The World Surf League brings the best male and female surfers from around the globe together to compete on the ocean’s best waves.
The line-up this year means that it is almost impossible to predict who will walk away with the titles – meaning you will want to know exactly how to live stream surf competitions after every morning call. Find out how to do that right here.
How to Watch the 2024 World Surf League live in Australia
Due to a break-through agreement, the Australian broadcast rights for the WSL in 2024 will be shared between Fox Sports and Network Seven’s streaming app, 7Plus. The goal of this joint venture is to bring the WSL into more Australian homes than ever before, offering fans the opportunity to follow their favourite surfers as they compete in some of the world’s most iconic locations.
Fox Sports, part of the Foxtel and Kayo Sports network, will have the broadcast rights to every World Surf League Championship Tour on the WSL calendar. That means you can watch all 11 stops on both the men’s and women’s tours LIVE, on either Foxtel, Foxtel Now, Telstra or Kayo Sports.
Likewise, WSL fans will have to the option to access live streams of the competitions on the free-to-air streaming platform 7Plus. Unfortunately though, Channel Seven will not be offering any live WSL events on terrestrial TV, so if you’re a die-hard fan who wants to enjoy the action on your Big Screen, you’ll want to look at the Fox Sports option.
Provider | WSL Tour | Streaming |
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Foxtel | LIVE coverage of all events (see fixtures) | Yes – Foxtel Go app |
Kayo Sports | LIVE coverage of all events (see fixtures) | Yes – 7 day Free trial |
Foxtel Now | LIVE coverage of all events (see fixtures) | Yes – 10 day Free trial |
7Plus | LIVE coverage of all events (see fixtures) | Yes – 7Plus app |
What WSL Tour is available live in Australia today?
Below are the fixtures for the WSL tournaments on the 2024 season’s calendar, and the Australian providers that will be broadcasting these events live.
Should you miss the live action, WSL Tour replays will be available through each of the providers listed below.
Event | Location | Date | Service |
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Banzai Pipeline | Hawaii, USA | January 29 – February 10 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Sunset Beach | Hawaii, USA | February 12 – 23 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Peniche | Portugal | March 6 – 16 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Bells Beach | Victoria, Australia | March 26 – April 5 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Margaret River | Western Australia, Australia | April 11 – 21 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Teahupo’o | Tahiti, French Polynesia | May 22 – 31 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Punta Roca | El Salvador | June 6 – 15 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Saquarema | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 22 – 30 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus |
Cloudbreak | Fiji | August 20 – 29 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus/Channel 7 |
WSL Finals | Lower Trestles, San Clemente, Calif., USA | September 6 – 14 | Foxtel/Kayo/7Plus/Channel 7 |
Stream WSL tournaments live on Kayo
With Kayo you will have access to the same sports broadcasts as Foxtel, and can stream WSL to eligible devices and browsers. For fans who want to catch up on the late-night or early-morning action, Kayo Minis provide a condensed match recap after the play has concluded.
Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers, and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout the matches in real-time.
Best of all, if you’re a brand new prospective customer to Kayo Sports, you can take advantage of a 7-day free trial period, allowing you to watch your favourite events for free, as well as the rest of the content on their service.
Kayo doesn’t have a lock-in contract or equipment fees, which means you can cancel anytime if you’re no longer using it. If you want to check out Kayo after your trial is over simply choose between the Basic or Premium plans.
World Surf League on Foxtel
One option to watch all the available WSL tournaments is with Foxtel or Foxtel Now. The Foxtel Now streaming service offers access to all the sport on Foxtel via their Sports Pack.
That means that you get access to all the live and on-demand sports Foxtel has to offer, including WSL and the other leagues, matches and events taking place for that month.
To start you can check it out with a 10-day free trial, after which you will need to pay for both the Sports Pack and the Essentials Pack, as the two products come as a team.
In addition to being internet-connected, Foxtel Now also includes the option to stream live sports using the Foxtel Go app when you’re away from home.
Stream WSL on 7Plus
You can watch all stops on the WSL Championship Tour on the Channel 7 streaming platform, 7Plus. This is a great option that allows you to watch the biggest events on free to air TV. 7Plus will also show other stops on the WSL tour from the Challenger Series and Qualifying Series.
Stream WSL on your favourite Device
Here are some of the best streaming TV devices to use when streaming WSL on your home TV.
Devices supported on Kayo
- PC/Mac: Yes – MacOS 10.12+ (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) & Windows 10 (Chrome, Firefox, Edge); web browser only
- iOS/Android Phones/Tablets: Yes – Via native apps (iOS 15+ and Android 8+)
- Hubbl: Yes – available on both the small device and Hubbl Glass
- Google Chromecast: Yes – Chromecast Ultra, 3rd Generation
and Chromecast with Google TV for optimal streaming. SplitView not available - Apple TV: Yes – tvOS 11+, 4th Generation or higher. Casting available to previous models
- Amazon Fire TV Stick – Yes
- Google TV: Yes – OS 8.0+
- Android TV: Yes – Via
app for version 8.0 andup on the following devices: Xiaomi Mi Box, Asus Nexus Player, NVIDIA SHIELD, Sony BRAVIA™ and select models of Hisense, Kogan, Mecool, Panasonic, Philips, Sharpand TCL - Samsung Smart TVs: Yes – 2017 and later models. SplitView not available
- LG TV: Yes – 2018 models or later using WebOS 4 and above. LG Netcast TV’s or via LG TV’s Web Browser Application not available.
- Hisense Smart TV: Select 2019 – 2023 models
- Gaming Consoles: Yes – PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
Devices supported on Foxtel Now
- Foxtel Now Box: Yes
- Sony Android TV: Yes – OS Android 8 – Android 12
- iOS Mobiles/Tablets: Yes – Via Foxtel Go app (iOS 9.35 or above)
- Android Mobiles/Tablets: Yes – Via
native app (Lollipop 5.0 or above) - PC/Mac: Yes – Windows devices running Windows 7 and above. Mac devices running OS X Yosemite 10.10 and above
- Google Chromecast: Yes – Via casting
- Google Nest: Yes – on Foxtel Go via a compatible Chromecast device connected or built-in to your TV
- Apple TV: Yes – Via AirPlay
- Gaming consoles: Yes – PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro (Foxtel Play on PlayStation 3)
- Samsung Smart TVs: Yes – Select 2017 models and above, running on Tizen 3.0 or above. (Foxtel Play on 2015 and 2016 models)
- LG Smart TVs: Yes – Select 2017-2022 models, running webOS 3.5 or above
- Hisense Smart TVs: Yes – Select 2019 – 2020 models
- Shield TV: Yes – on Shield TV and Shield TV Pro
Other sports to watch after WSL
Once you’ve watched the latest stop on the WSL calendar, you may need some other events to get your sporting fix, so here are a few options that may be of interest.