Scholastic Surf Series LA-Santa Barbara High School - Emma Wood (November 2026)

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The Scholastic Surf Series brings its 2026-27 Los Angeles-Santa Barbara High School schedule to Emma Wood State Beach in Ventura on Sunday, November 15, 2026. SSS is the school-team division of Western Surfing Association, and the regional stop begins with team-versus-team heats before individual competition. The current team-entry packet allocates 14 competition spots per LA-Santa Barbara high-school team: six boys shortboard, three boys longboard, two girls shortboard, two girls longboard and one bodyboard. Competitors must be full-time students in grades 9-12 at the school they represent, maintain at least a 2.0 GPA and complete the required student registration, waiver and emergency-information process after coach approval. Registration for the 2026-27 season opened August 1; current division forms and fees are due September 21. The organizer lists an $85 student membership and a $2,600 LA-Santa Barbara High School team fee, while each school sets the amount collected from its surfers and may add processing or team costs, so athletes should confirm their actual price and roster status with their coach. The carryover SSS judging guide describes 15-minute heats, up to eight ridden waves and the best two wave scores counting, with WSL-style criteria and WSA rules filling any gaps. The official schedule confirms Emma Wood and the November 15 date, but it has not published the exact contest tower or beach access, check-in time, first heat, team draw, individual heat times or contestant roster. California State Parks identifies separate North Beach and Ventura River Group Camp areas; SSS has not stated which access area it will use. The current park notice says North Beach day use remains closed until construction is complete, so do not route to that entrance without updated organizer or park guidance. State Parks lists parkwide hours of 7 a.m. to sunset and a $10 vehicle day-use fee, but event-specific parking, access and spectator arrangements remain unannounced.

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