ESA 2025/2026 championship Events
2025/2026 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS PRESENTED BY
THE OUTER BANKS VISITORS BUREAU®, FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST & THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
Southeast Regionals
April 10-12, 2026 : Location TBD
Mid-Atlantic Regionals
Apr 24-26, 2026: Jennette’s Pier
Northeast Regionals
May 8-10, 2026 : Ocean City, MD
Easterns®
Sept 14-20, 2025: Jennette’s Pier
Sept 13-19, 2026 : Jennette’s Pier
Kelly Slater offers message to the ESA’s 2025 Easterns competitors
The GOAT with some words of wisdom for the ESA's 2025 Easterns competitors.......
ESA Recognizes 2025 Tom Gibbons Sportsmanship & Volunteerism Awards
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is thrilled to announce its 2025 recipients of the Tom Gibbons Sportsmanship & Volunteerism awards. Since 2022, Gibbons has offered these awards to members of the ESA who deserve to be recognized for their contribution to the...
ESA All-Stars Take over the OBX
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) wrapped up its annual team building and training trip to the Outer Banks, North Carolina this past weekend. This week-long trip brought ESA All-Star coach Jason Motes...
ESA Announces 2025 Marsh Scholarship Recipients
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is excited to announce its 2025 Marsh Scholarship Award recipients – Celia Cook, ESA Georgia and ESA All-Stars; Beau Chan - ESA New York, Mako Musilunas - ESA Northern South Carolina and Ellie Walsh - ESA North Florida. The ESA...
ESA crowns its Northeast Champions – Next stop…. THE EASTERNS
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) held its Northeast Regionals, which was its third and final regional championship, this weekend in Ocean City, Maryland. Competitors traveled from as far as Maine to compete in hopes of claiming the top spots to receive in...
Jennette’s Pier delivers for ESA’s 2025 Mid-Atlantic Regionals
Nags Head, North Carolina - The second stop of ESA's regional championships was another epic event with pumping surf for competitors from Virginia through South Carolina coming together for the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Jennette's Pier always seems to offer...
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.