WA SUP champs land in Margaret River this weekend

It will be the first time the event has been held in Margaret River since stand up paddleboarding (SUP) was included in Surfing Australia's official boardriding codes.

Presented by SunSmart, the competition is set to be an exciting exhibition of surfing's newest discipline, with WA producing some of the best SUP riders in the country.

Southsides at Surfers Point will be the primary event location, with the reef break handling a wide range of conditions.

"There's a lot of excitement around hosting a SUP event in the south-west," said Surfing WA Events Manager Justin Majeks.

"Despite some wind, we're definitely looking forward to the WA SUP Titles touching down at such an iconic location later this week."

Competitors from across WA will line up in a diverse range of age divisions including Open Men, Open Women, Under-18 Juniors, Over-40 Men, Over-40 Women, Over-50 Men & Over-60 Men.

The '10ft plus' divisions will also create plenty of highlights as big boards tackle big waves.

Chris Twomey (Karrinyup), Monica McNab (Karrinyup) Jamie Ralston (Bicton), Susannah Wilson (Cottesloe), Darron McNab (Karrinyup), Crawford Olney (Spearwood), Richard Wain (Dunsborough) and Isaac Nettlebeck (Karridale), will be out to defend their 2021 State Titles.

Brothers Rick and Jake Jakovich (Gracetown), David Muir (Claremont) and Scott McKercher (Margaret River), will be the competitors to keep an eye on this weekend, should the swell build.

Competition is likely to get underway under sunny skies on Friday, with a building swell and strong SE winds forecast.

The three-day event will feature a double-elimination format and Surfing WA will be streaming live heat scores and results from the North Freo Stand Up Surf Shop SUP State Championships so people can to follow the event anywhere on the planet.

Check out www.surfingwalive.com.au for the live scores and results.