In an entertaining final, Bronte's depth shone through in the five-man competition, finishing with an overall score of 76.03.

Dean Bowen was the standout surfer, ensuring Werri Beach would finished second, with his individual score of 24.03 as part of the team's total of 70.23.

Zac Scott was also in outstanding form with 20.97 for Werri Beach.

Eloura was third with 69.73 with Sandon Point fourth on 59.87. Bronte was the only team to have 10 scoring waves and received bonus points - going to show time management in tag team is just as crucial as scoring big.

The Australian championships will be held at Queenscliff Beach in April, with the top four teams in each division booking their spot and chasing $20,000 prizemoney on offer.

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Ulladulla Boardriders won both the junior and women's divisions - with this year marking the first year they've contested the latter.

In the junior division, Luke O'Connell (20.73) and Beau Buckpitt (22.37) scored big for Ulladulla in excellent 1.5 metre waves.

The young Ulladulla team finished ahead of Sandon Point Boardriders by 1.63, which is another big result for the club as Sandon Point had won two of the past three.

Rounding out the Ulladulla team were Jackson Grimshaw, Michael Diacomihalis and Tyler Ikin.

In the women's division, Keira Buckpitt (13.80) was the standout for Ulladulla scoring a 5.70 on her double-pointed powerwave.

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