The 2027 NSSA Interscholastic State Championships bring California's College, High School and Middle School team competition to Seaside Reef in Cardiff-by-the-Sea from Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, 2027. The current first-party championship calendar and NSSA important-information notice independently confirm the three-day Seaside Reef occurrence and state that championship dates remain subject to change. This is a school-team championship rather than open public walk-up entry. Under the current 2026–27 NSSA rulebook, competitors must hold current NSSA membership, be enrolled in and attending the participating institution, meet academic requirements and belong to a recognized team in good standing. College and High School varsity teams are composed of four male surfers, two female surfers, one male longboarder and one female longboarder; High School junior varsity and Middle School teams use six male surfers, two female surfers and one longboarder of either gender. Limited exceptions for private, independent-study, home-school or students whose public school has no surf program require written school approval under the rulebook. The rulebook requires at least a 2.0 GPA and the applicable full-time course load, and every coach must sign the Code of Conduct before participation. NSSA has not yet published the 2027 State Championships entry packet, fees, deadline, capacity, team qualification or invitation procedure, daily school-group assignments, first call, heat draws, check-in location, exact contest bank, awards timetable, livestream or backup plan. Registration is therefore marked not yet open—not closed—and teams should monitor the official championship and important-information pages or contact the National Office. Spectating from the public state beach does not have an announced event ticket; normal parking fees and beach rules apply. The current Encinitas visitor guide says Seaside has a large paid lot, restrooms and showers, but beach viewing crosses sand and no event-specific adaptive staging has been announced. Surf, weather, tide, water quality, permits and lifeguard direction can change the bank or daily clock, so recheck official updates before every competition day.

NSSA uses timed judged heats, wave-count and priority/interference rules. Interscholastic teams accumulate points from rostered shortboard and longboard divisions; a team-point tie is decided by a surf-off using two surfers chosen from competitors who participated in the event. Exact 2027 heat duration, wave maximum, advancement matrix, team-point table and school-level running order will come from the championship packet and beach-marshal instructions.

National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA)

Restricted to eligible NSSA College, High School and Middle School teams and their rostered surfers. Team members must be current NSSA members, enrolled in and attending the participating institution unless an allowed written school-approval exception applies, and meet course-load and 2.0 GPA rules.

The 2027 State Championships entry packet and deadline are not yet published. Do not treat the absence of checkout as closure.

Upcoming state championship; no 2027 rosters, heat draws, live scores or results are available yet.

2027 NSSA Interscholastic State Championships — Seaside Reef

Seaside Reef at Cardiff State Beach — exact contest bank TBA

The 2027 NSSA National Championships bring the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s season-crowning Open, Explorer and Airshow competition to Huntington Beach Pier from Saturday, June 26 through Saturday, July 3, 2027. The current official championship calendar separates the week into the National Explorer Championships on June 26–28 and the National Open plus National Airshow Championships on June 29–July 3; all dates remain subject to change. This is an elite amateur championship rather than open walk-up entry. The current 2026–27 rulebook says surfers who compete in their Regional Championships qualify to register for Nationals only in the divisions they entered at Regionals, and all qualifying members must attend Regionals unless the NSSA Executive Director approves a documented exception. Competitors must also satisfy NSSA academic rules. Current Open divisions range from U10 through all-ages Mens, Womens and Longboard; Explorer divisions range from U11 through all-ages, longboard and adult Masters, Seniors, Super Seniors and Duke brackets. The Airshow crowns aerial surfing champions. NSSA has not yet published the 2027 Nationals entry form, fees, deadline, capacity, daily call times, heat draws, check-in location, exact north/south pier bank, awards schedule, webcast or backup plan. Registration is therefore marked not yet open—not closed—and qualified surfers should monitor the official dates page, important-information page and National Office. Late entrants may be seeded after the deadline only if space remains under the current rulebook. Spectating from the public city beach and pier does not have an announced event ticket; normal parking costs and beach rules apply. The pier is paved and accessible, while shoreline access across sand varies. Because surf, weather, water quality, permits and lifeguard operations can move the bank or daily clock, recheck NSSA and local conditions before every competition day.

NSSA competition uses timed judged heats, with judges scoring maneuver quality and the highest eligible waves counting toward advancement. Current rules set first-round Nationals seeding from combined 2026–27 year-end ratings and Regional Championship points. Exact 2027 heat duration, wave maximum, advancement matrix and Airshow format will be confirmed in the event packet and beach-marshal instructions.

Qualification required. The current rulebook says surfers who compete in Regional Championships qualify to register at Nationals in those same divisions. Competitors must be current NSSA members, meet academic requirements and comply with conference/Regional participation rules.

The 2027 Nationals entry form and deadline are not yet published. Do not treat the absence of checkout as closure.

Upcoming national championship; no 2027 heat draws, live scores or results are available yet.

Upcoming Events from National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA)

2027 NSSA Interscholastic State Championships — Seaside Reef

2027 NSSA National Championships — Huntington Beach Pier