The first world surfing championships were held in Manly, Australia, in 1964. The International Surfing Federation (ISF) was organized during the meet. The ISF staged world championships in 1965 and 1966 and then, beginning in 1968, at two-year intervals through 1972.
Then the sport was split into amateur and professional factions, rendering the ISF ineffective. In 1976, International Professional Surfing was founded to govern the pro tour and the ISF was replaced by the International Surfing Association (ISA) as the governing body for amateur surfing. The ISA has held world championships in even-numbered years since 1978.
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Champions
| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1970 | Nat Young, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1971 | Paul Neilsen, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1972 | Jonathan Paarman, RSA | ? | ? |
| 1973 | Ian Cairns, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1974 | Reno Abellira, USA | ? | ? |
| 1975 | Mark Richards, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1976 | Peter Townend, AUS | Ian Cairns, AUS | Mark Richards, AUS |
| 1977 | Shaun Tomson, RSA | Wayne Bartholomew, AUS | Simon Anderson, AUS |
| 1978 | Wayne Bartholomew, AUS | Cheyne Horan, AUS | Michael Ho, USA |
| 1979 | Mark Richards, AUS | Cheyne Horan, AUS | Wayne Bartholomew, AUS |
| 1980 | Mark Richards, AUS | Dane Kealoha, USA | Shaun Tomson, RSA |
| 1981 | Mark Richards, AUS | Cheyne Horan, AUS | Dane Kealoha, USA |
| 1982 | Mark Richards, AUS | Cheyne Horan, AUS | Tom Carroll, AUS |
| 1983 | Tom Carroll, AUS | Wayne Bartholomew, AUS | Cheyne Horan, AUS |
| 1984 | Tom Carroll, AUS | Shaun Tomson, RSA | Mark Occhilupo, AUS |
| 1985 | Tom Curren, USA | Barton Lynch, AUS | Tom Carroll, AUS |
| 1986 | Tom Curren, USA | Tom Carroll, AUS | Mark Occhilupo, AUS |
| 1987 | Damien Hardman, AUS | Gary Elkerton, AUS | Barton Lynch, AUS |
| 1988 | Barton Lynch, AUS | Damien Hardman, AUS | Tom Carroll, AUS |
| 1989 | Martin Potter, GBR | Derek Ho, USA | Dave MacAulay, AUS |
| 1990 | Tom Curren, USA | Gary Elkerton, AUS | Barton Lynch, AUS |
| 1991 | Damien Hardman, AUS | Brad Gerlach, USA | Tom Carroll, AUS |
| 1992 | Kelly Slater, USA | Damien Hardman, AUS | Sunny Garcia, USA |
| 1993 | Derek Ho, USA | Gary Elkerton, AUS | Dave MacAulay, AUS |
| 1994 | Kelly Slater, USA | Shane Powell, AUS | Sunny Garcia, USA |
| 1995 | Kelly Slater, USA | Rob Machado, USA | Sunny Garcia, USA |
| 1996 | Kelly Slater, USA | Shane Beschen, USA | Sunny Garcia, USA |
| 1997 | Kelly Slater, USA | Mark Occhilupo, AUS | Shane Powell, AUS |
| 1998 | Kelly Slater, USA | Michael Campbell, AUS | Daniel Wills, AUS |
| 1999 | Mark Occhilupo, AUS | Taj Burrow, AUS | Victor Ribas, BRA |
| 2000 | Sunny Garcia, USA | Luke Egan, AUS | Rob Machado, USA |
| 2001 | C.J. Hobgood, USA | Mark Occhilupo, AUS | Cory Lopez, USA |
| 2002 | Andy Irons, USA | Joel Parkinson, AUS | Luke Egan, AUS |
| 2003 | Andy Irons, USA | Kelly Slater, USA | Taj Burrow, AUS |
| 2004 | Andy Irons, USA | Joel Parkinson, AUS | Kelly Slater, USA |
| 2005 | Kelly Slater, USA | Andy Irons, USA | Mick Fanning, AUS |
