IMPORTANT - CATEGORY NAME CHANGE
Please note (19/08/25), the entry categories for the BUCS Surfing Championships 2025-26 have been renamed in line with the Surf England Gender Diversity in Surfing Policy.
Categories available for entry at the Championships will be Open and Female.
Entry Costs & Dates
Entry Costs
£49.25 per individual competitor (Stage 1 - please read Staged Entry tab for information on Stage 2)
Entry Dates
Entries Open
Tuesday 12th August 2025
Entries Close
Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline
(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)
Thursday 25 September 2025 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)
Staged Entry
Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 entry window will open. This will be communicated on the website after the Stage 1 entry window has closed.
Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.
Events and BUCS Points
Team Events
Individuals will automatically be entered into the team competitions, provided there are enough eligible individuals from that institution to comprise a team. Please note the following team compositions:
Open Overall Team – More information to follow on the make-up of this team
Female Overall Team – More information to follow on the make-up of this team
Please note that BUCS points will not be allocated where the minimum number of competitors has not been reached, and where there are not enough individual scores to extract a team score. Furthermore, an individual/team must have beaten another individual/team to score BUCS points (i.e. if 3 individuals finish an event, only 2 will score BUCS points).
Entry Allowance
Withdrawals
Competitor withdrawals must be made by a competitors athletic/ students union by emailing Maddi Cannell.
Withdrawals before the entry deadline, 25 September 2025 at 11:59pm [Stage 1] will not be charged.
Withdrawals after the entry deadline 25 September 2025 at 11:59pm [Stage 1] and before midday on the 15 October 2025 will be fined £10 and will still be charged the entry fee.
Competitors who do not withdraw before midday on the 15 October 2025 and do not attend registration will be classed as a late withdrawal/ no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee and will also be fined £20 which will be charged after the event to the competitor’s athletic union.
Should BUCS have to open Stage 2 entries then new deadlines for withdrawals will be published. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition. Please see REG 7.9 for more details on our withdrawal policy
Photography and Videography
Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event
During this event, various filming, photography, and broadcasting may take place. By your presence at this event, you grant your permission for your likeness and voice to be included in pictures and/or on film, and their advertising without compensation or credit.
