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🏆Surfer of the Week Week of Oct 13, 2026
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Wyatt Yount, NSSA Surfer of the Week

Wyatt Yount

🎂 Age 14📍 Huntington Beach, California🏫 Huntington Beach High School; 9th grade
Contest Results
  • 1st
    Open Juniors U16 Southwest Open Event 2 North of the Hb Pier
  • ★
    Tropical Storm Rachel Delivered Pumping 5-8 Foot Lefts and Wyatt Raised the Bar in the Final Dropping Excellent Scores of A Near Perfect 9.77 and An 8.07
Sponsors
HurleyHuntington SurfSportJava PointBanzai BowlsFuture FinsCreatures of Leisure
Goals for this season
Make every final, get a few firsts and win the Nationals.
Quick Facts
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Equipment5’4” Sharpeye surfboards-File Fifty or 77 model
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Coach / TrainerChristian Saenz, from Orange County Surf Coaching
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Local surfing spotHuntington Beach Pier
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Started surfingI learned to surf at age 4. My dad would push me in on a longboard at River Jetties
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Favorite subjectT.V. Production
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Contest playlistCountry
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Fantasy superpowerTeleportation, so I can travel anywhere the waves are firing!
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Would surf likeEthan Ewing
Get to know Wyatt
Local heroes
Brett Simpson, Christian Saenz, Ryan Simmons and George Lambert.
Surf crew
All the boys! Old and young, too many to name!
Favorite pro surfers
Ethan Ewing
Hobbies other than surfing
Fishing, traveling and hanging with friends.
Who has pushed your surfing the most?
My dad for sure!
Dream wave
Punta Roca in El Salvador.
Something people don't know about you
I love to read.
Favorite thing about competing in NSSA contests
I love competing with all my friends!
🙏Special thanks: My Mom, Dad, Nate, coaches, sponsors, Janice and Gayline! Thank You!

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Hawaii Open Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Kalli Sprenger 4000
2 Ocean Lipstein 3120
3 Mahina Hailstones 2440
4 Eva Castillo 2240
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Southwest Explorer Women
# Surfer Points
1 Athena Staros 8000
2 Coral Berry 6240
3 Ainsley Keller 4880
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Southeast/North Explorer Womens Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Faith Smith 1800
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Gold Coast Explorer Womens Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Winter Parker 15120
2 Quinlan Caldwell 3120
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Gold Coast Explorer Super Groms
# Surfer Points
1 Ocean Dowden 12880
2 Greyson Bourguet 10440
3 Clive Unander 10380
4 Soleo Obermeyer 8000
5 Phoenix Fuller 7284
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Northeast Explorer Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Chase Stinson 3120
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Southwest Open Women
# Surfer Points
1 Shea Reilly 9560
2 Athena Staros 7120
3 Tyler Stanton 4480
4 Mia Blaxland 4000
5 Magnolia Battley 2440
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Southwest Explorer Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Athena Staros 7120
2 Coral Berry 6440
3 Arielle Lewis 4480
4 Charlotte Moschopoulos 4024
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Gold Coast Explorer Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Zachary Adam 11120
2 Troyden Frontino 7720
3 Slater Rosenthal 7620
4 Henry Goldstein 6540
5 Liam Ginevan 6440
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Hawaii Explorer Womens Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Ocean Lipstein 4000
2 Peata Lee-Hubin 3120
3 Oceana Love Rodger 2440
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Hawaii Open Super Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Kalli Sprenger 4000
2 Sayler Udell 3120
3 Betty Dybul 2440
4 Brooklyn Parkinson 2240
5 Mesa Byington 1900
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Southwest Explorer Duke
# Surfer Points
1 Ken Workman 6440
2 Jeffrey Jessee 4100
3 Lance Albright 3120
4 James Ferguson 200
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Southwest Open Mini-Grom Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Peyton Brewster 4000
2 Lea Lloyd 3120
3 Riley Cavin 2440
4 Sinatra-Bee Schillmoeller 2240
5 Sloan Robie 1900
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Southwest Open Mini-Grom
# Surfer Points
1 Jett Abate 12000
2 Jake Hoshino 7240
3 Jake Weingarten 6580
4 Lockwood Holmes III 5600
4 Kai Kane 5600
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Southeast/North Explorer Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Jaxon Marino 6240
2 Sebastian Brown 2440
3 Ezra McCotter 1900
