2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship

The event will take place from November 5-11, 2023 on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.

Event schedule is tentative and subject to change at any time at the ISA's discretion. See the most up-to-date schedule HERE.

November 3: 
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.: Classification

November 4: 
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.: Classification
7 - 9 p.m.: Managers' Meeting 
9 a.m.: Volunteer Training (Location: Huntington Beach, South Side) 

November 5:
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Para Surfing Clinic hosted by AmpSurf 
1:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremony/ Parade (Location: Pier Plaza, at the end of Main St)

November 6: 
7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 

November 7: 
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 

November 8: 
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 
5:30 p.m.: Para Surfing Forum @ Athlete Area

November 9: 
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 

November 10: 
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 

November 11: 
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Final Competition at South side of Huntington Beach pier 
Following the Finals (estimated to be around 3:30 or 4 p.m.): Closing Ceremony @ Pier Plaza

The ISA has officially classified 302 para surfers, with over 60 more being classified at the 2022 World Para Surfing Championship. 

The goal of classification in Para Surfing is to accurately allocate the athlete into their best surf class to ensure a high level of competition and a more leveled playing field, minimizing the impact of impairment on the sport performance. 

Athletes are grouped into one of nine classifications depending on their particular physical conditions. Each classification will crown men's and women's World Champions. 

• Stand 1
• Stand 2
• Stand 3
• Kneel
• Sit
• Prone 1
• Prone 2
• Vision Impairment 1
• Vision Impairment 2

Full details for each classification can be found HERE.

See all the action live from the sands of Huntington City Beach or check it out online at ISASurf.org 

If you're interested in volunteering in the 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship, click here.

The International Surfing Organization (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. The ISA governs and defines Surfing as Shortboard, Longboard & Bodyboarding, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Para-Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment. The ISA crowned its first Men’s and Women’s World Champions in 1964. It crowned the first Big Wave World Champion in 1965; World Junior Champion in 1980; World Kneeboard Champions in 1982; World Longboard Surfing and World Bodyboard Champions in 1988; World Tandem Surfing Champions in 2006; World Masters Champions in 2007; World StandUp Paddle (SUP, both surfing and racing) and Paddleboard Champions in 2012, and World Para Surfing Champions in 2015.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Federations of 109 countries on five continents. The ISA is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (ARG). The Executive Committee includes four Vice-Presidents Karín Sierralta (PER), Kirsty Coventry (ZIM), Casper Steinfath (DEN) and Barbara Kendall (NZL), Athletes’ Commission Chair Justine Dupont (FRA), Regular Members Atsushi Sakai (JPN) and Jean Luc Arassus (FRA) and ISA Executive Director Robert Fasulo as Ex-officio Member.

Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California (USA).