ISA President Fernando Aguerre said:
“It’s incredible to see how every year, the WPSC has continued to raise the bar. We are proud to provide this platform that celebrates not only athletic excellence, but also inclusion and opportunity to experience surf lagoon technology in a high-performance environment. The consistency and high-performance nature of DSRT Surf will provide a unique opportunity for the world’s best para surfers to showcase their talent at the highest level. Our commitment to Paralympic inclusion remains stronger than ever. We continue to believe that Para Surfing belongs on the Paralympic stage, and every edition of this incredible event brings us another step closer to realizing that dream.”
John Luff, co-founder and managing partner of Beach Street Development said:
“From the beginning, we built DSRT Surf to expand what is possible in surfing, and we are proud to host this historic World Championship. Bringing the world’s leading para surfers together on consistent, world-class waves will create an exceptional platform for athletes to compete at their highest level, push the progression of the sport and showcase para surfing to a global audience. The ability to program and repeat wave conditions also creates greater consistency across the field and demonstrates how surf lagoons can complement the ocean by opening new possibilities for competition, training and athlete development.”
About the International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. The ISA governs and defines Surfing as Shortboard, Longboard & Bodyboarding, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Para Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment. The ISA crowned its first Men’s and Women’s World Champions in 1964. It crowned the first Big Wave World Champion in 1965; World Junior Champion in 1980; World Kneeboard Champions in 1982; World Longboard Surfing and World Bodyboard Champions in 1988; World Tandem Surfing Champions in 2006; World Masters Champions in 2007; World StandUp Paddle (SUP, both surfing and racing) and Paddleboard Champions in 2012, and World Para Surfing Champions in 2015.
About DSRT Surf
Opening late Summer 2026, DSRT Surf will introduce the largest Wavegarden Cove in North America, a 5.5-acre surf lagoon capable of generating up to 1,000 customizable waves per hour and offering consistent, surfable waves for beginners through advanced surfers. Lessons, coaching, and progression-based surfing are built into the experience, set against a backdrop where ocean-quality waves are framed by desert mountains. The surrounding beach club includes a three-pool viewing deck with cabanas, a restaurant and bar, a skate park, a pickleball court, and is surrounded by two championship Desert Willow golf courses. Future phases will add a hotel and luxury villas. It is one of the only places in the world where visitors can surf perfect waves in a desert environment. Follow us on @dsrtsurf and visit www.dsrtsurf.com for more information and updates.
Media Contacts:
For ISA:
Federico Ferroni
[email protected]
+54 911 44146234
For DSRT Surf:
Shana Frahm
[email protected]
+1.323.855.9884
