The longboard tour will once again feature El Salvador with a key event for the definition of the 2026 world champions, the WSL just announced in a press release.

However, the format will not be like in previous years when it hosted the finals, but will instead host the fourth and final stage, which will add 50% more points.

The three previous events will total 10.000 and El Salvador 15.000.

Meanwhile, another new feature is that the final event will not be made up of the 24 elite riders, but rather the top 12 after stage 3.

The tour, which has not yet announced its top 24 riders, will have the following stages:

-Huntington Beach Longboard Classic (Huntington Beach, California, USA): July 25-29, 2026

-Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic (Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia): November 25-29, 2026

-La Union Longboard Classic (Urbiztondo Beach, La Union, Philippines): January 20-24, 2027

-Surf City El Salvador Longboard Championships (El Sunzal, El Salvador): March 13-21, 2027

The other change is that the Abu Dhabi leg has been dropped and the Philippines leg added. Monaliza Point will be featured on the CT longboard tour for the first time; Bells and Huntington will be returning.

“This season, the titles will be decided by the accumulation of points across the four events, and the highest-ranked man and woman at the end of the season will be crowned World Longboard Champions. The first three events will feature 24 men and 24 women and will award 10,000 points to the winners. The final event, in Surf City, El Salvador, will host the top 12 men and 12 women, offer 15,000 ranking points, and determine the 2026 World Longboard Champions,” they explained in the statement.

“The WSL Longboard Tour continues with incredible momentum. Last season we saw some of the best longboarding ever, and that level keeps rising. In 2026, we’re taking the Tour to an exciting new location and introducing a new format. It’s a reflection of the strength the global longboard community has gained; the Tour is really on the rise, and we’re excited to see the athletes take it even further this year,” said Will Hayden-Smith, Director of the WSL Longboard Tour.