The 2023-24 National Scholastic Surfing Association is two weeks into the new season and a pattern is already emerging. The cream is quickly rising to the top. Of the nine divisions run at Salt Creek in the second stop of the Open season, four of them were a repeat winner from week 1 at Ventura. One division that had a different winner come out on top, was the Men's Open. Trailing in the final minute, Gavin Lusby needed a 7.50 to overtake leader Lucas Cassity, and his last-ditch effort garnered him a 7.70 to give him a 15.03 heat total and a win by 0.20. " When I saw (the wave coming) I just ..read more

Brothers Oliver and Owen Rowe have always been a force when their names appear in a line up, but this summer the two have taken their surfing to another level. Competing in the Sun Diego Am Slam summer series, the pair have combined to take the win in 5 of the 6 titles in their respective divisions. In event number three at the San Clemente Pier, younger brother Owen made it a perfect 3 for 3 on the season in the 11 and under division, while Oliver won the 14 and under for the second time in three tries. His only loss was a second-place result in week 2. Oliver is tops in the 14U with 2860 po ..read more

The National Scholastic Surfing Association concluded its 2023 season last week by bringing together over 550 of the best junior surfers in the nation from places the likes of California, Hawaii, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Carolinas and more. The competitors battled all season for an opportunity to attend the National Championships and this year's event at Huntington Beach had it all. Dramatic finishes, three pairs of sibling champions and two double winners. Now, Eye On Surfing presents the NSSA 2023 National Champions; Open Mens (44 Entries) Past Winners Include: Kalani Robb (2), Shi ..read more

Lower Trestles in San Clemente is known for three major events. The US Board Riders finals, the WSL finals and the USA Surfing National Championships. With the boardriders done w few weeks ago and the WSL still two months away, it was fron and center for the USA Championships. Surfers from Florida, Hawaii and California that surfed all season long trying to get an invite to the prestigious event, filled the beach side for 5 days, battling through round after round until there was just 1 left in each of the eight divisions. Let's wait no longer, To Lower Trestles we go...... U18 Boys Finalists ..read more

Stop one of three of the 2023 Rip Curl Grom Search is in the books after this weekend's event at Huntington Beach. The event, which gives the top groms in the country a chance at advancing to the finals at the wave pool at the Palm Springs Surf Club, drew a nearly capacity field of stellar athletes ready to do battle. At stake was $500 to each winner but a change in advancement was made from prior years. Instead of only the four winners going to the wave pool, all four finalists in each division earned the right to Palm Springs. With that, lets to Huntington Beach; Boys 16U Finals: Eeli Timpe ..read more

The Surf team from San Juan Hills High School had a huge day at the Inland Schools portion of the Scholastic Surf Series State Championships on Sunday, winning three of the five events and the overall title of the best in the state. They won the Men's Shortboard and both the Women's long and shortboard events and came in second in the men's longboard. On Saturday, San Dieguito won the title for best coastal team in the state. Lets go to Oceanside Harbor and see how San Juan Hills did it. Men's Shortboard In quite a battle, San Juan outdueled Sage Creek 22-20. They took each heat by an 11-10 ..read more

The National Scholastic Surfing Association held stop number 7 of their current season schedule at Huntington Beach last weekend. The event was highlighted by some incredible performances that included a pair of double winners and two who won their first titles. In fact, In the two days of competition, there were a total of 26 scores in the 8's, seven scores in the 9's and one perfect 10 (acheived by Eden Walla) So let's go to the Pier at Huntington Beach; ODRIOZOLA TAKES MENS OPEN AND U16 TITLES To say this was a dominating performance by Hans Odriozola is an understatement. The fifteen-year ..read more

After taking a bit of a break due to bad weather, the Western Surfing Association got back in action this past weekend. Having been off since their contest on Dec 3rd and 4th, the aspiring surf stars were back at it. Back at it with a purpose. "These kids are surfing WSA in order to qualify for prime which is part of the process for getting to USA champs, " said WSA's Carolyn Krammer. " We are the feeding program. The only way to get to prime on the west coast is to surf WSA or NSSA." With the ultimate goal of many young surfers to climb the ladder, hundreds descend upon the WSA event sites. T ..read more

The 6th annual Jacks Surfboards Pro 3000 at Huntington Beach kicked off the World Surf League Qualifying Series season over the weekend with over 140 surfers hoping to get off to a fast start on their quest to climb the ladder in the WSL. When the last horn sounded, it was women's defending champion Sawyer Lindblad going back-to-back and Santa Cruz veteran John Mel that stood victorious. For Lindblad, it was a warmup for the Challenger Series, a spot she earned by finishing number one in the 2022-23 QS rankings. She spent 2022 on the Challenger and finished 12th in the point standings in her ..read more

The 8th annual Am Slam Summer Surf Series hosted by the Sun Diego Boardshops got off to a roaring start at Pacific Beach last weekend, crowning week 1 champions in 6 divisions. This was the first of four events that will be held before crowning a season-end champion as well as all the weekly champs along the way. The series rounds out with stops at the Ocean Beach Pier (July 8-9), San Clemente Pier (August 5-6) and Mission Beach (Sept. 30-Oct 1). While the vibe was fun and the surfing hit a high level, a bit of reality managed to sneak into the event as well. The sport of surfing can provide ..read more