The sport of surfing wasn't born here but North America has certainly done it's part to adopt it as it's own. And it gave it it's first home in Southern California.

Since the early 1900s when George Freeth and The Duke first rode the waves of California the sport of surfing in North America has done nothing but grow and expand. Surf “culture” as we know it wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the early pioneers of the California surfing industry. This was the breeding ground for new innovation and surf technology. Board design, wetsuit research, it all started here.

The ‘50s saw the explosion of surf culture into the mainstream when Hollywood focused it's cameras on Malibu and bands like the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean hit the radios. A whole new chapter in surfing's storied history was beginning and surfing exploded to a scale that was unimaginable. Board shorts and flip-flops were being worn in the Mid-West and board manufacturers were now selling more boards outside of California then within. Specifically to what was then considered the “waveless” east coast. Boards were being shipped by the truckloads to spots like Virginia Beach and New Jersey. In the beginning the majority of these boards sat lifeless on the beach as nothing but props for people who wanted the surfing “image.” But for those dedicated few who knew what surfing had to offer the east coast became a playground of new surf discovery. Though the surf is not as consistent as the west coast, east coast surf spots cover the entire spectrum when it comes to variety. From the cool water point breaks of the North East to the barrel rich sandbars of the Mid-Atlantic region and the tropical waters of Florida there isn't much that can't be found on the East Coast.

Back on the West Coast surfing innovation was being taken to new levels. New board shapes and designs were being tested and new surf breaks were found. Surfing pioneers ventured up and down the coast. The Baja Peninsula quickly become a weekend surf destination for many Southern California surfers. Others ventured north through California and up into the Pacific Northwest. Another unlikely cold water region where surfing was catching on. As wetsuit technology got better and better and surfers longed for empty waves the next logical step was to keep going North into the uncharted coastlines of Canada and even Alaska where new surf spots still sit waiting to be discovered.

Detailed descriptions of NORTH AMERICA surf spots coming soon