International Surfing Association

International Surfing Association www.isasurf.org The ISA crowned its first Men’s and Women’s World Champions in 1964. The ISA is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (ARG).

The International Surfing Association (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 usin

g wave riding equipment. 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 108 countries on five continents. 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).

09/05/2026

Junior surfers from around the world, together for the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

09/05/2026

This is how the teams showed up for the 2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

09/04/2026

Opening Ceremony

09/04/2026

We handed the GoPro to these athlete brothers competing at Juniors, and sent them straight to the lineup. Here’s what they found.

2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Championship

09/04/2026

POV: you travel to El Salvador and run into the 2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

09/04/2026

The world’s best juniors, from 56 nations, are getting ready.

2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship starts September 4.

08/31/2026

Surf City El Salvador gets ready to host the world’s best junior surfers.

2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

September 4-13.

08/29/2026

The first woman surfer in Safi, Morocco.

Her first time traveling.

Opening doors for the next generation of women in surfing.

Thank you, Khaoula, for sharing your story and inspiring all of us at the ISA Women’s Coaching and Leadership Program.

Khaoula Biat

08/25/2026

The countdown is on!

56 nations. One World Junior Champion.

September 4th.

2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

08/22/2026

Creating opportunities for surfers, coaches, instructors and judges around the world.

A better world through surfing since 1964.

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