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 Mid-Atlantic Champions Score in the Outer Banks

The Eastern Surfing Association held its second championship event of the year this past weekend in great surf at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina.  The 2015 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships presented by The Outer Banks Tourism Bureau proved...

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ESA Crowns Florida Surfing Champions

The Eastern Surfing Association held its 2015 Southeast Regional Surfing Championships at Paradise Beach Park in Melbourne Beach, Florida this past weekend, showcasing the best amateur surfing from throughout the state of Florida. “We had the best waves of any event...

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ESA All-Star Team Rips on the North Shore

The Eastern Surfing Association All-Star Team just wrapped up a three-week training trip to the North Shore of Oahu.  Two groups of boys and one group of the girls traveled to surfing’s “mecca,” where they participated in training sessions with elite, professional...

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ESA Inducts 2015 All-Star Team

The Eastern Surfing Association held its annual All-Star Team induction ceremony at Surf Expo last weekend in Orlando, Florida.  The ESA All-Star Program, which began over 30 years ago, includes some of the best competitors the ESA has to offer.  Each All-Star Team...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. C!

All should turn toward Rhode Island and salute a great lady - Doris Couture on her 100th birthday!  If not for her the ESA would not exist as we know it. For those born after the last ice age -  Doris is Doc Couture's mom. Doc was a one of a kind master of talent...

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Eastern Surfing Association Adopts ISA Age Divisions

The Board of Directors of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) voted unanimously at their annual meeting in Nags Head, North Carolina to realign their age division structure to more closely align with International Surfing Association (ISA) standards.  The move...

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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.