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 Northeast Regional Surfing Championship begins Friday

May 17, 2017 - The Eastern Surfing Association will hold its Northeast Regional Surfing Championship this weekend May 19-21 at 16th street in Belmar, New Jersey across from Eastern Lines Surf Shop. This event is the third and final qualifying event for the ESA's...

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ESA Mid-Atlantic Surfing Champions Crowned

May 10, 2017 – The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) held its 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championship this past weekend in perfect waves at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina. A massive frontal storm system moved through the area on Friday and...

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ESA’s Southeast Youth Champions

The ESA's 2017 Southeast Regional Surfing Championships presented by Long Doggers wrapped up on Sunday with its finals in the youth divisions for competitors under 18 years of age.  All three days of competition had onshore winds that created less than ideal...

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First round of ESA Southeast Champions Crowned

Friday marked the beginning of the ESA's Southeast Regional Surfing Championship presented by Long Diggers in choppy, waist- to chest-high waves.  Conditions were fun for competitors who traveled to Paradise Beach Park in Melbourne Beach, Florida from the entire...

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ESA All-Stars Train on Oahu’s North Shore

The Eastern Surfing Association’s (ESA) All-Star Team just returned from the North Shore of Oahu surfing world-class waves, experiencing the Hawaiian culture and training with professional surfer Tamayo Perry.  This elite group of young surfers make up some of...

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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.