OCEANSIDE — The largest women’s surf competition in the world returned to the Oceanside Pier this past weekend during the Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, with SoCal 15-year-old Eden Walla becoming the youngest champion in its history.
The 18th annual competition, presented by ASA Entertainment, featured over 140 of the world’s top female surfers competing over three days in Oceanside, alongside a range of activities including live music, esports tournaments, skateboarding and fitness classes.
Walla, of San Clemente, won the Qualifying Series final heat on Sunday against second-place finisher Kiara Goold, 14, of Tahiti, making it the youngest final in the competition’s history. After an impressive battle, Walla secured a 7.66 ride that led to a final score of 13 over Goold’s 11.77.
“It means so much to me. I’ve been watching this contest for so long,” Walla told World Surf League after her win. “I tried to just channel all my energy left today into that last heat, and yeah, I’m stoked.”
Ruby Stringfellow, 13, of Huntington Beach and Eweleiula Wong, 19, of Hawaii, shared equal thirds after being surpassed in their respective semifinals. Earlier on Sunday, Stringfellow defeated reigning 2023 Super Girl champion Alyssa Spencer in the quarterfinal.
2024 World Surf League Champion Caitlin Simmers of Oceanside was also one of several elite surfers who appeared at Super Girl, as a mentor in the WSL Rising Tides mentorship program. Rising Tides connects young girls interested in competitive surfing with guidance and advice from professional surfers.
Along with Simmers and Spencer, young girls participating in Rising Tides this year got to connect with Championship Tour Rookie of the Year Sawyer Lindblad and two-time Super Girl victors Sage Erickson and Lakey Peterson.
In addition to the surf competition, attendees got to enjoy 16 free concerts throughout the weekend with performances by Bishop Briggs, CeeLo Green, Beach Weather and lovelytheband.
Surf Girl Pro also partnered with the Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club for the two-day longboarding competition on the north side of the pier. Mailia Ilagan, 17, of Ventura took the cape after a close final against Cash Hoover, 15, of Hawaii, who took second.
Full Surf Pro results can be found below:
Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Final Results:
1 – Eden Walla (USA) 13.00 3,000 points
2 – Kiara Goold (PYF) 11.77 2,340 points
Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Semifinal Results:
HEAT 1: Eden Walla (USA) 12.70 DEF. Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 10.37
HEAT 2: Kiara Goold (PYF) 10.40 DEF. Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 5.47
Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Quarterfinal Results:
HEAT 1: Eden Walla (USA) 12.17 DEF. Bailey Turner (USA) 4.50
HEAT 2: Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 14.23 DEF. Alyssa Spencer (USA) 11.83
HEAT 3: Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 10.67 DEF. Maddie Storrer (USA) 7.17
HEAT 4: Kiara Goold (PYF) 10.00 DEF. Vaihitimahana Inso (HAW) 3.87
Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Round of 16 Results:
HEAT 1: Bailey Turner (USA) 10.43 DEF. Talia Swindal (USA) 9.83
HEAT 2: Eden Walla (USA) 10.43 DEF. Sara Freyre (USA) 3.60
HEAT 3: Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 13.74 DEF. Leilani McGonagle (CRC) 8.50
HEAT 4: Alyssa Spencer (USA) 18.00 DEF. Mathea Dempfle-Olin (CAN) 3.93
HEAT 5: Maddie Storrer (USA) 9.40 DEF. Vela Mattive (USA) 5.93
HEAT 6: Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 10.04 DEF. Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (CAN) 8.20
HEAT 7: Kiara Goold (PYF) 11.50 DEF. Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 5.74
HEAT 8: Vaihitimahana Inso (HAW) 11.66 DEF. Lilie Kulber (USA) 6.07
