KAEDE INOUE

PROFILE:

Age: 18

Height: 5’1″ / 156cm

Weight: 114 lbs / 52kg

Stance: Regular

Home spot: Ibii, Japan

Disciplines: Longboard/shortboard surfing, SUPsurfing, Foil surfing

Sponsors: NSP, Vertra Japan

BIO

Japanese Kaede Inoue came to surfing when her older brother started surfing, which is when she was eleven at the time.

And when her brother excelled and decided to get serious about surfing, so did Kaede.

Within six months, she won her first SUPsurfing competition and qualified to represent Japan at the ISA World Surfing Games, making her the youngest competitor at the event. In 2022, she won the triple crown at the APP World Tour of SUP surfing.

Kaede also is an excellent longboarder and shortboarder, competing on a national level with her brother and sister whenever there is a Japanese longboarding competition.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2023

・5th place in the second stop of the WSL LQS Asian Qualifiers (Longboard) , 6th in annual ranking(Indonesia)

2022

・2nd place in the second stop of Japan Pro Surfing Tour (Longboard), 3rd place in annual ranking (Japan)

・ 2nd place in ISA World Surfing Games (SUPsurfing) (Puerto Rico)

・the triple crown in APP World Tour (SUPsurfing) (Spain)

2021

・Got Japan pro qualification, youngest in history at the time (Longboard), 4th place in annual ranking (Japan)

2020

・1st place in the SPPL Pro League Tour (SUPsurfing) (Japan)

2019

・1st place in the Mabo Royal KJ Cup (SUPsurfing) (Japan)

2018

・15th in ISA World Surfing Games (SUPsurfing)

2017

・1st place in the Mabo Royal KJ Cup (SUPsurfing) (Japan)