Matthew McGillivray (surfer)

{{short description|South African surfer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox surfer

| name = Matt McGillivray

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|03|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Port Elizabeth, South Africa

| residence = Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 86 kg

| stance = Natural (regular foot)

|best_year= 2022 – Ranked #13 WSL CT World Tour

| sponsors = Visla, Cisurf, Virtualstax

| major_achievements =

• 2018 Seat Pro Netanya
• 2018 Vans Surf Pro Classic

}}

Matthew "Matt" McGillivray (born 26 March 1997) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World championship tour surfing (WCT).{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/3737/matthew-mcgillivray |title=WST World Tour profile |date=25 July 2024 |access-date=28 July 2024}}

He was born and schooled in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, matriculating at Grey High School in 2015.{{Cite web |title=The Grey September 2023 newsletter |url=https://thegrey.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CONNECT_September_23_web.pdf}}{{Cite web |title=Wavescape |url=https://www.wavescape.co.za/archive/matt-mcgillivray-profile |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.wavescape.co.za}}

He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/matthew-mcgillivray_1963661 Olympic Games]

He has been described as a "Madman"{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/533006/south-africas-well-mannered-madman-matthew-mcgillivray-best-of|title=South Africa's Well-Mannered Madman Matthew McGillivray / Best Of|date=11 June 2024|website=World Surf League}} in this WSL video.