SoCal teen makes history as youngest to win Super Girl Surf Pro

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Even amidst challenging conditions over the weekend, 15-year-old surfer Eden Walla made her presence known during Oceanside’s Super Girl Surf Pro competition.

The San Clemente surfer took the title Sunday, becoming the youngest person to ever win the cape while earning a score of 13.00. The young athlete beat out Tahiti’s Kiara Goold, 14, who scored 11.77.

“Walla stayed busy and found herself into an afternoon gem to unleash more of her sharp, backhand attack and accrued a 7.33 to take a commanding lead over the Tahitian,” officials with the surf competition stated in a news release announcing the results.

In an interview post-surf, Walla explained that she tried to channel all of the energy that she had left into that last heat Sunday.

“It means so much to me. I’ve been watching this contest for so long and thank you to all my friends for supporting me, they’re the best,” said Walla.

The young surfer went on to thank her sponsors and sign her first autograph on a Super Girl Surf Pro cape, a moment she will surely never forget.

The video below shows the moment she was carried ashore after winning the cape, something that’s an honorary tradition in surfing competitions:

It’s without question — the next generation of female surfers took over Oceanside this weekend.

Here’s a breakdown of each heat:

Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Final Results:

1 – Eden Walla (USA) 13.00     3,000 points

2 – Kiara Goold (PYF) 11.77     2,340 points

Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Semifinal Results:

HEAT 1: Eden Walla (USA) 12.70 DEF. Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 10.37

HEAT 2: Kiara Goold (PYF) 10.40 DEF. Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 5.47

Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Quarterfinal Results:

HEAT 1: Eden Walla (USA) 12.17 DEF. Bailey Turner (USA) 4.50

HEAT 2: Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 14.23 DEF. Alyssa Spencer (USA) 11.83

HEAT 3: Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 10.67 DEF. Maddie Storrer (USA) 7.17

HEAT 4: Kiara Goold (PYF) 10.00 DEF. Vaihitimahana Inso (HAW) 3.87

Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro Round of 16 Results:

HEAT 1: Bailey Turner (USA) 10.43 DEF. Talia Swindal (USA) 9.83

HEAT 2: Eden Walla (USA) 10.43 DEF. Sara Freyre (USA) 3.60

HEAT 3: Ruby Stringfellow (USA) 13.74 DEF. Leilani McGonagle (CRC) 8.50

HEAT 4: Alyssa Spencer (USA) 18.00 DEF. Mathea Dempfle-Olin (CAN) 3.93

HEAT 5: Maddie Storrer (USA) 9.40 DEF. Vela Mattive (USA) 5.93

HEAT 6: Eweleiula Wong (HAW) 10.04 DEF. Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (CAN) 8.20

HEAT 7: Kiara Goold (PYF) 11.50 DEF. Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 5.7

That’s a wrap. The next Super Girl Surf Pro competition will take place in September 2025.

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