About this event
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.
At a glance
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.
not yet open
Huntington Beach Pier
Online on No confirmed live video broadcast announced yet. Live heat scores, draws and results will appear on the official USA Surfing Liveheats event page during the event.
Event links
Official event page, entry & live results (USA Surfing Liveheats)
USA Surfing Prime Series schedule & standings (Liveheats)
USA Surfing — Prime Series West Stop #3 event page
USA Surfing season schedule & Prime Series info
USA Surfing (national governing body)
International Surfing Association (world governing authority)
Surf City USA — Huntington Beach visitor info
City of Huntington Beach
Western Surfing Association (regional amateur pathway)
Huntington Beach Pier on Google Maps
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