The 2019 tour began in April and ended in December, travelling to the global locations of Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa, America, France, Portugal, Hawaii and Tahiti.

The male competition was won by Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreria (Brazil), who beat competitor Kolohe Andino (USA) by 0.14ths.

Kanoa Igarashi (Japan) won this event, defeating Jeremy Flores (France) in the final.

Filipe Toledo (Brazil) defeated Jordy Smith (South Africa) to win the event with a score in the final of 18.04.

Owen Wright (Australia) defeated Gabriel Medina (Brazil) in the final, with a total score of 17.07.

[6] The Billabong Pipe Masters is the final event of the men's championship tour, taking place from 9–19 December in 2019.

Legend Source The Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast was the first event in the women's championship tour in 2019.

It was held on the Gold Coast, and Caroline Marks (USA) defeated Carissa Moore (Hawaii) for the event win.

Lakey Peterson (Australia) won the event, defeating Tatiana Weston Webb (Brazil) in the final.

[11] The WSL announced on 5 September 2018 that female and male surfers, from the 2019 tour onwards, would receive equal prize money.

[12] This was partnered with three initiatives by the WSL to elevate and enhance equality in female surfing, including; increased marketing of the women’s tour, a "local community engagement program for girls around the world" structured around the world tour events, and "a monthly content series" about the history of female surfing.

This change has been recognised as a "wider push to challenge gender norms and improve the status of women across sport industries globally".

From the moment current ownership became involved, the situation for the women surfers has been transformed for the better in every way", and that she hoped this change would serve "as a model for other sports, global organizations and society as a whole".

The WSL pledged to remove the usage of single-serve plastics from their events by the end of 2019 in light of their impact on the marine environment.

This is due to the breakdown of these single use plastics into microparticles, which bioaccumulate, shown in studies that found 83% of the worlds drinking water is contaminated with microplastic.

WSL pure pledged to reinvest “the cost of our tour’s carbon footprint into projects that safeguard marine life”.

The WSL stated that from trampling over sand dunes, to sunscreen bleaching reefs, wherever we travel, humans leave their mark and our coastal communities are continually feeling this pressure”.