- To establish and maintain a European federation to promote the interests of surfing in all its forms throughout all countries of Europe to which all recognised national surfing associations/bodies concerned with the sport of surf riding, surfing or its related activities may gain affiliation;

- To encourage the formation of national surfing associations/bodies in the individual countries to promote, co-ordinate and control the activities of organised surfing within their own countries;

- To make and amend rules as appropriate for the conducting of surfing contests and other surfing events, programmes and commissioners in Europe;

- To promote uniformity of laws of control and regulation of surfing and surf riding throughout Europe, by encouraging national surfing institutions, organisations and associations to adopt the ESF’s established laws, rules and standards;

- To co-ordinate the international activities of national surfing associations and bodies providing a forum for arranging international contests and organising the European surfing calendar within the international rules and calendar;

- To organise surfing championships in Europe;To organise surfing programmes, events and commissions in order to benefit the ESF, national federations, individual surfers and the environment both in Europe and elsewhere;

- To ensure that ESF is represented at the World Surfing Games and other International Championships and events when requested by the International Surfing Association;

- To maintain all useful relations with other international surfing organisations.

As detailed in the "Memorandum of Association of EUROPEAN SURFING FEDERATION":

For more information regarding our events please consult our rulebook: