Perfectly clean 1m waves greeted surfers on the first day of the 2016 National Scholastic Surfing Championships.

Twelve regional teams made up of the country's best junior surfers will slug it out on the waves during the week-long competition which is being held at Makorori Beach near Gisborne.

Mount Maunganui surfer Georgia Wederell powered into the finals of the Under 14 Girls Division at the 2016 National Scholastic Surfing Championships taking place this week. Photo: Col / Surf2Surf.com

In the Under 14 Girls Division it was the Bay of Plenty team's youngest surfer Georgia Wederell (Mount Maunganui) who shone the brightest, posting a 12.07 point heat total as she powered her way to the final.

Also impressing on Monday was Whakatāne's Jack Lee in the Under 14 Boys Division, while his BOP teammates Luke Griffin (Mount Maunganui) and Jared Gebert (Ōhope) also had good performances in their respective heats.

Ten regional teams from around the country are contesting the event including the Bay of Plenty, Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Gisborne, Taranaki, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.

Since the championships launched in 1990, only four regions have won the team title – Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Waikato and Gisborne – but it's Taranaki who've headed in to this year's event as favourites on paper.

After day one of competition, Taranaki leads with 23045 points, followed by Northland with 22480 points and Coromandel in third with 22171. The Bay of Plenty currently lies in 10th with 10150 points.

If early indications are correct, there could be a new title holder at the end of the week, which would bring the Bay's four year reign at the top to an end.

DAY ONE RESULTS:

UNDER 18 BOYS ROUND 1

Heat 1: Jack Wilson (Chch), 12.67, 1, Jamahl Moselen (Whangarei), 9.47, 2, Reiki Ruawai (Rag), 8.43, 3

Heat 2: Isaac Kettle (Tara), 10.43, 1, Moss Thompson (Dun), 9.2, 2, Atawhai Charteris (Coro), 8.2, 3, Braedon Louie (Auck), 6.73, 4

Heat 3: Joshua Farr (Tara), 11.6, 1, James Murphy (Dun), 9.37, 2, Seti Burling (Auck), 9.17, 3, Finn Carrington (Wgtn), 6.17, 4

Heat 4: Ayrton Yarrell (Waihi Bch), 8.6, 1, Thomas Harcourt (Dun), 7.7, 2, Sam Sands (Chch), 7.5, 3, Jack McDonald (Wgtn), 6.63, 4

Heat 5: Daniel Farr (Tara), 13.57, 1, Harry Macintosh (Auck), 12.37, 2, Reuben Mottart (Gis), 8.97, 3, Kalani Hansen (North), 7.17, 4

Heat 6: Fraser Falconer (Auck), 10.4, 1, Reef Matthews (Tara), 9, 2, Ziggy Knuiman (Rag), 6.63, 3

UNDER 16 BOYS ROUND 1

Heat 1: Elliott Brown (Dun), 13.17, 1, Sonny Rapira - Martin (Tara), 10.5, 2, Cameron Hankins (Waihi Bch), 6.27, 3

Heat 2: Conor McLennan (Chch), 11.77, 1, Joseph Critchfield (Mangawhai), 9.27, 2, James Scott (Whiti), 6.6, 3, Te Haukopa Ehau-Taumaunu (Gis), 6.3, 4

Heat 3: William Van der Beek (Mnt), 12.4, 1, Jay Piper - Healion (Whiti), 11.67, 2, Tom Parker (North), 4.67, 3

Heat 4: Luke Griffin (Mnt), 15.8, 1, Thomas Carter (Waihi Bch), 11.33, 2, Kelly Haven (Mur), 11.17, 3

Heat 5: Shane Kraus (Auck), 18.6, 1, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 10.25, 2, Tanner Hayes (Kati), 6.9, 3

Heat 6: Dylan Preston (Whmata), 12.5, 1, Zack Van Eekelen (Chch), 9.43, 2, Lucca Lind (Tara), 5.83, 3

Heat 7: Jack McLeod (Dun), 13.73, 1, Joel Clegg (Tara), 12.73, 2, Tyler Carrington (Wgtn), 5.7, 3, Zayne Stringer (Cant), 5.43, 4

Heat 8: Caleb Cutmore (Ham), 15.73, 1, Aloysius Lane (Wgtn), 6.97, 2, Caleb Moratti (Tara), 6.2, 3

Heat 9: Max Brunker (Whngrei), 14.23, 1, Tom Norton (Waipu), 11.23, 2, Hamish Lorney (Coro), 5.73, 3, Jamie Horsefield (Chch), 4.87, 4

Heat 10: Jared Gebert (Ohope), 13.83, 1, Sam Dingle (Tara), 9.27, 2, Angus Mossman (Chch), 4.77, 3

UNDER 14 BOYS ROUND 1

Heat 1: Ruben Peyroux (Dun), 9.6, 1, Finn Johnson (Gis), 6.2, 2, Jacob Buckle (Waipu), 4.6, 3

Heat 2: Taylor O'Leary (Mur), 12, 1, Manawa Ruru (Gis), 9.7, 2, Ollie Quinn (Auck), 5.5, 3

Heat 3: Jack Lee (Whakatane), 10, 1, Taj Broughton (Kaitaia), 7.8, 2, Benjamin Robertson (Lower Hutt), 6.3, 3, Noah Collier (Gis), 6.3, 4

Heat 4: Tom Butland (Tara), 16, 1, Ben Smith (Coro), 7.5, 2, Daniel Robertson (Lower Hutt), 5.8, 3, Hunter Peterson (Tara), 5.4, 4

Heat 5: Maddy Barclay (Oamaru), 11, 1, Neko Tohiariki (Chch), 8.9, 2, Cory Vercoe (Mangawhai), 7.9, 3

UNDER 16 GIRLS DIVISION ROUND 1

Heat 1: Zhana Hutchison (Tara), 12.2, 1, Gabrielle Paul (Auck), 10.27, 2, Grace Pevats (Whanagarei), 6.8, 3

Heat 2: Saffi Vette (Gis), 14.43, 1, Tegen Bishop (Chch), 6.83, 2, Aimee Brown (Auck), 11.44, 3, Jasmine Comrie (Coro), 0, 4

Heat 3: Georgia Wedderell (BOP), 12.07, 1, Tallulah Horsefield (Dun), 2, 2, Sally Carter (Coro), 1.13, 3

TEAM POINTS:

1. Taranaki - 23045
2. Northland - 22480
3. Coromandel - 22171
4. Canterbury - 21925
5. Auckland - 21685
6. Gisborne - 18985
7. Otago - 15695
8. Wellington - 10870
9. Bay of Plenty - 10150
10. Waikato - 7150