USA Surfing Prime West Stop #3 returns to the Huntington Beach Pier in the heart of Orange County's Surf City USA on February 6-7, 2027 — the third West Coast stop of the 2026/27 USA Surfing Prime Series. The Prime Series is the elite amateur pathway run by USA Surfing, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee-recognized national governing body for the sport (recognized in turn by the International Surfing Association, the IOC's world authority for surfing). Prime is invitation-only: only the top-ranked American youth surfers earn a spot, and it is the proving ground for the country's next generation — Prime alumni include 2024 Olympic gold medalist Caroline Marks, WSL world champion Caity Simmers, and Olympians Griffin Colapinto and Kolohe Andino. This shortboard event is contested across six age divisions — Boys and Girls Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 — with heats run and judged on USA Surfing's official Liveheats scoring platform. It is the third of four West Coast stops in the 2026/27 season (Stop #1 Santa Cruz, Oct 3-4 2026; Stop #2 Pismo Beach, Nov 21-22 2026; Stop #3 Huntington Beach, Feb 6-7 2027; Stop #4 Oceanside, Mar 6-7 2027), and results feed the Prime West season rankings that help decide invitations to the USA Surfing Championships and national-team selection. The Huntington Beach Pier is a free, fully public beach break, so spectating from the sand or the pier is open to everyone. This is an upcoming, invitation-only event: entry is set by USA Surfing ranking (not open public sign-up) and the entry window on Liveheats closes Saturday, January 30, 2027 at 11:55 PM PST. Exact daily start and finals times shift with tide, swell and heat progression and will be published on the official Liveheats event page.

Standard amateur surfing heat format run on USA Surfing's Liveheats platform: age-division heats progress through preliminary rounds/quarterfinals/semifinals to a Final, with a two-wave heat total (best two scoring waves) deciding placings. Prime West results contribute to the 2026/27 Prime West season rankings.

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Open only to invited USA Surfing athletes in the contested age brackets. Surfers compete in their eligible division (Boys or Girls, U14/U16/U18) with USA Surfing membership and standard competitor requirements.

Upcoming — results not yet available. Live heat scores, draws and final placings across all six divisions (Boys/Girls U14, U16, U18) will be published on USA Surfing's official Liveheats event page during and after the February 6-7, 2027 contest window.

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USA Surfing Prime West Stop #3 — Huntington Beach 2027

Huntington Beach Pier

USA Surfing's 2026-27 Prime West Series closes with Stop 4 in Oceanside on March 6-7, 2027. This is an elite junior shortboard competition and national-development pathway for qualified West Coast surfers; USA Surfing's current program materials identify U14, U16 and U18 athletes, while final 2026-27 division rosters, invite lists, age cutoffs, alternates and entry instructions remain unpublished on the exact event page. The organizer currently confirms only the city and two-day window. The exact Oceanside break, beach address, daily first call, check-in, heat draw, priority/scoring details, registration fee, deadline, spectator footprint, parking plan, weather calls, awards and active broadcast are still TBA. The event page links HomeTeam Live, but its specific March 2027 broadcast state is not exposed, so it is preserved as a possible official stream destination rather than represented as live. Registration is marked Not Yet Open instead of closed: Prime has historically been invite-only, with requalification and regional-association pathways, but the current-season acceptance and same-day rules must come from USA Surfing. Spectator admission is not announced; expect a working public beach with no guaranteed seating or accessible viewing platform until the final venue plan posts. Oceanside is in San Diego County, about 90 road miles south of central Los Angeles, and is retained as a major Southern California junior surfing pathway with direct value to the Los Angeles-area surf community. Recheck the exact event page, member account, junior rankings and organizer social feeds before entering or traveling.

Elite junior shortboard series stop. Current event-specific heat lengths, waves counted, priority, seeding, judging panel, advancement, points and tie-break rules are TBA. Prior Prime events used four-person heats, priority and computerized scoring; those historical details are not represented as final 2027 rules.

Qualified or invited USA Surfing Prime West junior competitors. Current USA Surfing program materials identify U14, U16 and U18 development groups, but Stop 4 division rosters, age cutoffs, coast commitment, membership standing and qualification allocations are not yet published on the exact page.

Upcoming. Heat draw, live scores, standings impact, Stop 4 results and replays are not yet published.

