
During the Wave Challenge, they will get judged on their turns. After the men and women partner up, the newly formed teams compete in their first Beach Battle in order to get a prize and, more importantly, to earn extra time on the Surf Ranch wave. The 14 up-and-coming surfers arrive at the Kelly Slater's state-of-the-art WSL Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California.

Out The contestant failed to return back into the competition.

In The contestant won their way back into the competition. Elim The contestant was eliminated in the surf off. Nom The contestant was nominated to surf in the surf off. Win The contestant won the surfing competition with their partner. Runner-up The contestant came in second place in the competition. Key Winner The contestant won the competition. The surfers were revealed on May 6, 2021. The names of the surfers competing were also announced. On May 6, 2021, it was announced that Jesse Palmer will be the host of the show and Erin Coscarelli and Joe Turpel will serve as commentators.
THE ULTIMATE SURFER SERIES
On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the series will premiere on August 16, 2021, later being rescheduled to August 23, 2021. Craig Piligian, Erik Logan and Dana White will serve as executive producers. On November 13, 2019, it was announced that ABC had ordered the series, with Kelly Slater as special correspondent.
THE ULTIMATE SURFER PROFESSIONAL
The winner's prize is $100,000 and an opportunity to compete on the WSL Championship Tour, the pinnacle of professional surfing, as well as earn the title of "The Ultimate Surfer". They can either form alliances or rivalries by sending their fellow surfers into a "surf-off", where they must surf at nighttime to get the best score to move on in the competition. Weekly eliminations will leave two men and two women as finalists. The contestants compete in team and individual challenges, focusing on specific elements of surfing, such as, barrels, cutbacks, turns, and front and back-side surfing where they will compete for the highest score by the judges.

The Ultimate Surfer, an eight-episode series, gathers some of the world's best amateur surfers to live and train together as they battle it out on the consistent and perfect waves created at the "Surf Ranch" in Lemoore, California.
