The World Championships seek to adhere to the standard rules utilized by dog surf competitions across the globe. We do this in order to have the same general rules and expectations across events.

This year's events consist of two components for surfing and dog fans:

1) Live and In-Person Dog Surfing Championships (See below for Details)

2) Virtual "Best Waves" Dog Surfing Championships (Entries Open to the Public Worldwide)

Both Live and Virtual components are FREE TO ATTEND or VIEW to Anyone.

SURFING COMPETITION:

• $50 Dog Entrant per Heat Category (Dog Size based Heats, Tandem Heats, etc)

*Humans without Dog not allowed to enter Surfing Competition
*Dogs can only enter in one Size or Weight-based contest category

IMPORTANT: Acceptance of Entries to the Live In-Person Dog Surfing Competition are are the discretion of the Organizers.

BALL-AND-FETCH-WATER COMPETITION

• $15 Dog Entrant

FASHION CONTEST:

• Free (but we hope you make a donation to the charities)

ATTEND TO WATCH EVENTS

• Free and Open to the Public. No Tickets Required

Dog Weight Categories for Surfing Heats:

• Small Dog Surfing Heat - 1-20 pound dog
• Medium Dog Surfing Heat - 21-40 pound dog
• Large Dog Surfing Heat - 41-60 pound dog
• Very Large Dog Surfing Heat - 61 pound or more dog
• Tandem Dogs Surfing Heat - multiple dogs, any size
• Tandem Human/Dog Surfing Heat - 1 human and 1 dog, any size

AWARD CATEGORIES: For those competitors who cannot attend in person or are in far away locales, there is the annual BEST WAVES COMPETITION.

These World Dog Surfing award categories are for pre-recorded dog surfing videos and photographs. This is open to surfers, etc. from around the world

1. Pre-recorded dog surfing videos from the year
2. Dog surfing photographs (from any time or event in the year)
3. Dog beach fashion photos (from anywhere)

This includes any images and videos from social media, personal, as well as professional or editorial

These award competitions of the World Championships are open to any surfer or dog lover around the world

GLOBAL VIRTUAL SURFING COMPETITION:
$35 Dog Entrant per Weight Category*

*Humans without Dog not allowed to enter Surfing Competition
*Dogs can only enter in one Size-based contest category

GLOBAL VIRTUAL DOG DISC/FRISBEE OR STICK CATCH COMPETITION
$35 Dog Entrant

GLOBAL VIRTUAL DOGGY FASHION PHOTO CONTEST:
$15 Dog Entrant

GLOBAL DOG SURFING PHOTO CONTEST:
$15 Dog Entrant