Female surfers from across New Zealand will descend on Pauanui Beach this weekend for the inaugural NZ Women’s Surf Festival.
The all-female event, taking place over March 2-3, forms part of the NZ Surf Series, NZ Grom Series and NZ Longboard Series.
With a forecast of small yet fun waves and light offshore winds for Saturday and Sunday, the stage is set for a great weekend and celebration of female surfing in New Zealand.
Divisions for the event include Under-14, Under-16, Under-18, Open Women, Over-30s Women and Women’s Longboard.
Surfers taking part include former New Zealand representatives Natasha Gouldsbury of Taranaki, Brie Bennett of Raglan, Grace Spiers of Whangamatā, Liv Haysom of Piha and Georgia Wederell of Mount Maunganui, along with New Zealand junior representatives Leia Millar of Piha and Alani Morse of Raglan.