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.

National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA)

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 2026–27 NSSA season — National Championships Events

2027 NSSA National Championships — Huntington Beach Pier