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Hawaii Explorer Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Asher McClenahan 4000
2 Johnny Mahan 3120
3 Idren Sardinha 2440
4 Ryder Prouty 2240
5 Nash Colburn 1800
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Southwest Explorer Menehuene
# Surfer Points
1 Jake Hoshino 7120
2 Xylem Tung 4800
3 Jack Reynolds 4340
4 Clark Fuller 4140
5 Jett Abate 4000
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Southeast/North Explorer Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Berrien Becks 7120
2 John Vazquez 5560
3 Ignacio Gavaldon 2440
4 Chase Stinson 2240
5 Athan Robertson 500
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Southwest Explorer Super Girls (12 & under)
# Surfer Points
1 Cai Berry 6440
2 Charlotte Moschopoulos 4904
3 Isla Kang 3120
4 Milena Cabrera 2240
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Hawaii Explorer Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Ocean Lipstein 4000
2 Noah Cavanaugh 3120
3 Peata Lee-Hubin 2440
4 Oceana Love Rodger 2240
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Southwest Open Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Brett Gregorius 8100
2 Jett Abate 7400
3 Waylon Brennan 6440
4 Cash Jonez Schillmoeller 6020
5 Jaden Platt 5960
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Southeast/North Explorer Mens
# Surfer Points
1 John Vazquez 8000
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Hawaii Explorer Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Luke Porter 4000
2 Kona Yamada 3120
3 Kai Martins 2440
4 Nixon Byington 2240
5 Aukai Tanaka 1900
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Southeast/North Explorer Menehuene
# Surfer Points
1 Conner De Souza 3120
2 Ezra McCotter 1800
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Hawaii Open Mini-Grom
# Surfer Points
1 Shyloh Hunt 4000
2 Ringo Dean 3120
3 Rowan Cavanaugh 2440
4 Guide Udell 2240
5 Carver Masserman 1900
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Southeast/North Open Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Berrien Becks 9020
2 Jaxon Marino 4800
3 John Vazquez 4240
4 Sebastian Brown 1900
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Gold Coast Explorer Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Lucien de Saint Aignan 14240
2 Carter Golde 9260
3 Theodore Woodward 6440
4 Koby Wachter 6240
5 Rider Martenson 5700
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Hawaii Open U10 Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Guide Udell 4000
2 Bandit Udell 3120
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Hawaii Open Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Gigi Stedman 4000
2 Ocean Lipstein 3120
3 Noah Cavanaugh 2440
4 Peata Lee-Hubin 2240
5 Oceana Love Rodger 1900
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Hawaii Open Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Bryce Martins 4000
2 Nixon Byington 3120
3 Shyloh Hunt 2240
4 Julian Libitsky 1900
4 Owen Zimmerman 1900
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Southeast/North College Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Shay Melton 2440
2 Gavin Kowalski 2240
3 Merrick McGonigle 1900
4 Aiden O’day 1800
5 Alexander Brown 1240
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Southwest Open U10 Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Luke Hoshino 11120
2 Owen Lloyd 7800
3 Cade Rowland 5560
4 Uriah McDonald 4500
5 Jude Cavin 2440
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Southwest Open Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Clayton Hill 11120
2 Brandon Bullock 6580
3 Brendan Lyons 5820
4 Walker Hawes 5500
5 Charlie Keese 4800
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Hawaii Explorer Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Ryder Prouty 4000
2 Kona Yamada 2440
3 Johnny Mahan 2240
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Southeast/North Explorer Super Seniors
# Surfer Points
1 Frank Gilday 5560
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Southwest Explorer Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Mason Moschopoulos 8000
2 Luke Godinez 6240
3 Hudson Bell 1812
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Hawaii Open U10 Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Wailana DeSoto 4000
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Southwest Open Super Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Mia Blaxland 4000
2 Charlotte Moschopoulos 3120
3 Lucia Lopez 2440
4 Iciar Lopez 2240
5 Carmen Politis 1900
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Gold Coast Explorer Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Mason Puckett 8904
2 Lucien de Saint Aignan 3616
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Southwest Open Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Wyatt Yount 8000
2 Mason Moschopoulos 7600
3 Gage Burch 5640
4 Greyson Walker 5548
5 Hudson McKee 5400
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Southeast/North Open Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Chase Stinson 4000
