California Surfing MuseumsCalifornia is home to the following surfing museums.
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. The Santa Barbara Surfing Museum was founded by James O'Mahoney in 1992. It has a pretty good collection of surfboards and skateboards. Listed hours of operation are Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm. Tell Us About a Surfing MuseumDo you have a great story about this? Share it! Return from California Surfing Museums to Home Page
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