International Surf Festival

August 2-6, 2023

Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Free to see, surffestival.org

Four Cities Come Together for South Bay Surf Festival

International Surfing Festival promotes the four South Bay beach cities, the world's best lifeguard service, and physical fitness for thousands of participants from 8 to 80 years young. The three signature events for the festival are the Judge Taplin Lifeguard Medley Relay, the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, and the Charley Saikley 6-Man Volleyball Tournament.

Contests & Festival Events

Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim
Charlie Saikley 6-Man
Junior 6-Man Volleyball
CBVA Volleyball
Velzy-Stevens Paddle
R10 Paddleboard Race
Dick Fitzgerald Beach Run
Bodysurfing Championships
Surfing Championships
Bud Stevenson Intracrew Relay
Judge Taplin Medley Relay
Paul Matthies Dory Race
Youth Swims and Paddles
Sandcastle Contest
Lifeguard Valor Awards

Schedule subject to change

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

• 5:30 p.m. King Harbor Youth Sailing at King Harbor Yacht Club
• 6 p.m. Los Angeles County Lifeguard Medal of Valor Dinner at  Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach

Friday, August 4, 2023

• 9 a.m. Charlie Saikley Volleyball Tournament at Manhattan Beach Pier 6-Man / 6-Woman
• 7:30 p.m. LA County Lifeguard Championships at Hermosa Beach Pier, L.A. County Lifeguard Rescue Demo,
  6-Lifeguard Run Relay, Bud Stevenson Intracrew MedleyRelay.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

• 6:45 a.m. International Bodysurfing Championship at Manhattan Beach Pier, North side.
• 7:30 a.m. Surfing Championships at Manhattan Beach Pier, South Side.
• 8 a.m. Torrance Paddleboard Race at Torrance Beach
• 8 a.m. Dick Fitzgerald Two-Mile Beach Run at Hermosa Beach Northside
• 9 a.m. Charlie Saikley Volleyball Tournament at Manhattan Beach Pier 6-Man / 6-Woman.
• 9 a.m. California Beach Volleyball at Hermosa Beach Pier
  9:30 a.m. Paul Matthies Dory Race at Hermosa Pier 
• 7 p.m. So Calif. Lifeguard Championship Events at Hermosa Beach Pier, L.A. County Lifeguard Rescue Demo,
  Junior Lifeguard Taplin, Lifeguard Beach Flags, Chris Linkletter Women’s Surf Relay, Judge Taplin
  Three-Mile Lifeguard Medley Relay

Sunday, August 6, 2023

• 7:30 a.m. Sand Castle Design Contest at South side Manhattan Beach Pier
• 7:30 a.m. Velzy-Stevens Pier-to-Pier Paddleboard Championship at Manhattan Beach Pier, North Side.
• 9 a.m. California Beach Volleyball at Hermosa Beach Pier 
• 9 a.m. Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim at Hermosa Pier to Manhattan Pier, no Race Day entries,
• 9 a.m. Jr. 6-Man Beach Volleyball Tournament (boys & girls 12-18) at Manhattan Beach Pier, South side.
• 1 p.m. South Bay Youth Swims and Paddles at Hermosa Beach Pier, North side

Thousands of people fill the beach to participate in the International Surf Festival in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and . Participants ages 8 to 80+ participate in three signature events–Judge Taplin Lifeguard Medley Relay, the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, and the Charley Saikley 6-Man Volleyball Tournament. The family-fun event promotes the four South Bay beach cities, the nation's biggest and world's best lifeguard service, and physical fitness for thousands of participants. Surfing contests, bodysurfing, beach run, sand soccer, paddleboard race, dory race, and youth events bring together the Chambers of Commerce and Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Los Angeles County Fire Department and Department of Beaches and Harbors.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.