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.
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
Getting to the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is held on the Bells Beach Surfing Recreation Reserve, Jarosite Road, Bells Beach VIC 3228
There is limited car parking on site on a first in best dressed basis.
Car parking is $5 per car.
Rip Curl Pro Shuttle Bus Service
Stay tuned for full details on the bus schedule for this years Rip Curl Pro!
Victorian Rip Curl Pro Trials 2025
The Victorian Rip Curl Pro Trials will take place on Tuesday April 15 at Bells Beach.
One lucky Victorian surfer each year gets the chance to go up against the world’s best surfers at Bells Beach thanks to the Victorian Government and the Rip Curl Pro Victorian Trials.
The event will feature the top Victorian Male surfers and top Victorian Female surfers all vying for a spot in the Rip Curl Main Draw.
Former Trials winners include Xavier Huxtable, Adam Robertson, Nic Muscroft, Glyndyn Ringrose, Jack Perry, Carl Wright, Zoe Clarke, Nikki van Dijk, Cahill Bell-Warren, Tim Stevenson, Harry Mann and Joe van Dijk.
Competitor information and allocations can be found here
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