CASUARINA, NSW (May 8, 2025): Australia’s top junior surfers have been crowned in the 2025 Australian Junior Online Surf Championships, with division winners now walking away with a game-changing 8,500 points toward the national Junior Series rankings.
Held between April 28 and May 4, the online format gives young surfers around the country — from Under 12 to Under 18 — the chance to showcase their talent by submitting video clips across age divisions and specialised categories: Best Wave, Best Air, Best Barrel and Best Wipeout.
Standout performers included Leihani Zoric (NSW) and Talia Tebb (NSW), who each claimed dual titles, alongside explosive aerialist Max McGillivray (NSW) and barrel master Kash Brown (NSW).
The significant bump in ranking points made this year’s event the most valuable yet, offering participants a meaningful step forward in the national standings and increasing accessibility for those unable to regularly compete in major qualifying events.
WINNERS:
Best Aerial MEN – Max McGillivray (Evans Head, NSW)
Best Aerial WOMEN – Leihani Zoric (Byron Bay, NSW)
Best Barrel MEN – Kash Brown (Cronulla, NSW)
Best Barrel WOMEN – Talia Tebb (Kincumber, NSW)
Best Wipe-out OPEN – Eden Alker (North Curl Curl, NSW)
U12 Boys – Hayden Mee (Merewether, NSW)
U12 Girls – Sage Fleming (Coolangatta, NSW)
U14 Boys – Teddy Robertson (Torquay, VIC)
U14 Girls – Leihani Kaloha Zoric (Byron Bay, NSW)
U16 Boys – Zac Johnston (Coolangatta, NSW)
U16 Girls – Talia Tebb (Kincumber, NSW)
U18 Men – Mitchell Peterson (Noosa Heads, QLD)
U18 Women – Olive Hardy (Margaret River, WA)
For a complete video gallery of all winning clips, head to the event website.
Download winning entries HERE.
About the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships:
The online surfing competition was set up during COVID to provide equal opportunities for Australian juniors at their local breaks without state qualification required. Its success has seen the event continue with a boost in National Junior Rankings points in 2023.
Surfing Australia and Head Olympic Judge, Glen Elliott, led a three-person panel, with surfers being judged on their best one wave via online video submission. Competitors were able to swap out their entries right until the close of the competition window.
The Australian Junior Online Surf Championships are supported by Surfing Australia, Surfing NSW, Surfing Queensland, Surfing Victoria, Surfing Western Australia, Surfing South Australia and Surfing Tasmania.
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