The 62nd running of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Bonsoy will take place from April 18-28, 2025.

Featuring a world class field including Molly Picklum, Jack Robinson, Italo Ferreira and Caity Simmers, the event is held at the spiritual home of surfing in Australia.

The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will only run on days of suitable surf within the event waiting period. A call is made each morning by the WSL Commissioner on the day’s schedule. This is generally done at 7.30am and published on www.worldsurfleague.com or via the WSL Instagram page. More specific event information will be posted via the Surfing Victoria Instagram Page

Rip Curl Pro Tickets

Tickets for the event can be purchased at the gate from the first day of the waiting period.

Ticket Prices:
Festival Pass – $35
(Concession: $20)

Day Pass – $17
(Concession: $12)

Kids 12 & Under – Free

Parking – $5

Surfing Victoria Members receive free entry into the Rip Curl Pro. Not a member? Sign up here

*Due to capacity limitations at Bells Beach, Festival Passes do not guarantee entry on the day. Capacity limitations are put into place to ensure the continued preservation of the Bells Beach surfing reserve.

Unfortunately, no dogs are allowed on site unless they are a qualified, accredited assistance dog and serving the person they are with. Note: Security may ask you to provide documentation to prove this.

We kindly ask you to please observe all road signs when entering and exiting the event, there is a large amount of local wildlife who live in the area. Please slow down and take care to help protect our local wildlife. 

Ticket Terms and Conditions can be found here

Accessibility

Rip Curl Pro strives to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy the thrill of watching the world’s best surfers compete on some of the world’s best waves!

To do this, we have been working to improve the accessibility of the Rip Curl Pro, inclusive of features to support physical accessibility, along with the introduction of some new sensory friendly event elements to support people on the Autism Spectrum, plus more.

Some features at the Rip Curl Pro to improve accessibility include:

– Accessible Parking
– Accessible Toilet
– Accessible paths of travel around the main event
– Accessible viewing platform
– Social Script to support attendance
– Sensory Mapping to identify areas of low, medium and high stimulation
– Accredited Assistance Animals welcome, with clear identification

If you have any feedback about accessibility and your experiences at the Rip Curl Pro, please contact the Surf Coast Shire Council events team on events@surfcoast.vic.gov.au