The best 16 and under guy and girl amateur surfers from the West Coast are about to take over a portion of the lineup in Surf City this weekend on the first of four stops of the 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch Series.

The young teen rippers are not only competing for cash and swag, but for a chance to qualify for the Rip Curl GromSearch National Final this November.

Winners of that will be scoring an all-expenses paid trip to Australia, for the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final.  That prestigious event takes place during the ASP World Championship Tour Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.

Meanwhile, Surfline forecasters are calling for a pretty good weekend of waves for the contest.  They say we should see a modest holding southwest swell which should provide waist to shoulder high waves with some occasional bigger sets at those more exposed breaks.

When: 7:30 a.m Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14

Where: 9th Street, Huntington Beach.

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