The European Qualifying Series (QS) season of the World Surf League has come to a close following the Pro Taghazout Bay (QS 4,000), where Basque surfers Janire González-Etxabarri and Adur Amatriain claimed victory and secured their titles as European QS Champions for the 2025/2026 season.
Europe united by SUP: The 2026 season promises to be a landmark year for European Stand Up Paddle, with the confirmation of two of the continent’s most important events: EUROSUP 2026, the European Championship for national teams, and the official 2026 calendar of the European SUP League (ESL).
The European Surfing Federation (ESF), in partnership with Irish Surfing, is formally pleased to announce that Ireland has been selected to host the EuroSurf Junior Championships from 24 September to 4 October 2026. The event will be staged in Bundoran, County Donegal.
The updated Qualification System for Surfing at the LA28 Olympic Games marks an important step forward for our sport in Europe and globally.
The European Surfing Federation welcomes a framework that is fair, globally equitable and structured to provide meaningful opportunity for National Federations across all continents.
“The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today confirmed that the 2027 European Championships, the EuroSurf, will count towards qualification for the Olympics Games Los Angeles 2028.
A few weeks after returning from the Junior World Championships in Peru, the President of the European Surfing Federation, Jean Luc Arassus, gives us his thoughts on the competition and takes the opportunity to convey the federation's best wishes.
"The results achieved by the European teams and surfers confirm the excellent work done by the national federations.
A historic Finals Day at the 2025 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) saw four World Junior Champions crowned, along with the Team World Champion. Punta Rocas turned it on with some of the best conditions of the event, delivering pumping four-to-five foot peaks throughout the Semifinals and Finals of all four divisions.
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