2024 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS PRESENTED BY THE OUTER BANKS VISITORS BUREAU®, FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST & THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
ESA 2025 championship Events
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Easterns®
ESA announces Surfer Dudes as Presenting Sponsor
February 3, 2018 - The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is excited to announce that Surfer Dudes® will be the presenting sponsor for all of the ESA's post-season championship events for 2018 and 2019, including The Easterns®. As the world's largest amateur surfing...
ESA 2018 All-Star Team Announced at Surf Expo
January 26, 2018 - The Eastern Surfing Association announced its incoming 2018 All-Star Team members Friday evening at Surf Expo. The ceremony, which took place at the beginning of the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame's event, brought together several generations of...
ESA Announces Its 2018 Championship Event Schedule
January 24, 2018 - The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is excited to announce its 2018 post-season championship schedule. ESA's three regional events in the spring are qualifiers for The Easterns® that will take place September 16-22 at Jennette's Pier in Nags...
ESA’s 2017 Easterns finishes in epic surf
September 25, 2017 - The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA)'s 2017 Easterns® Surfing Championships presented by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau concluded on Saturday in ideal surf conditions that some say they've never witnessed along the east coast. Hurricanes Jose...
ESA CROWNS EASTERNS OPEN DIVISIONS IN EPIC WAVES
September 21, 2017 - The ESA resumed The Easterns® on Wednesday at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina. After two lay days due to storm surf from Hurricane Jose, competitors paddled out in clean, double-overhead waves on Wednesday morning. Tuesday's canceled...
CONTEST IS OFF Today, Tuesday, Sept. 19. Will resume Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Due to extreme conditions from Jose, Easterns will NOT run today (Tuesday) and will resume Wednesday morning beginning with Tuesday's schedule running single-beach. Wednesday's original schedule will resume following the finals of Tuesday's heats, and heats will run...
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.