Date:10-18 January 2026 / 12-18 January 2026
Disciplines:
2025 Junior World Wave Grand U18 Wave Male & Female - open to experienced wavesailing youth aged under 18 as of 31 December, 2025
2026 Oceania Youth Wave Events: U13 / U15 / U21 Wave Male & Female
2026 Oceania Junior Windsurf Camp: Open to recreational youth windsurfers aged under 21.
Location:Geraldton, Australia
Registration: Open via the Windsurfing WA website from 16 September 2025. Note you will need to join Windsurfing WA as a member first and then register for the event.
Competitions & Events:This event has three separate event components that cater for water competent youth aged under 21 years.
2025 U18 Youth World Grand Final 10-18th January 2026. As a Grand Final, the event will carry 200% world ranking points for the 2025 season, with each competitor's three best results for the season contributing to their final world standing. The winner of the overall rankings in the boys and girls divisions will become the 2025 PWA/WWT Junior Wave Champion. Competitors need to be under 18 as of Dec 31 2025 to be eligible.
2026 Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles 12-18th January 2026. This event will have 100% world ranking points and results will count for the 2026 season. This event will be held separate to the U18 Junior Grand Final but will be held in part of the same waiting period. Competitors from the U18 Junior World Grand Final may also enter this competition. A minimum of three competitors is required for each division and divisions usually exist for
- U13 Boys/Girls
- U15 Boys/Girls
- Pro Junior (U21) Boys/Girls
Normally we have run an U18 Boys/Girls division as well, but given we are running the U18s as a 2025 Grand Final, we are not guaranteeing that we will run this division as a second separate event for 2026 world ranking points. If the weather cooperates and we have time and energy, we may choose to run a second U18 event as part of the 2026 rankings, but this is only a possibility, it is NOT a guarantee. Competitors for the 2026 U18 Oceania Youth Wave Titles would need to be under 18 as of December 31, 2026.
Junior Windsurf Camp 12th - 18th January 2026. A fun, social camp where youth aged under 21 of any skill level in windsurfing are given coaching over two days. Coaching is given in beach starts, water starts, harnesses, planing, gybing, tacking, jumping, wave riding, forward loops, back loops, push loops - whatever it is that the individual youth needs. Note that the camp relies on volunteer parent instruction and support, so we need at least one parent/guardian to volunteer and assist at the event for each family entrant.