| 2006 | Kelly Slater, USA | Andy Irons, USA | Mick Fanning, AUS |
| 2007 | Mick Fanning, AUS | Taj Burrow, AUS | Kelly Slater, USA |
| 2008 | Kelly Slater, USA | Bede Durbridge, AUS | Taj Burrow, AUS |
| 2009 | Mick Fanning, AUS | Joel Parkinson, AUS | Adriano de Souza, BRA |
| 2010 | Kelly Slater, USA | Jordy Smith, RSA | Mick Fanning, AUS |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1977 | Margo Oberg, USA | Lynne Boyer, USA | Becky Benson, USA |
| 1978 | Lynne Boyer, USA | Margo Oberg, USA | Jericho Poppler, USA |
| 1979 | Lynne Boyer, USA | Jericho Poppler, USA | Rell Sunn, USA |
| 1980 | Margo Oberg, USA | Lynne Boyer, USA | Linda Davoli, USA |
| 1981 | Margo Oberg, USA | Liz Benavidez, USA | Brenda Scott-Rogers, USA |
| 1982 | Debbie Beacham, USA | Pam Burridge, AUS | Rell Sunn, USA |
| 1983 | Kim Mearig, USA | Freida Zamba, USA | Pam Burridge, AUS |
| 1984 | Freida Zamba, USA | Kim Mearig, USA | Pam Burridge, AUS |
| 1985 | Freida Zamba, USA | Jodie Cooper, AUS | Pam Burridge, AUS |
| 1986 | Freida Zamba, USA | Pam Burridge, AUS | Jodie Cooper, AUS |
| 1987 | Wendy Botha, RSA | Kim Mearig, USA | Freida Zamba, USA |
| 1988 | Freida Zamba, USA | Pam Burridge, AUS | Wendy Botha, RSA |
| 1989 | Wendy Botha, RSA | Pam Burridge, AUS | Pauline Menczer, AUS |
| 1990 | Pam Burridge, AUS | Wendy Botha, RSA | Jodie Cooper, AUS |
| 1991 | Wendy Botha, RSA | Pauline Menczer, AUS | Jodie Cooper, AUS |
| 1992 | Wendy Botha, RSA | Pam Burridge, AUS | Jodie Cooper, AUS |
| 1993 | Pauline Menczer, AUS | Pam Burridge, AUS | Neridah Falconer, AUS |
| 1994 | Lisa Andersen, USA | Pauline Menczer, AUS | Lynette MacKenzie, AUS |
| 1995 | Lisa Andersen, USA | Layne Beachley, AUS | Neridah Falconer, AUS |
| 1996 | Lisa Andersen, USA | Pauline Menczer, AUS | Layne Beachley, AUS |
| 1997 | Lisa Andersen, USA | Layne Beachley, AUS | Pam Burridge, AUS |
| 1998 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Serena Brooke, AUS | Trudy Todd, AUS |
| 1999 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Serena Brooke, AUS | Trudy Todd, AUS |
| 2000 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Megan Abubo, USA | Serena Brooke, AUS |
| 2001 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Melanie Redman, AUS | Neridah Falconer, AUS |
| 2002 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Jacqueline Silva, BRA | Melanie Redman-Carr, AUS |
| 2003 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Keala Kennelly, USA | Heather Clark, RSA |
| 2004 | Sofia Mulanovich, PER | Rochelle Ballard, USA | Chelsea Georgeson, AUS |
| 2005 | Chelsea Georgeson, AUS | Sofia Mulanovich, PER | Melanie Redman-Carr, AUS |
| 2006 | Layne Beachley, AUS | Melanie Redman-Carr, AUS | Chelsea Georgeson, AUS |
| 2007 | Stephanie Gilmore, AUS | Sofia Mulanvich, PER | Silvana Lima, BRA |
| 2008 | Stephanie Gilmore, AUS | Silvana Lima, BRA | Sofia Mulanvich, PER |
| 2009 | Stephanie Gilmore, AUS | Silvana Lima, BRA | Sofia Mulanvich, PER |
| 2010 | Stephanie Gilmore, AUS | Sally Fitzgibbons, AUS | Carissa Moore |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1986 | Nat Young, AUS | Ian Goodacre, AUS | Rusty Miller, USA |
| 1987 | Stuart Entwistle, AUS | Mark Rabbidge, AUS | Nat Young, AUS |
