About this event
El Porto Surf Contest is the sixth stop of the South Bay Boardriders Club's 2026-27 Surf Series at El Porto in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, April 17, 2027. The current first-party schedule identifies the locally owned El Porto Surf Shop as host. SBBC lists 11 family-friendly divisions from Micro Grom Assist through Legends, including youth and adult shortboard and longboard opportunities. Current per-contest prices are $70 for SBBC members, $90 for non-members and $30 for each extra division. The organizer says registration opens soon: no current single-event checkout, deadline, capacity, waitlist or walk-up policy is published, and the visible bulk-entry checkout still names the prior 2025-26 season, so it is not treated as active registration. Heat times and the event schedule are expected on LiveHeats about 24 hours before competition; exact start/end times, contest bank, tower, check-in point, heat format, awards timing and finalist count remain TBA. The series awards points to every competitor and crowns division champions at season end. Spectating is at a public beach and no admission ticket is announced, but metered parking and posted beach rules remain separate. LA County lists Manhattan Beach access and ADA resources; the host shop is at 3804 Highland Avenue, 771 feet from the break, but that retail address is not represented as athlete check-in. Recheck the official series page, LiveHeats and organizer Instagram before registering or traveling.
At a glance
Open across the 11 organizer-listed youth and adult divisions. Numeric ages and parent-assist semantics follow the exact current division list; no qualification or invitation requirement is published.
not announced
El Porto Beach - exact contest bank, tower and check-in TBA
Online on South Bay Boardriders LiveHeats
Event links
Official 2026-27 Surf Series page
LiveHeats schedule and live results
LiveHeats series ratings
South Bay Boardriders membership
El Porto Surf Shop
El Porto Surf Shop contact and location
Los Angeles County - Manhattan Beach and El Porto
LA County ADA beach access
City of Manhattan Beach parking lots
City El Porto parking permits and hours
South Bay Boardriders on Instagram
El Porto Surf Shop on Instagram
El Porto Beach map
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