Margaret River Pro makes waves before competition gets under way

The Margaret River Pro is already making waves in town with the opening ceremony starting the event, and the Rising Tides riders getting into the water. Western Australia’s best up-and-coming surfers headed into the surf as part of the Margaret River’s World Surfing League Rising Tides event. The opening ceremony treated competitors to local Indigenous culture on Wednesday, before the Margaret River Pro was on for the first day of competition yesterday at Main Break, with 2-4ft waves and light to moderate offshore winds. The announcement came just after 7am with WSL commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer saying women’s opening round heats would be in the water first, followed by the men’s opening round.