Longboarders and bodyboarders will get some waves to themselves this weekend at separate events.

Longboard surfers will compete in the Steinlager Shaka Series event No. 3 tomorrow and Sunday at Kuhio Beach, Waikiki. Age divisions range from menehune (14 and younger) to legends (60 and older).

The highlight of the contest is the pro-am division. Many of the state's top professionals are expected to enter, including Duane DeSoto, Kekoa Uemura and Ned Snow.

Bodyboarders will compete in the Sandy Beach Pro tomorrow and Sunday at Sandy Beach. It is the opening event of the 2007 United States Bodyboarding Association National Championship Tour.

Several of the world's top professionals are expected to enter, including former world champion Guilherme Tamega of Brazil. Among the Hawai'i pros in the field are Paul Benco, Jacob Romero, Rex Moribe and Eugene Teixeira.

There will also be a professional division for women, and amateur divisions for youth competitors.

KAUA'I'S GOODALE IS KING OF CALIFORNIA

Dylan Goodale from Kaua'i won the Quiksilver King of the Groms California qualifier contest this week at Huntington Beach, Calif.

Goodale, 16, won seven heats during the day to beat out more than 60 other surfers. He received a trip to France to compete in the King of the Groms international final next month.

John John Florence from Sunset Beach placed third.

Goodale and several other Hawai'i surfers are in California this week for the National Scholastic Surfing Association championships.