2024 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS PRESENTED BY THE OUTER BANKS VISITORS BUREAU®, FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST & THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

ESA 2025 championship Events

Southeast Regionals

April 11-13, 2025 : Melbourne Beach, FL

Mid-Atlantic Regionals

Apr 25-27, 2025 : Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head, NC

Northeast Regionals

May 9-11, 2025 : Ocean City, MD

Easterns®

Sept 14-20, 2025 : Nags Head, NC
ESA’s Epic Easterns

ESA’s Epic Easterns

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) held its 2024 Easterns Surfing Championship at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina last week, despite Mother Nature handing officials days of delays due to wind, rain and strong currents.  Surfline's forecast called for...

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ESA All-Stars & Developmental Team members take over the OBX

ESA All-Stars & Developmental Team members take over the OBX

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) just finished its annual All-Star team training trip to the Outer Banks last week and brought along some of its Developmental team members as well.  Surfers from all over the East Coast met in Nags Head for a week of team...

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ESA Announces 2024 Marsh Scholarship Recipients

ESA Announces 2024 Marsh Scholarship Recipients

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is excited to announce its 2024 Marsh Scholarship Award recipients - Abigail Remke (NFL), Abby Armstrong (NFL), Rivers Dominguez (SSC) and Henry Sawin (SNE).   The ESA offers the Marsh Scholarship Fund for current ESA members...

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ESA 2024 Easterns Registration NOW OPEN

ESA 2024 Easterns Registration NOW OPEN

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) has opened its 2024 registration for The Easterns, which is its largest annual championship event on the East Coast.  Bringing surfers from Maine through Florida, and the Great Lakes, The Easterns is an invitation-only event that...

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ESA’s Northeast Champions are heading to The Easterns

ESA’s Northeast Champions are heading to The Easterns

May 18, 2024 – The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) wrapped up its East Coast regional championship tour last weekend in Ocean City, Maryland for its 2024 Northeast Regionals.  This is following the ESA’s Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regional events that were held...

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ESA kicks off its 2024 Championship Season with a bang

ESA kicks off its 2024 Championship Season with a bang

Melbourne Beach, Florida - The ESA held its first of three regional surfing championships last weekend at Paradise Beach Park in Melbourne Beach, Florida.  Florida's Space Coast delivered contestable surf for ESA competitors from Florida, Georgia and Alabama to...

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In Memory of Cecil Lear

The ESA’s co-founder and dear friend,Cecil Lear, peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 16 with his beloved family by his side. A pioneer and advocate for East Coast surfers, Cecil will be greatly missed by the worldwide surfing community. In lieu of flowers, his family has asked that memorial donations be made to organizations closest to Cecil’s heart. Click below to show your support.