The World Surf League 2019 Season is about to get under way. The 2019 season will kick off in Australia at Snapper rocks. The event window is from the 3-13th. The surfers drawn for round one can be viewed in the featured image. The full list of events for the season with defending champions is here.

The surf forecast being described on the WSL website is for chest to shoulder high surf, a little bit under average, although their hoping for longer period swell near the end of the wave window, hopefully for the finals.

After seeing the really well known and influential leaders who have been at the top of the tour for so many years retire you may be wondering, who’s left on tour. Why should I watch if I can’t watch CJ, Taj, Mick, or Joel? Why would I want to watch it anymore? My favorite surfers aren’t even there anymore. Well, there are still a few guys on the tour worth watching. These surfers have a skill set unlike surfers of the past. It’s a whole new game with a whole new set of surfers pushing each other like nobody else in the world. The CT list of surfers for this 2019 season is here.

The timing of the events is sometimes a little bit off. The events are held half way around the world, so you might find that the heats are being run at what seem like strange times. Honestly, I have no idea what time the contest actually starts, or when during the day in, for example, eastern standard time, the contest is running through. All I know is, when it’s on, you can watch it at www.worldsurfleague.com

Correction: They said something about only broadcasting through Facebook now. I’m not sure if that’s still where it can be viewed. You may have to check one or the other to find it.