Surf Shops in California

Small-town surf shop on Brighton Avenue in Bolinas, known locally for its colorful daily surf report.

Surfboard label with a shop on Santa Ana Avenue selling its own boards alongside apparel and surf goods.

Outer Sunset surf shop on Judah Street, close to Ocean Beach.

An Oceanside board shop carrying surf gear for the beaches around the pier and harbor.

An urban surf shop in Little Italy with a curated board collection that highlights local shapers.

A Santa Monica surf shop on Lincoln Boulevard with surfboards, wetsuits and surf accessories.

Historic surfboard label with a shop and showroom on Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia; boards are built locally in Encinitas.

Surf shop in a Quonset hut on West Morena Boulevard, known for new and used boards from local shapers and a large vintage board collection.

Shop on Highway 1 in Bodega Bay offering surf and stand up paddle rentals plus surf lessons.

Surf shop one block from the Cayucos Pier, at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Cayucos Drive.

A surf and skate shop on Marsh Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, carrying boards, wetsuits and apparel.

Santa Barbara surfboard maker with a retail shop on Anacapa Street.

Family-owned shop on Balboa Avenue selling surfboards, wetsuits and skateboards.

India Street shop focused on pre-owned surfboards, with board repairs available.

A surf shop on Cabrillo Highway in Half Moon Bay, a short drive from the beaches of the San Mateo coast.

Small shop across the street from Cowell's Beach selling fins, leashes, wetsuit gear and Santa Cruz apparel.

Surf shop and coffee bar on the Newport Beach–Costa Mesa border, with a members surf club and rotating demo boards.

South Bay surf and dive shop on North Broadway, just up from King Harbor.

Orange Avenue surf shop in Coronado with surf gear, apparel and rentals of surfboards, bodyboards and skimboards.

One of the longer-running shops in Encinitas, with a strong surfboard selection and accessories.

A surf shop a few blocks from the Pismo Beach Pier offering boards, wetsuits, rentals and lessons.

Hermosa Beach surf shop on Aviation Boulevard.

Santa Cruz shop on 41st Avenue near Pleasure Point, started by John Mel.

A beachfront shop on Ocean Front Avenue in Cayucos with surf gear, rentals and surf lessons.

A large family-run surf shop on Coast Highway 101 near Swami's, carrying new and used surfboards, wetsuits and beach apparel.

El Cajon Boulevard shop centered on longboards, with some mid-lengths and shortboards from local shapers.

Surfboard label and shop on Main Street in Seal Beach.

Half Moon Bay shop near the Coastal Trail that sells and rents surfboards, wetsuits, boogie boards and beach cruisers.

Heritage surf shop on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point, with additional stores in Laguna Beach, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Large surf shop at Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in downtown Huntington Beach.

A long-running Dana Point surfboard and stand-up paddle maker with its own shop and roughly five decades of building boards.

Surf retailer whose first store sits at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, across from the Huntington Beach Pier.

A local favorite on Pacific Coast Highway in the Sunset Beach area for surf gear, boards, apparel and accessories.

Dana Point shop named for a lost local surf spot, now located in the Lantern Bay Village shopping center.

A South Coast Highway shop with wetsuits, boardshorts and apparel, plus private and group surf lessons.

A surf shop on Pacific Coast Highway near Surfrider Beach with surf gear, apparel and rentals.

A Mission Beach shop with boards, wetsuits, accessories and ocean-inspired clothing.

Longtime San Diego surf shop on Pearl Street in La Jolla, with a second store in Solana Beach.

Independent surf shop in San Francisco's Outer Sunset, a few blocks from Ocean Beach.

Santa Barbara location of Mollusk, an independent surf shop with stores in San Francisco and Venice Beach.

Downtown Pismo Beach surf shop near the pier with beachwear, surf gear and board and wetsuit rentals.

Pacifica surf shop on Coast Highway near Linda Mar beach, with surf rentals.

O'Neill's shop at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, stocking the brand's wetsuits plus boards, swimwear and apparel.

Newport Avenue shop a couple of blocks from the water in Ocean Beach, offering surf and skate gear plus surf lessons and camps.

A Carlsbad shop a few steps off the beach that rents beginner to intermediate boards and shares advice on local breaks.

A Lighthouse Avenue surf shop in Monterey whose staff help surfers of all levels choose boards and wetsuits for local conditions.

Pacific Beach shop offering surf lessons, surf camps and board rentals alongside retail.

A Santa Cruz surf shop on Pacific Avenue carrying surfboards, wetsuits and surf accessories.

A neighborhood surf shop near the Pismo Beach Pier with surf gear and board rentals.

Westside Santa Cruz shop for Pearson Arrow Surfboards, offering custom boards shaped by Bob Pearson.

Local Pismo Beach shop carrying surfboards, wetsuits and accessories, with rentals for a session north or south of the pier.

A roomy surf and skate shop on Shoreline Highway, on the road toward the Marin coast, with a coffee counter and a skate ramp.

Oceanside surf shop that also builds boards, part of the city's well-known community of local shapers.

Surf shop on West Washington Boulevard near Venice and Marina del Rey, carrying new and used boards.

Del Mar surf shop featuring Rusty surfboards and surfwear, with rentals and lessons available.

Pismo Beach surf outfit offering year-round lessons along with board and wetsuit rentals.

Westside Santa Cruz shop on Ingalls Street with a curated mix of surfboards, surf goods and outdoor supplies.

Ventura shop on South Seaward Avenue near the beach that began as a board rental stand.

A surf shop on State Street in Carlsbad Village with boards, wetsuits and surf goods.

A small surf shop in Shell Beach, just north of Pismo, with gear, rentals and year-round surf lessons.

Family-run Pacifica shop near Linda Mar Beach offering boards, wetsuits, rentals and repairs.

Ocean Beach surf shop steps from the Pacific, part of a local shop family that also has a Pacific Beach store.

South Bay surfboard brand with its main shop on Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa Beach and stores on Pier Plaza and in Manhattan Beach.

San Clemente surfboard maker with a shop on South El Camino Real, building boards for more than four decades.

Surf school and boutique on Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores, offering lessons, camps and beach essentials.

Surf shop started by twin brothers Bill and Richard Bernard, with stores on South Coast Highway in Oceanside and in Solana Beach.

A Leucadia surf shop on Coast Highway 101 with a wide range of board shapes and sizes, and occasional live music and events.

Laguna Beach surf shop just steps from the Thalia Street beach.

Carlsbad shop focused on new and used surfboards, with board buying and trade-ins.

Independently run, green-walled surf shop on West Coast Highway in Newport Beach, well stocked with surfboards and gear.

Seacoast Drive shop near the Imperial Beach Pier selling surfboards, wetsuits, bodyboards and accessories.

Flagship store of the Laguna-based surf apparel brand, across from Main Beach, with sun-protective clothing and other surf labels.

Downtown Ventura surf shop on East Thompson Boulevard with retail and rentals.

Surf shop on the Morro Bay Embarcadero, less than a mile from Morro Rock, with boards, wetsuits and rentals.

Secondhand surfboard shop on 41st Avenue in Santa Cruz.

Family-owned Malibu shop across from the Malibu Pier, run by shaper Jefferson Wagner, with boards, gear, rentals and repairs.