Mangaluru, May 25 -- Indian surfing will once again turn its attention to the waves of Karnataka as the seventh edition of the Indian Open of Surfing 2026, a key stop in the national surfing series, is set to take place from May 29 to May 31 at the Blue Bay Tannirbhavi Eco Beach in Mangaluru.

With surfing preparing for its historic debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games later this year, this year's Indian Open arrives at a crucial stage in India's Asian Games selection cycle, with several of the country's leading surfers looking to strengthen their position in the national rankings and ongoing evaluation process ahead of the continental showpiece.

India has secured two quota spots each in the Men's Open Shortboard and Women's Open Shortb...