Beach Stormers is coming to South Australia

The SA Beach Stormers Series brings a new style of beach competition to South Australia, giving athletes more opportunities to race across Distance Runs, Beach Sprints and Beach Flags in a format designed to keep racing fast, competitive and unpredictable.

A key feature of the series is round-robin racing in Distance Runs and Beach Sprints, giving athletes guaranteed racing and multiple opportunities to compete. The series is open to U13, Youth U14/U15, U17, Open and Masters competitors, creating a pathway for beach athletes of different ages and experience levels to get involved.

South Australia’s three rounds form part of the broader 2026/27 Beach Stormers Series, which will feature 16 events across five states. Points earned across the South Australian rounds will contribute towards the national series standings, before the competition culminates at Manly Beach in January 2027 with a 10,000-point Grand Final.

THE EVENTS

Three beach disciplines. One fast-paced series. Male and female events are offered across the eligible age groups below.

Distance Runs

Surf lifesaving athletes competing in a beach distance run

Age groups

U13 Youth U14/U15 U17 Open 30–39 40–49 50–59 60+

Beach Sprints

Surf lifesaving athletes competing in beach sprints

Age groups

U13 Youth U14/U15 U17 Open 30–39 40–49 50–59 60+

Beach Flags

Surf lifesaving athletes competing in beach flags

Age groups

U13 Youth U14/U15 U17 Open 30–39 40–49 50–59 60+

THE SCHEDULE

Round 1

Glenelg SLSC

Saturday 7 November 2026

Start time 3:00pm

Entries close 12 noon, Thursday 29 October 2026

Enter via LiveHeats

Round 2

Seacliff SLSC

Saturday 6 December 2026

Start time 3:00pm

Entries close 12 noon, Thursday 26 November 2026

Round 3 · Premium Event

Glenelg Beach

Tuesday 29 December 2026

Start time 3:00pm

Entries close 12 noon, Monday 21 December 2026

Event note Day after the Bay Sheffield Carnival

HOW THE SERIES WORKS

STEP 01

Choose your age category

Competitors race in one eligible age category across Distance Runs, Beach Sprints and Beach Flags.

STEP 02

Race

Take part in the competition format for your chosen disciplines, including round-robin racing and finals where applicable.

STEP 03

Build your series points

Final event placings earn Beach Stormers Series Points, which accumulate across the three South Australian rounds.

Three rounds. One SA series.

Compete across the season and build your cumulative Beach Stormers Series Points.

How each discipline works

The competition format varies between Distance Runs, Beach Sprints and Beach Flags.

Distance Runs

  • Round 1 features a single Distance Run for each age category.
  • Rounds 2 and 3 use a round-robin format, with three rounds for U13, Youth and Masters and four rounds for U17 and Open.
  • There is no minimum number of Distance Run rounds a competitor is required to complete in Rounds 2 and 3.

Beach Sprints

  • Beach Sprints use three round-robin rounds followed by a Final.
  • Competitors race once in each round and accumulate Round Robin Points based on their finishing position.
  • The highest accumulated scores qualify for a Final of eight.
  • If there are only enough competitors for one heat, no Final is held and accumulated Round Robin Points determine overall placings.

Beach Flags

  • Beach Flags are conducted through heats and eliminations.
  • Where heats are required, the event continues until a Final of eight or nine competitors is reached.
Round Robin Points

Round Robin Points are used within the round-robin competition format to determine progression and overall placings.

Distance Runs

Place Points Place Points
1st4011th12
2nd3712th10
3rd3413th8
4th3114th6
5th2815th5
6th2516th4
7th2217th3
8th1918th2
9th1619th1
10th1320th0

Beach Sprints

Place Points Place Points
1st256th10
2nd227th7
3rd198th5
4th169th3
5th1310th1
Beach Stormers Series Points

Final event placings are converted into Beach Stormers Series Points using the 5,000 Point Score Table. Points are awarded down to 50th place.

Place Points Place Points
1st5,0009th2,500
2nd4,30010th2,440
3rd3,65011th2,375
4th3,35012th2,310
5th3,05013th2,250
6th2,91514th2,190
7th2,77515th2,125
8th2,64016th2,065

The table continues through to 50th place, which receives 1,345 points.

AWARDS & PRIZE MONEY

Open prize money is awarded separately to the Male and Female Combined Sprint & Flags Champions, with winners determined by cumulative Sprint & Flags points across all three South Australian rounds.

1st place
$1,000
2nd place
$500
3rd place
$200

Junior awards

U13 · Youth U14/U15 · U17

  • Medals for Distance Run Series Champions
  • Medals for Combined Sprint & Flags Series Champions
  • Awards presented at the conclusion of Round 3
  • Male and female categories recognised

Masters awards

30–39 · 40–49 · 50–59 · 60+

  • Medals for Distance Run Series Champions
  • Medals for Combined Sprint & Flags Series Champions
  • Awards presented at the conclusion of Round 3
  • Male and female categories recognised

Cash prize money is only specified for the Open Male and Open Female Combined Sprint & Flags Champions.

THE RESULTS

Coming soon

Results and series standings will be added here as the 2026/27 SA Beach Stormers Series gets underway.

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