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A lay day has been called for Sunday at the WSL event at Margaret River with the women's semi-finals and men's quarter-finals still on hold.

For the third day in a row the world's best surfers have been forced to wait for a return to action at the Margaret River Pro.

World Surf League organisers made the call early on Sunday to leave competition on hold with conditions in Western Australia not improving sufficiently to run the men's quarter-finals and women's semis.

The decision means the wait goes on for local favourite Bronte Macaulay who is chasing a first WSL final appearance, with a last-four showdown against Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb standing in her way.

The winner of that heat will surf off for the title against seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore or four-time world champion Carissa Moore, with the two modern day legends to face off in a classic semi-final battle.

The men's draw has lost two-time world champion John John Florence after he withdrew with a knee injury suffered in his round of 16 win.

Newcastle's Ryan Callinan is the only Australian to reach the men's quarter-finals and will face South African veteran Jordy Smith in the last eight.

The next call by organisers will be made on Monday at 7.15am (9.15am AEST) with the forecast favourable for a return to competition.