2025 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 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...

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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...

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TUESDAY AM EASTERNS UPDATE 6:40am

EASTERNS® SCHEDULE UPDATE (Tuesday, Sept. 19, 6:40am) - Next call for the Easterns event will be Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 12 noon for a possible 1pm start time.  If we are unable to run today (Tuesday), we will run all of Tuesday's schedule along with Wednesday's schedule...

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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.