| 1988 | Nat Young, AUS | Rico de Souza, BRA | Stuart Entwistle, AUS |
| 1989 | Nat Young, AUS | Stuart Entwistle, AUS | Mark Rabbidge, AUS |
| 1990 | Nat Young, AUS | Martin McMillan, AUS | Stuart Entwistle, AUS |
| 1991 | Martin McMillan, AUS | Alex Salazar, BRA | Joel Tudor, USA |
| 1992 | Joey Hawkins, USA | Joel Tudor, USA | Martin McMillan, AUS |
| 1993 | Rusty Keaulana, USA | Glen Winton, AUS | Rob Bain, AUS |
| 1994 | Rusty Keaulana, USA | Bonga Perkins, USA | Joel Tudor, USA |
| 1995 | Rusty Keaulana, USA | Alex Salazar, BRA | Bonga Perkins, USA |
| 1996 | Bonga Perkins, USA | Alex Salazar, BRA | Josh Ferris, AUS |
| 1997 | Dino Miranda, USA | Bonga Perkins, USA | Duane DeSoto, USA |
| 1998 | Joel Tudor, USA | Beau Young, AUS | Geoff Moysa, USA |
| 1999 | Colin McPhillips, USA | Marcelo Freitas, BRA | Bonga Perkins, USA |
| 2000 | Beau Young, AUS | Joel Tudor, USA | Colin McPhillips, USA |
| 2001 | Colin McPhillips, USA | Jason Ribbink, RSA | Joel Tudor, USA |
| 2002 | Colin McPhillips, USA | Bonga Perkins, USA | Joel Tudor, USA |
| 2003 | Beau Young, AUS | Joel Tudor, USA | Bonga Perkins, USA |
| 2004 | Joel Tudor, USA | Kekoa Uemura, USA | Bonga Perkins, USA |
| 2006 | John Constable, AUS | Ned Snow, USA | Harvey Ingleby, AUS
Taylor Jensen, BRA |
| 2007 | Phil Rajzman, BRA | Danilo Rodrigo, BRA | Carlos Bahia, BRA
Bonga Perkins, USA |
| 2008 | Harley Ingleby, AUS | Antoine Delpero, FRA | Bonga Perkins, USA
Phil Rajzman, BRA |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 2006 | Schuyler McFerran, USA | Jennifer Smith, USA | Claire Karabatsos, FRA
Bianca Valenti, USA |
| 2007 | Jennifer Smith, USA | Justine Dupont, FRA | Janna Irons, USA
Chelsea Williams, AUS |
| 2008 | Joy Monahan, USA | Chelsea Williams, AUS | Leah Dawson, USA
Jennifer Smith, USA |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1964 | Bernard Farelly, AUS | Mike Doyle, USA | Joey Cabell, USA |
| 1965 | Felipe Pomar, PER | Nat Young, AUS | Paul Strauch, USA |
| 1966 | Nat Young, AUS | Jock Sutherland, USA | Corky Carroll, USA |
| 1968 | Fred Hamming, USA | Midget Farrelly, AUS | Russell Hughes, AUS |
| 1970 | Rolf Arness, USA | Midget Farrelly, AUS | Peter Drouyn, AUS |
| 1972 | Jim Blears, USA | David Nuuhiwa, USA | Peter Townend, AUS |
| 1978 | Anthony Brodowicz, USA | ? | ? |
| 1980 | Mark Scott, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1982 | Tom Curren, USA | ? | ? |
| 1984 | Scott Farnsworth, USA | ? | ? |
| 1986 | Mark Sainsbury, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Fábio Gouveia, BRA | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Heifara Tahutini, TAH | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Grant Frost, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Sasha Stocker, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Taylor Knox, USA | Vitor Ribas, BRA | Todd Prestage, AUS |
| 1998 | Michael Campbell, AUS | Peterson Rosa, BRA | Sasha Stocker, AUS |
| 2000 | Fábio Silva, BRA | Frédéric Robin, FRA | Dane Beevor, AUS |
| 2002 | Travis Logie, RSA | Mark Bannister, AUS | Jihad Khodr, BRA |
| 2004 | Hira Teriinatoofa, TAH | Teco Padaratz, BRA | Mark Richardson, AUS |
| 2006 | Jordy Smith, RSA | Luke Stedman, AUS | Pat O'Connell, USA |
