Virginia Beach Surfing

Virginia Beach is home to the East Coast Surfing Championships (Aug 22-28, 2011). ECSC is a major amateur event for the United States Surfing Federation. Each year, several hundred amateurs from menehunes to masters compete for East Coast surfing titles, prizes, history and the sheer love of surfing. Other beach oriented sports and recreation include skimboarding, volleyball, a boardwalk 5K run, street skate and ramp contests, swimsuit contests, food and drink concessions, and live music on the beach.
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Where to Eat

Consider making a day of it: have a relaxed, sit-down meal in air conditioning or outside table at a local Oceanfront restaurant and having a second meal or snack and drinks down at ECSC.  Spread the wealth around with your patronage.

Nearby Restaurants/Food
  • Schooner Inn restaurant (3rd Street)
  • Waterman’s Surfside Grille (4th/5th Streets—415 Atlantic Ave.)
  • Mahi-Mahs (Ramada on the Beach, at 7th Street on the boardwalk)
  • Laverne’s Oceanfront (Quality Inn, at 7th Street on the boardwalk)
  • Ocean Key Resort restaurant (5th Street—424 Atlantic Ave.)
  • 7-Eleven (10th Street—1010 Pacific Ave.)
  • The Raven (on 11th Street, 1200 Atlantic Ave.)
  • Rudee’s on the Inlet (227 Mediterranean Ave.)
  • Rockafellers (308 Winston-Salem Ave.)
  • Big Sam’s Inlet Café & Raw Bar (300 Winston-Salem Ave.)
  • Dirty Dicks (530 Winston-Salem Ave.)
ECSC Beach vendors
  • Grace & Sarah (pitas, sausages, hot dogs, corn dogs, fries)
  • Grace & Sarah Ltd. (crab cakes, catfish)
  • Boneheads Beach Bistro (pizza, pretzels, funnel cakes)
  • Strawberry St.
  • Cocobongos
  • Pops Kettle Korn (popcorn, nachos & cheese, fresh lime and lemonade)