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2027 USA Surfing Prime West Series Stop 4 - Oceanside

Oceanside surf venue - exact break TBA

USA Surfing has scheduled its 2027 national Championships for June 5-9 at Oceanside North Harbor Jetty. The five-day event is the governing body's multi-discipline national-title meeting for adult shortboard, para surfing, longboard, SUP surf, and SUP/prone racing pathways, but the organizer's current 2027 page confirms only the dates and venue. Daily first calls, discipline order, heat draws, registration link, fees, invitation release, entry deadline, field limits, athlete check-in, awards, livestream, and weather calls are still TBA, so registration is marked Not Yet Open rather than closed. For context only, the 2026 Oceanside edition began with para surfing, followed by longboard age groups and Open, adult shortboard and SUP surf, and SUP/prone distance, technical and sprint racing. Its invitational pathways referenced recognized regional surfing organizations and ISA team members; those details are not represented as final 2027 rules. Spectators should wait for the 2027 beach footprint and accessibility plan, though Harbor Beach is a public City of Oceanside beach with lifeguards, restrooms, showers, and multiple harbor parking lots. The North Harbor Jetty venue is in San Diego County, roughly 90 road miles south of central Los Angeles, and is retained as a major Southern California national championship with direct participation and spectator value for the Los Angeles-area surf community. Recheck the exact USA Surfing page, member account, selection procedures, and organizer social feeds before entering or traveling.

Multi-discipline national championship. The 2027 heat lengths, wave counts, judging panels, race distances, seeding, advancement, interference rules and points systems are TBA. Prior-edition formats are context only.

2027 divisions

Historical 2026 context

Qualified or invited competitors in the disciplines published in the final 2027 packet. The current event page does not yet publish division-specific cut lines, required event counts, regional allocations, age charts, classifications, wildcards, or national-team status requirements.

Upcoming. The 2027 draw, live scores, champions, national-team consequences and replays are not yet published.

2027 USA Surfing Championships at Oceanside North Harbor Jetty

Oceanside North Harbor Jetty

USA Surfing has scheduled its 2027 Junior Championships for June 15-19 at Lower Trestles in San Onofre State Beach, San Clemente. This is the national-championship culmination of USA Surfing's junior pathway at the same cobblestone point selected for surfing at the LA28 Olympic Games. The organizer's current page confirms the five calendar dates and venue but does not yet publish the 2027 athlete packet, daily first calls, heat draws, registration link, entry fee, cut line, field size, age cutoffs, division-by-day order, livestream, awards time, or weather decision procedure. Registration is therefore marked Not Yet Open rather than closed. USA Surfing's latest published qualification explainer says the prior championship field required the minimum number of Prime events and a top-50-percent finish among eligible surfers, with additional regional-association places; that is useful pathway context but is not represented as the final 2027 rule until USA Surfing posts the new packet and invitations. The 2026 edition drew more than 250 invited surfers ages 10-18 and contested boys' and girls' U12, U14, U16 and U18 titles; those historical divisions are listed as prior-edition context only. Spectating at the public beach is expected to be free, but USA Surfing has not yet announced a 2027 spectator plan or accessible viewing zone. Lower Trestles has no direct public vehicle access: plan for a substantial trail and beach walk from the Cristianitos/South El Camino Real area, and wait for organizer instructions before relying on any event-specific parking, shuttle, bicycle, check-in, or equipment policy. Recheck the exact event page, current calendar, USA Surfing rankings and organizer social feeds before entering or traveling.

Shortboard national championship. The 2027 heat format, heat duration, wave count, advancement percentages, seeding, interference rules and points weighting are TBA. Historical USA Surfing results and LiveHeats scoring are context only until the 2027 draw is published.

2027 junior shortboard divisions

Historical 2026 context: Boys and Girls U12, U14, U16 and U18

Competitive junior surfers who qualify through USA Surfing's announced pathway and receive/complete the required entry. The current event page does not yet publish the 2027 cut line, required-event count, regional allocations, age cutoff or wildcard policy. Prior-season mechanics are retained only as context.

Upcoming. The 2027 draw, live scores, heat results, champions, replays and national-team consequences are not yet published.

Upcoming Events from USA Surfing, Inc.

USA Surfing Prime West Stop #3 — Huntington Beach 2027

2027 USA Surfing Prime West Series Stop 4 - Oceanside

2027 USA Surfing Championships at Oceanside North Harbor Jetty

2027 USA Surfing Junior Championships at Lower Trestles