Newport Harbor High School will be battling it out against other top national surfing schools this weekend at Upper Trestles.

The contest runs June 6 - 7. The National Championships bring together eight Regional Championship teams to surf it out to see whose high school team has bragging rights as the best in the country.

Check out the slideshow or click on the image to the right to see photos of the Newport surfers advance a few weeks ago in Huntington Beach.

Here’s a list of teams participating in the event:

Aptos High School, winner of the Santa Cruz Regional Championship
Malibu High School, winner of the Golden State Regional Championship
Satellite High School, winner of the Central Florida Regional Championship
Mira Costa High School, winner of the South Bay Regional Championship
New Smyrna High School, winner of the North Florida Regional Championship
Ocean City High School, winner of the New Jersey Regional Championship
Newport Harbor High School, winner of the Orange County Regional Championship
San Dieguito Academy, winner of the San Diego Regional Championship

The contest is unique - changing the normal individual format of surf competitions and making it a team event. Two teams compete against each other, only one team in the water at a time, three periods, timeouts, coaches, referees and substitutes.

When: June 6 - 7.

Where: Upper Trestles, San Clemente

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