PWA/WWT World Tour: Tour schedule 2026 with Chile, Australia, Aruba & Qatar
Manuel Vogel
· 25.12.2025
"The Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) and the Wave World Tour (WWT) are pleased to announce that they will continue to work together under the umbrella of the Unified Windsurf Wave Tour for the 2026 season," announce the PWA and WWT. Next year's 2026 wave calendar will consist of six 5-star events and one 4-star event.
In 2026, the PWA also wants to work more closely with the IFCA ("International Funboard Class Association") to strengthen the discipline of racing, with both organisations taking a joint step towards stronger and more uniform race execution. With nine events now spanning Europe, the Caribbean and Asia, the partnership will be driven by a shared desire to deliver a bigger, more attractive tour calendar. By aligning event dates, technical frameworks and key sporting principles, the collaboration should help to reduce calendar clashes, avoid unnecessary duplication and provide greater clarity for riders, organisers and manufacturers alike. Also exciting: a foil freestyle event is to be held in Qatar for the first time in 2026 as part of the PWA World Tour. Here is the PWA's provisional tour calendar for 2026:
Wave
- Australia - 2026 Margaret River Wave Classic ★★★★ - Date: 30.01.-08.02.
- Hawaii - 2026 Maui Pro ★★★★★ - Date: 30.03.-04.04.
- Gran Canaria - 2026 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup ★★★★★ - Date: TBC
- Tenerife - 2026 Tenerife Wave & Slalom Grand Slam ★★★★★ - Date: 31 July - 9 August.
- Germany - 2026 Citroën Sylt Windsurf World Cup ★★★★★ - Date: 25 September - 4 October.
- Hawaii - 2026 Aloha Classic, Maui ★★★★★ - Date: 19-30 October.
- Chile - 2026 Chile Grand Final ★★★★★ - Date: 14-29 November.
Racing
- France - 2026 IFCA Grand Slam Worlds Fin and Foil - Leucate, La Franqui, France - Date: 20-26 April.
- Aruba - 2026 Aruba Hi-Winds Pro and Youth Slalom World Cup (Slalom-X) ★★★★★ - Date: 13-18 May.
- Germany - 2026 IFCA Foil Europeans - Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany - Date: 15-19 July.
- Fuerteventura - 2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam (Slalom-X) ★★★★★ - Date: 17-26 July (Freestyle 17-21 July, Slalom-X 22-26 July)
- Tenerife - 2026 Tenerife Grand Slam (Slalom-X) ★★★★★ - Date: 31 July - 9 August.
- Denmark - 2026 IFCA Fin Europeans - Hvide Sande, Denmark - Date: 07-12 September.
- Germany - 2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom) ★★★★★ - Date: 25 September - 4 October.
- Japan - 2026 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom) ★★★★★ - Date: November TBC
- Qatar 2026 Qatar World Cup (Foil Slalom) ★★★★★ Date: November TBC
Freestyle
- Fuerteventura - 2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam ★★★★★ - Date: 17-26.07. (Freestyle 17-21.07., Slalom 22-26.07.)
- Germany - 2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup ★★★★★ - Date: 25 September - 4 October.
- Qatar - 2026 Qatar Slalom & Foil Freestyle World, Date TBC
Not all dates have been confirmed yet, the tour calendar but is already whetting the appetite for the start of the regatta season.
Manuel Vogel
Editor surf
Manuel Vogel, born in 1981, lives in Kiel and learned to windsurf at the age of six at his father's surf school. In 1997, he completed his training as a windsurfing instructor and worked for over 15 years as a windsurfing instructor in various centers, at Kiel University sports and in the coaching team of the “Young Guns” freestyle camps. He has been part of the surf test team since 2003. After completing his teaching degree in 2013, he followed his heart and started as editor of surf magazine for the test and riding technique sections. Since 2021, he has also been active in wingfoiling - mainly at his home spots on the Baltic Sea or in the waves of Denmark.
