The ISA World Surfing Games, formerly known as the ISA World Surfing Championships, are organized by world governing body of surfing, the International Surfing Association (ISA), which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
Editions The event was known as the ISF World Surfing Championships between 1964 and 1972. After that, a World Pro--Am Surfing Championship was created that favored a world circuit of events (which is now the World Surf League. The event resurged in 1978 as the ISA World Surfing Championships and has been known as the ISA World Surfing Games since 1996.
EditionYearHost cityCountryISF World Surfing Championships1 1964 Manly 2 1965 Lima 3 1966 San Diego 4 1968 Rincón 5 1970 Torquay - Lorne - Johanna 6 1972 San Diego ISA World Surfing Championships7 1978East London 8 1980Biarritz 9 1982Gold Coast 10 1984Huntington Beach 11 1986Newquay 12 1988Aguadilla 13 1990Chiba 14 1992Lacanau 15 1994Rio de Janeiro ISA World Surfing Games16 1996Huntington Beach 17 1998Lisbon 18 2000Maracaípe 19 2002Durban 20 2004Salinas 21 2006Huntington Beach 22 2008Costa de Caparica 23 2009Playa Hermosa 24 2010Punta Hermosa 25 2011Pedasí 26 2013Santa Catalina 27 2014Punta Rocas 28 2015Popoyo 29 2016Jacó 30 2017Biarritz 31 2018Tahara 322019Miyazaki 33 2021Surf City 34 2022Huntington Beach 35 2023Surf City 36 2024Arecibo 37 2025Surf City
Medallists Shortboard Men's championship
ISF World Surfing Championships196419651966196819701972ISA World Surfing Championships197819801982198419861988199019921994ISA World Surfing Games1996199820002002200420062008200920102011201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Women's championship
ISF World Surfing Championships196419651966196819701972ISA World Surfing Championships19801982198419861988199019921994ISA World Surfing Games1996199820002002200420062008200920102011201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
List of events
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