COMPETITION
2021 Rip Curl Pro Nationals is a 3-day surf contest featuring Junior, Open (Amateur), and Pros, competing for the highly coveted Rip Curl Pro Titles. This competition will decide Titles in 10 separate divisions, and results will assist Surf Canada in identifying talent for National Team prospects in 2022 for the ISA Surfing Games, World Juniors and World Longboard Championships (Team selection protocol TBD in ’22).
This 14th edition of the Rip Curl Pro Nationals returns to the original surf competition site of Cox Bay in Tofino, B.C.
COMPETITION DATES
Friday September 24 to Sunday September 26, Rip Curl Pro Nationals and Canadian Titles
(3 total days of competition), Heat Draw and Schedule will be published Sept 20th.
LOCATION
COX BAY, Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C., with the competition site in front of the Maltby Road beach access.
Planning your Visit https://tourismtofino.com/plan-your-trip/
Travel Tips & Regulations https://tourismtofino.com/plan-your-trip/travel-tips-regulations/
DIVISIONS
Female and Male surfers from any country are eligible to compete in each of following;
Pro Shortboard, Open Shortboard, Junior U18, Junior U16, Longboard.
REGISTRATION
Spaces are very limited, please register starting Sept. 3rd at: https://liveheats.com/events/2947
$8000 Total PRIZE MONEY
Pro Shortboard
Female and Male finalists equally receive from the Prize Purse as follow;
Champion $2,000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $600, 4th $400
SPECTATING
Live Webcast at www.csasurfcanada.org and the beach is always free.
As we are guests of the District of Tofino and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, all District Park rules apply, including; parking and fees, no alcohol consumption, no fires, and pets must be on leash at all times.
Parking Fees
Pay parking in effect 8am-11pm
$3 for the first 2 hrs, $3 each additional hr, $12/day or $120 annual pass
https://tourismtofino.com/plan-your-trip/getting-around-tofino/#sts=parking
Dogs and Pets
Dogs are permitted; however, they must be on a leash at all times. This includes beaches, trails, parking lots and in the water.
This regulation is actively enforced https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/15
with fines and further penalties if needed. It is also illegal to harass wildlife, therefore a visitor can be charged if their pet chases a wild animal.
Please clean up after your pet and dispose of the waste in the garbage cans provided. Picking up after your pets shows respect to other visitors, their pets and the environment.
HWY 4 Kennedy Hill road closure
Link to the revised closure schedule for Monday, August 23 to Sunday, October 3, 2021.
There is also a traffic advisory hotline which will provide detailed and up-to-date information to help plan your trip. The number is: 1-855-451-7152.