| 2024 World Surf League Finals | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lower Trestles |
| Location | San Clemente, California, United States |
| Dates | September 6, 2024 |
| Competitors | 10 from 5 nations |
| Champions | |
| Men |  John John Florence |
| Women |  Caitlin Simmers |
The 2024 Lexus WSL Finals was the 10th and final event of the 2024 World Surf League. It was the fourth edition of the World Surf League Finals, and took place at Lower Trestles in California on September 6, 2024. [1] [2] [3]
The event featured the top five surfers from both the men's and women's regular season standings, and consisted of four head-to-head matches, held on a single day. In the first match, the surfers ranked fourth and fifth went head-to-head, with the winner advancing to take on the third-ranked surfer in the second match. The winner of the second match then took on the second-ranked surfer in the third match, with the winner qualifying for the title match against the top-ranked surfer in the standings. [4]
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | John John Florence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Griffin Colapinto | 14.33 | 5 |  Ítalo Ferreira | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  Jack Robinson | 9.94 | 5 | Ítalo Ferreira | 14.47 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Ethan Ewing | 14.83 | 5 | Ítalo Ferreira | 14.57 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Ítalo Ferreira | 15.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| John John Florence | Round | Ítalo Ferreira |
|---|---|---|
| 15.50 | 1 | 15.33 |
| 18.13 | 2 | 16.30 |
| - | 3 | - |
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Caitlin Simmers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Caroline Marks | 14.20 | 2 | Caroline Marks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  Brisa Hennessy | 13.17 | 5 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | 13.83 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Molly Picklum | 9.40 | 5 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | 13.77 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | 12.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Caitlin Simmers | Round | Caroline Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 16.87 | 1 | 17.43 |
| 18.37 | 2 | 14.17 |
| 15.16 | 3 | 7.17 |
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