South Bay Surf Series Continues This Weekend

HERMOSA BEACH, CA — The South Bay Surf Series is back this weekend, with surfers of all ages taking on the waves at Hermosa Beach.

The South Bay Surf Series was created in 2010 to provide top-quality venues for young and older surfers to sharpen their skills and to bring together the local surf community, according to event organizers, South Bay Boardriders Club.

This year's event is presented by Riviera Mexican Cantina and will take place at Hermosa Beach Pier from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

There have already been four competitions this year, including earlier this month at El Porto Beach in Manhattan Beach, where more than 100 surfers competed in their respective divisions.

The series has 11 different divisions, including several for competitors 18 and under and even a Legends category for those over 55 years old.

Contestants are scored based on their overall results of a contest and whoever accumulates the most points throughout the year is crowned as their division's champion, according to event organizers.

With two more competitions left for the series, Summer Williams currently leads the women's longboard division with nearly 2,800 points, while Jiro Ikeda leads the open longboard division with 3,850 points.