| 2008 | C. J. Hobgood, USA | Heath Joske, AUS | Dayyan Neve, AUS |
| 2010 | Hira Teriinatoofa, TAH | Gabriel Villarán | Alan Jhones, BRA |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1964 | Phyllis O'Donnell, AUS | Linda Benson, USA | H. Nicholson, AUS |
| 1965 | Joyce Hoffman, USA | ? | ? |
| 1966 | Joyce Hoffman, USA | ? | ? |
| 1968 | Margo Godfrey, USA | ? | ? |
| 1970 | Gail Cooper, USA | ? | ? |
| 1972 | Sharon Webber, USA | ? | ? |
| 1980 | Alisa Schwarzstein, USA | ? | ? |
| 1982 | Jenny Gil, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1984 | Janice Aragon, USA | ? | ? |
| 1986 | Connie Nixon, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Pauline Menczer, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Kathy Newman, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Lyn MacKenzie, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Alessandra Vieira, BRA | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Neridah Falconer, AUS | Tita Tavares, BRA | Jacqueline Silva, BRA |
| 1998 | Alcione Silva, BRA | Melanie Bartels, USA | Yvonne Rogencamp, AUS |
| 2000 | Tita Tavares, BRA | Melanie Bartels, USA | Sofia Mulanovich, PER |
| 2002 | Chelsea Georgeson, AUS | Pru Jeffries, AUS | Heather Clarke, RSA |
| 2004 | Sofia Mulanovich, PER | Julia Christian, USA | Andrea Lopes, BRA |
| 2006 | Julia Christian, USA | Jacqueline Silva, BRA | Rosanne Hodge, RSA |
| 2008 | Sally Fitzgibbons, AUS | Marie Dejean, FRA | Camila Cassia, BRA |
| 2010 | Chelsea Hodges, AUS | Paige Hareb, NZL | Sofia Mulanovich, PER |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1988 | Andrew McKinnon, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Sayne Deane, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Teva Noble, TAH | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Michel Dumont, TAH | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Geoff Moysa, USA | Jason Blewitt, AUS | Marcelo Freitas, BRA |
| 1998 | Alexandre Salazar, BRA | Jason Blewitt, AUS | Alan Burke, BAR |
| 2000 | Marcelo Freitas, BRA | Noah Shimabukuro, USA | David Simmons, AUS |
| 2002 | Marcelo Freitas, BRA | Kekoa Auwae, USA | Jason Ribbink, RSA |
| 2004 | Marcelo Freitas, BRA | Jason Ribbink, RSA | Joshua Constable, AUS |
| 2006 | Mathew Moir, RSA | Benjamin Skinner, GBR | Harley Ingleby, AUS |
| 2008 | Mathew Moir, RSA | Harley Ingleby, AUS | Taylor Jensen, USA |
| 2010 | Rodrigo Sphyer, BRA | Josh Constable, AUS | Harley Ingleby, AUS |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1988 | Chris Cunningham, USA | ? | ? |
| 1990 | John Buda, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Nicolas Capdeville, FRA | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Jefferson Anute, BRA | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Guilherme Tamega, BRA | Neal Stephenson, RSA | Steve McKenzie, AUS |
| 1998 | Gonçalo Faria, POR | Michael Epplestun, AUS | Alistair Taylor, RSA |
| 2000 | Guilherme Tamega, BRA | Oswalde Hare, TAH | Gonçalo Faria, POR |
| 2002 | Nicolas Capdeville, FRA | Emiliano Tabare, ARG | Philip Rodrigues, RSA |
| 2004 | Andrew Lester, AUS | Yeray Martínez, ESP | Alvaro Padrón, ESP |
| 2006 | Manuel Centeno, POR | Hugo Pinheiro, POR | Andrew Lester, AUS |
| 2008 | Marcus Lima, BRA | Manuel Centeno, POR | Hugo Pinheiro, POR |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1996 | Daniela Freitas, BRA | Dora Gomes, POR | Mady Slater, USA |
| 1998 | Dora Gomes, POR | Mariana Nogueira, BRA | Vicki Gleeson, AUS |
| 2000 | Karla Costa, BRA | Chasity Baltazar, USA | Eunate Aguirre, ESP |
| 2002 | Neymara Carvalho, BRA | Heloise Bourroux, FRA | Chiaki Okuyama, JPN |
| 2004 | Kira Llewellyn, AUS | Neymara Carvalho, BRA | Marina Taylor, ESP |
| 2006 | Kira Llewellyn, AUS | Neymara Carvalho, BRA | Natasha Sagardia, PUR |
| 2008 | Natasha Sagardia, PUR | Heloise Bourroux, FRA | Rita Pires, POR |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1982 | Australia | ? | ? |
| 1984 | USA | ? | ? |
| 1986 | USA | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Australia | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Australia | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Australia | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Australia | ? | ? |
| 1996 | USA | Brazil | Australia |
| 1998 | Australia | Brazil | South Africa |
| 2000 | Brazil | Hawaii, USA | Australia |
| 2002 | South Africa | Australia | Brazil |
| 2004 | Australia | Brazil | South Africa |
| 2006 | Australia | Brazil | USA |
| 2008 | Australia | USA | Brazil |
| 2010 | Peru | Australia | South Africa |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1982 | Michael Novakov, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1984 | Michael Novakov, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1986 | Michael Novakov, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Simon Farrer, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Simon Farrer, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Gigs Celliers, RSA | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Gigs Celliers, RSA | Craig Ashdown, AUS | David Shimbara, USA |
| 1998 | Gigs Celliers, RSA | Albert Munoz, USA | Jamie McHugh, AUS |
| 2000 | Sérgio Peixe, BRA | Gigs Celliers, RSA | Albert Munoz, USA |
| 2002 | Kyle Bryant, AUS | Gigs Celliers, RSA | Albert Munoz, USA |
| 2004 | Baden Smith, AUS | Kyle Bryant, AUS | David Parkes, AUS |
| 2007 | Gavin Colman, AUS | Barry Baker, USA | Matt Gallagher, AUS |
| 2009 | Gavin Colman, AUS | Simon Farrer, AUS | Baden Smith, AUS |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 1996 | Neridah Falconer, AUS | ? | ? |
| 1998 | Alcione Silva, BRA | Melanie Bartels, USA | Yvonne Rogencamp, AUS |
| 2000 | Tita Tavares, BRA | Melanie Bartels, USA | Sofia Mulanovich, PUR |
| 2002 | Kathy Prior, AUS | Donna Jennings, AUS | Vicky Patterson, AUS |
| 2007 | Jodie Winter, GBR | Natalie Silverthorn, GBR | Kiya Kelly, CAN |
| 2009 | Jo Moore, NZL | Rebecca Heemi, NZL | Jordan Cooksley, NZL |
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| Year | Champion | Second Place | Third Place |
| 2006 | Brian Keaulana & Kathy Terada, USA | Bobby Friedman & Tiare Friedman. USA | Caleb Wilborn & Wendy Lynn USA |
| 2008 | Chuck Inman & Tiffany Rabacal, USA | Rico Leroy & Sarah Burel, FRA | Brian Keaulana & Kathy Terada, USA |
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