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California Surfing MuseumsCalifornia is home to the following surfing museums.
All three are conveniently located next to a popular surf spot. 
The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is the smallest of these. It is in the lighthouse right next to Steamers Lane. It has a small collection of surfboards ranging from wooden planks to modern designs. There are also old Santa Cruz photographs of surfers, more modern videos, and a small gift shop. It is open Thursday - Monday, 12:00 pm to 4 pm. July 4th through Labor Day is Wednesday - Monday, 10 am to 5 pm. Sounds like classic surfer work-hours.
The International Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach has the obligatory vintage surfboard collection as well as old films and memorabilia. In addition, it has a display dedicated to Duke Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian credited with popularizing surfing after its post colonial decline. There is also a small surf music display featuring Dick Dale's guitar. Typical "surfing hours" again, 12 to 5 pm, Monday - Friday and 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday. The California Surf Museum was founded in Oceanside in 1986. It's similar to the other two museums in that it has a vintage surfboard collection, memorabilia, old photos.... and so forth and so on. The good news is that it is waiting to move into a bigger, newer building where it can show a much larger collection. Open daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
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