Saffi Vette

Saffi Vette (born 2001) is a New Zealand surfer who competed in the women's shortboard event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won the New Zealand Women's Open in 2021.

Early life Vette was born and raised in Makorori Beach, Gisborne, on the east coast of New Zealand. She began surfing competitively when she was aged 11.

Career

Vette won the 2019 Australian girls’ Pro Junior Final at the Hydralyte Sports Surf Series in Victoria. She competed at Surf City El Salvador in 2021 but did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. In 2023 Vette won the Mad Mex Pro QS1000, which was held at Maroubra in New South Wales. She competed against Brazilian surfer Anne Dos Santos in the final.

Vette relocated to Australia's Gold Coast.

In 2025 Vette was Gisborne Boardriders Club Surfer of the Year, and competed in the Taiwan QS6000, where she equalled her personal best and was runner-up to Lucy Darragh.

Personal life

Vette's father and surfing mentor, Andrew Vette, died of cancer in 2020. Andrew Vette had been on the board of Surfing New Zealand.