Cover photo: WSL/Rowland

The WSL has placed a yellow alert for its finals, meaning it is highly likely that the world champion will be crowned tomorrow, the organization's commissioner Jessi Miley Dyer said on the live broadcast.

The waves at Lowers were fun due to the size of the head, but they are expected to grow throughout the day and especially tomorrow.

The South Pacific showed several signs of the powerful swell that is entering California with giant waves breaking in Chile and Peru. Today even the classic La Herradura event began.

There will be three days of waves 13, 14 and 15 from which they will have to choose the one with the least sea wind in the afternoon, the other commissioner, Renato Hickel, told WSL Brazil.

The series between Steph Gilmore and Johanne Defay will be the first to go into the water.

With the men's ranking defined as follows:
1st: Gabriel Medina 48145
2nd: Italo Ferreira 35060
3rd: Filipe Toledo 32065
4th: Conner Coffin 26685
5th: Morgan Cibilic 26600

The series are as follows:
Series 1: Morgan Cibilic vs Conner Coffin
Series 2: The winner of series 1 vs Filipe Toledo
Series 3: The winner of series 2 vs Italo Ferreira
Series 4, final: The winner of series 3 vs Gabriel Medina (this matchup is the best of three series).

Whoever wins series 4 will be the world champion.

On the ladies' side, the ranking was as follows:
1st: Carissa Moore 37700
2nd: Tatiana Weston-Webb 34715
3rd: Sally Fitzgibbons 33000
4th: Johanne Defay 32035
4th: Stephanie Gilmore 32035

The series are as follows:
Series 1: Johanne Defay vs Stephanie Gilmore
Series 2: Series 1 winner vs Sally Fitzgibbons
Heat 3: Heat 2 Winner vs Tatiana Weston-Webb
Series 4: Series 3 Winner vs Carissa Moore (This matchup is a best of three series)

Whoever wins series 4 will be the world champion.