Miguel Pupo, Erin Brooks £752,593£753k
Fiji Pro Cole Houshmand, Erin Brooks £752,593£753k
Outerknown Tahiti Pro Seth Moniz, Erin Brooks £752,593£753k
VIVO Rio Pro Yago Dora, Sawyer Lindblad £752,593£753k
Surf City El Salvador Pro Leonardo Fioravanti, Carissa Moore £752,593£753k
Corona Cero New Zealand Pro Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore £752,593£753k
Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Ethan Ewing, Stephanie Gilmore £752,593£753k
Western Australia Margaret River Pro George Pittar, Lakey Peterson £752,593£753k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Miguel Pupo, Gabriela Bryan £752,593£753k

The richest editions of 2026

Lexus Trestles Pro £753k Fiji Pro £753k Outerknown Tahiti Pro £753k VIVO Rio Pro £753k Surf City El Salvador Pro £753k Corona Cero New Zealand Pro £753k Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro £753k Western Australia Margaret River Pro £753k Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach £753k

Every year we hold

2008 £2.9m 2009 £3.1m 2010 £3.6m 2011 £4.5m 2012 £3.9m 2013 £4.1m 2014 £5.9m 2015 £6.3m 2016 £6.5m 2017 £6.9m 2018 £7.2m 2019 £8.1m 2020 £597k 2021 £3.6m 2022 £6.7m 2023 £6.9m 2024 £6.9m 2025 £7.6m 2026 £6.8m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most surfing prize money in 2026?

Erin Brooks, with £238,519 and 3 titles. Carissa Moore was next on £197,778.

How much prize money was paid in 2026?

£6,773,333 across 9 editions, to 86 surfers.

Which edition paid the most in 2026?

The Lexus Trestles Pro, at £752,593.

How does 2026 compare with 2025?

2025 paid £7,581,378 across 11 editions.

Where to next

Every year and every surfer is on surfing prize money. The year before is 2025. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's surfing prize money.