1 Evan Grieger 4000
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Hawaii Explorer Women
# Surfer Points
1 Ocean Lipstein 4000
2 Kalli Sprenger 3120
3 Mahina Hailstones 2440
4 Brooklyn Parkinson 2240
5 Eva Castillo 1900
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Southwest Explorer Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Dane Gregorius 7120
2 Orion Tung 4680
3 Eli Sobel 4100
4 Colin Anderson 3120
5 Graysen Stirrat 2584
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Hawaii Open Mini-Grom Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Aubrey Parkinson 4000
2 Gigi Stedman 3120
3 Wailana DeSoto 2440
4 Oceana Love Rodger 2240
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Hawaii Explorer Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Sayler Udell 4000
2 Brooklyn Parkinson 3120
3 Betty Dybul 2440
4 Kalli Sprenger 2240
5 Peata Lee-Hubin 1800
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Gold Coast Explorer Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Winter Parker 9808
2 Avalon McGinnes 4024
3 Eden Orszag 4000
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Gold Coast Explorer Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Zephyr Parker 10264
2 Kai Landers 8000
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Southeast/North College Women Longboard
# Surfer Points
1 Aubrey Rasmussen 4000
2 Kate Perce 2240
3 Gracie Best 1900
4 Faith Smith 1800
5 Sage Comer 1640
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Northwest Open Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Mateo Monroe 0
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Hawaii Open Mens
# Surfer Points
1 Ryder Prouty 3120
2 Johnny Mahan 2440
3 Kona Yamada 2240
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Southwest Explorer Super Seniors
# Surfer Points
1 Jeffrey Jessee 4000
2 Lance Albright 3120
3 Ken Workman 2440
4 Gavin Haughey 200
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Southeast/North College Women
# Surfer Points
1 Kenzie Tily 4000
2 Aubrey Rasmussen 2440
3 Sterling Weyandt 1900
3 Kate Perce 1900
5 Sage Comer 1800
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Southeast/North College Men
# Surfer Points
1 Mitchell Zappone 4000
2 Noah Poteat 3120
3 Kyan ORourke 2440
4 Shay Melton 1800
5 Milan Davich 1680
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Gold Coast Explorer Menehuene
# Surfer Points
1 Greyson Bourguet 10240
2 Sawyer Osborne 8680
3 Roark Novena 8000
4 Zephyr Parker 7160
5 Soleo Obermeyer 6440
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Southeast/North Open Boys
# Surfer Points
1 Conner De Souza 2240
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Gold Coast Explorer Super Girls (12 & under)
# Surfer Points
1 Evie Bart 16000
2 Sunny Dowden 10920
3 Fiona McCartney 9020
4 Isla Kang 5560
5 Eden Orszag 3120
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Hawaii Explorer Super Groms
# Surfer Points
1 Ringo Dean 4000
2 Guide Udell 3120
3 Aubrey Parkinson 2440
4 Maverick McAllister 2240
5 Bandit Udell 1900
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Hawaii Explorer Menehuene
# Surfer Points
1 Zion Carbonell 4000
2 Bryce Martins 3120
3 Julian Libitsky 2440
4 Rowan Cavanaugh 2240
5 Lachlan Filan 1800
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Southwest Explorer Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Mason Moschopoulos 8000
2 Carter Golde 4140
3 Walker Hawes 3120
3 Ryder DeMichele 3120
5 Tyler Lin 2440
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Hawaii Explorer Super Girls (12 & under)
# Surfer Points
1 Aubrey Parkinson 4000
2 Betty Dybul 3120
3 Sayler Udell 2440
4 Mesa Byington 2240
5 Gigi Stedman 1900
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Gold Coast Super Seniors
# Surfer Points
1 Bill MacLeod 14240
2 Thomas Kunz 10720
3 Lance Albright 6440
4 Curt Harper 6140
5 Michael Frontino 5020
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Southeast/North College Team
# Surfer Points
1 UF A 4000
2 UNF A 3120
3 Flagler A 2440
4 UCF A 2240
5 UNF B 1900
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Southwest Open Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Shea Reilly 4000
2 Alise Champion 3120
3 Charlotte Moschopoulos 2440
4 Lilly Parker 2240
5 Carmen Politis 1900
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Hawaii Open Juniors
# Surfer Points
1 Idren Sardinha 4000
2 Noah Cavanaugh 3120
3 Asher McClenahan 2440
4 Kai Martins 2240
5 Luke Porter 1900
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Southwest Explorer Super Groms
# Surfer Points
1 Soleo Obermeyer 8000
2 Luke Hoshino 5020
3 Indy Gregorius 4880
4 Cai Berry 4140
5 Levi Carlson 3220
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Southeast/North Open Mini-Grom
# Surfer Points
1 Ezra McCotter 8000
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Southeast/North Open U10 Girls
# Surfer Points
1 Raya McCotter 8000
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