Meet Championship Tour Surfer Matthew Mcgillivray

Men's CT 2025

#27
Heat wins

1
Avg. heat score

9.20
Avg. wave score

3.24

Men's CT 2025

#27
Heat wins

1

Avg. heat score

9.20
Avg. wave score

3.24

Event results

Name	Place	Points	Defeated By
Lexus Pipe Pro presented by YETI	17th	1,330	Barron Mamiya
Surf Abu Dhabi Pro	17th	1,330	Miguel Pupo
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Corona Cero	17th	1,330	Kanoa Igarashi
Surf City El Salvador Pro	-	-	-

Official Merchandise

2023 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey Tee

Sale price $29.95 Regular price $49.50

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2024 Matthew McGillivray Poster: Pipeline, 2020

Regular price $35.00

Signed Matthew McGillivray Green Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

Regular price $149.00

Signed Matthew McGillivray Red Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

Regular price $149.00

Signed Matthew McGillivray Navy Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

Regular price $149.00

2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey

Regular price $95.00

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2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Crop Jersey

Regular price $85.00

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2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey Tee

Regular price $49.50

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2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Crop Jersey Tee

Regular price $49.50

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Videos

- WSL

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Opening Round: Matthew McGillvray makes his move, Bests 24' World Title contender in Season start

Matthew McGillivray comes out swinging at Pipe in the '25 opener and starts his charge past established Ethan Ewing and Maui's rookie

2 minutes

- WSL

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

2024 El Salvador's Absolute Air Show | JJF, Medina, Yago Dora + More Highlights

The CT went huge from Yago Dora to John John to wildcard Bryan Perez. Relive the madness.

16 minutes

- WSL

Thursday, July 25, 2024

South Africa's Well-Mannered Madman Matthew McGillivray / Best Of

South Africa's well-mannered madman. As much of a thrill seeker as he is a hardened competitor, Matty McGillivray is a product of the

10 minutes

- WSL

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Every Excellent Wave From The Surf City El Salvador Pro Presented By Corona

Featuring John John Florence, Jack Robinson, Yago Dora, Tatiana Weston-Webb, Brian Perez, Joao Chianca, Ryan Callinan, Griffin Colapinto,

30 minutes

- WSL

Monday, June 3, 2024

Every Excellent Wave In The History The Surf City El Salvador Pro Presented By Corona

Featuring Yago Dora, Griffin Colapinto, Leonardo Fioravanti, Jordy Smith, Filipe Toledo, John John Florence, Kanoa Igarashi, Italo

28 minutes

- WSL

Thursday, May 16, 2024

ALL THE 9s SINCE '19 From The SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro presented by Outerknown

Featuring Gabriel Medina, Owen Wright, Matthew McGillivray, Jeremy Flores, Nathan Hedge, Jadson Andre, Kanoa Igarashi, Caio Ibelli, John

13 minutes

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News

- WSL / Laurent Masurel

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Wildcards, Injury Replacement Surfers Announced For Hurley Pro Sunset Beach

The Championship Tour is moving up the Kam Highway for the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, here are your wildcards and injury replacement surfers.

- WSL / Tony Heff

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Jake Howard

Matthew McGillivray Gets Call Up To Start 2022 Championship Tour Season

South Africa's McGillivray will be back in a jersey for events at Pipe and Sunset as Yago Dora's foot injury forces his withdrawal.

- WSL / Cait Miers

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Ben Mondy

Rookie Report: How The Class of 2021 Seriously Rattled Some Cages Down Under

After being forced to sit out 2020, Cibilic, McGillivray and Nichols have showed they've long been Championship Tour ready.

- WSL / Matt Dunbar

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Ben Collins

Ewing, Wright Dominate From Start To Finish In Pro Surfing's Return To Australia

Wright picked up where she left off last year, while Ewing came into the Australian Grand Slam with something to prove.

- WSL / Keoki Saguibo

Sunday, June 21, 2020 Ben Collins

A Championship Tour Rookie Who BASE Jumps In His Spare Time

Matthew McGillivray likes his hobbies a little more extreme than most.

- WSL / Ed Sloane

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Jake Howard

Five Rookies Are About To Make Their Official CT Debut

Robinson, Nichols, McGillivray, Cibilic and Tsuzuki prepare for their maiden season on the Championship Tour.

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Career stats

Year	Rank	Points	Events	Heats	Max heat score	Best result
2025	27	3,990	3	4	10.20	17th(x3)
2024	20	22,140	9	21	7.74	3rd(x2)
2023	19	22,780	10	19	10.17	5th(x2)
2022	13	30,450	10	24	17.00	3rd
2021	24	13,395	7	9	9.33	3rd
2018	45	420	1	2	13.50	25th

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South Africa

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Meet Championship Tour Surfer Matthew Mcgillivray

Stance

Regular
First season

2012 Men's JR
Age

28Mar 26, 1997
Height

5 ft, 11 in 180 cm
Weight

160 lbs 73 kg
Hometown

Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Meet Championship Tour Surfer Matthew Mcgillivray

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Official Merchandise

2023 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey Tee

2024 Matthew McGillivray Poster: Pipeline, 2020

Signed Matthew McGillivray Green Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

Signed Matthew McGillivray Red Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

Signed Matthew McGillivray Navy Competition Jersey (2023 Surf Ranch Pro)

2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey

2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Crop Jersey

2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Jersey Tee

2025 Official Matthew McGillivray Crop Jersey Tee

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