Rip Curl – a brand that was ‘Born at Bells’ and World Surf League Championship Tour are the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 

As the longest running professional surfing event on the WSL Tour and nearly six decades of hosting the best pro surfers on the planet, the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach is often considered the home of professional surfing.

Since 1962, generations of surfers have migrated to Bells over the Easter period to watch as Tour legends make their way into the pristine waters.

New competitors face a mixture of emotions as they descend the famous stairs, confronted with the awesome sight of swell lines pouring into Bells from the Southern Ocean.

Whilst grappling with realisation they’ve earned the chance to join surfing greats at the very soul of our sport.

As anyone who has been part of that history can attest, Bells Beach is a special place, and since the birth of professional surfing the Rip Curl Pro has held revered space in the history of surfing.