About Matt Wilkinson

Matt Wilkinson is pro surfing’s most colorful free-spirited character. The 29-year-old Australian goofyfooter grew up in the tiny town of Copacabana, just south of Avoca Beach, in New South Wales. There were lean years, where he and his single-parent father Neal lived in the local Surf Life Saving Club or wandered the coast in their $3,000 van. Jovial, highly creative and self-effacing, Wilko is beloved by his peers for his antics both in the water and out. Early in his career he rarely shied away from parties and he’s always had a thing for offbeat fashion (including hair perms) and just plain fun. In 2011, he was spotted on Rollerblades at the Quiksilver Pro. Void of any major results during those years his CT survival was consistently in doubt. Things finally began to change in 2015, however, after he convinced former tour surfer Glenn “Micro” Hall to coach him. In the aftermath of that season, Hall reinvented Wilkinson’s competitive approach, adding touches of order to his creative chaos. The move paid off instantly. In 2016 Wilkinson shocked the world by winning his first two Championship Tour events in back-to-back affairs at Snapper Rocks and Bells Beach. He finished the year at No. 5. Then, as if to prove it was no fluke, he finished No. 5 in 2017 as well, nabbing his third CT win at the Outerknown Fiji Pro along the way. Today, Wilko is considered a new man. He’s as creative and crazy as ever, but now he’s a World Title threat to boot.

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  • Men's QS 2020
    #232
  • Heat wins
    0
  • Avg. heat score
    11.11
  • Avg. wave score
    3.78
  • Men's QS 2020
    #232
  • Heat wins
    0
  • Avg. heat score
    11.11
  • Avg. wave score
    3.78

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YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
20202326052413.2349th(x2)
20191294,2557136.8717th 
20181183,800574.5333rd 
20171822,5002318.1025th 
20163310,65041410.971st 
2015629,60061015.174th 
2014813,80092417.702nd 
20133013,6509169.80- 
20121822,35011285.641st 
20112823,60091614.265th(x2)

Matt Wilkinson

Australia

Matt Wilkinson

Australia
  • Stance
    Goofy
  • First season
    2006 Men's CT
  • Age
    35 Sep 29, 1988
  • Height
    5 ft, 11 in 180 cm
  • Weight
    180 lbs 82 kg
  • Hometown
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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