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U18 athletes, while final 2026-27 division rosters, invite lists, age cutoffs, alternates and entry instructions remain unpublished on the exact event page.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.

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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.

USA Surfing (USOPC-certified National Governing Body; ISA-recognized national federation)

2027 USA Surfing Prime West Series Stop 4 - Oceanside

Oceanside surf venue - exact break TBA

Kneeboard Surfing USA's 2027 U.S. Kneeboard Surfing Titles and Festival returns to Oceanside Harbor's South Jetty for a welcome/check-in gathering on Thursday, March 11 and the full contest, awards, raffle and surf-video program on Friday, March 12. Competition begins at 7:00 AM Friday. The current first-party announcement publishes Open, Women, Junior, AA, AAA and new friendly Immortals pathways, with four-to-six-person heats lasting 15-20 minutes as conditions allow. AA and AAA are populated from surfers eliminated from the early Open heats. The organizer says online registration opens in mid-November; because no exact launch date or live 2027 checkout is posted, TrickBook marks entry Not Yet Open rather than closed. Published fees are $110 Open, discounted to $95 when registered and paid before February 1, $50 Women including Open, and $85 Immortals. A limited number of Junior entries for surfers under 25 include Open at no charge. Age is determined January 1, 2027, each division needs at least two entrants, and exact Immortals criteria are still TBA. No active 2027 waiver, guardian-consent language, refund/transfer policy, on-site entry promise or registration deadline beyond the early-price cutoff is posted. WSA-accredited judges will use WSA criteria emphasizing commitment, difficulty, progression, major-maneuver combinations, variety, speed, power and flow. Stact is the official live-scoring destination. No produced livestream is planned; KSUSA points remote viewers to the Surfline South Jetty cam and possible Facebook Live clips. The organizer recommends a 3/2 fullsuit for March's roughly 60°F water and warns that surf and weather vary. Harbor Beach has lifeguard coverage, restrooms, showers and mixed free/paid parking, but event-specific accessible viewing, athlete parking, check-in address, awards address and cancellation procedure remain unpublished. The first-party page contains a few stale 2026 labels and one AM/PM typo inside its otherwise 2027-specific packet; TrickBook preserves the confirmed 2027 facts and flags those uncertainties instead of silently carrying prior-year terms forward.

Four-to-six-person heats of 15-20 minutes depending on conditions. Open surfers who do not advance are placed into AAA and AA based on early-round results. WSA judging emphasizes commitment/difficulty, progression, combinations, variety, speed, power and flow on a 0-10 ride scale.

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Open

Women's

Junior

Immortals

Open accepts all contestants. Women has a separate division. Junior is under 25, with age determined January 1, 2027. AA and AAA are populated from surfers eliminated from early Open heats. Immortals is intended as a friendly older-surfer division; exact criteria are TBA. Each division needs at least two entries to run.

Upcoming. Heat draws and results will be posted on the KSUSA website; current first-round assignments are TBA.

Kneeboard Surfing USA with Western Surfing Association-accredited judges and WSA rules

2027 U.S. Kneeboard Surfing Titles and Festival

Oceanside Harbor Beach - South Jetty

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.

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2027 USA Surfing Prime West Series Stop 4 - Oceanside

2027 U.S. Kneeboard Surfing Titles and Festival

2027 USA Surfing Championships at Oceanside North Harbor Jetty