Surfing Links and Surf Shops

San Diego has historically been a surf mecca. As a result, there are tons of shops, board shapers, and info sites on surfing in San Diego County and beyond.

The following links have been hand-picked by Scripps Surfing because we believe they're the best. If you go to a local shop that you would like to recommend, send an email to jharless@scripps.edu and we'll add their info! Enjoy!

Surf Reports
Surfshot: http://www.surfshot.com/index.html (Local, San Diego County surf reports and forecasts)
Surfline: http://www.surfline.com/home/index.cfm (By far the most comprehensive)

Scripps sponsors a page with tons of info about weather, tides, NOAA info and even some webcams that show you what the waves look like up to the minute: http://www.lajollasurf.org

WetSand has a page with swell models, a surf report, and even a weather report: www.wetsand.com/swellwatch

WaveWatch has more of the same, but it looks pretty and you can download their software to your computer to get alerts and "near real-time" buoy info: www.wavewatch.com

Volunteer to Keep Beaches Healthy
SurfRider Foundation (local SD chapter): http://www.surfridersd.org/

Shapers

Bessell Surfboards
515 Westbourne Street
La Jolla, California 92037
tel:858-456-2591
http://www.bessellsurf.com/

Moura Surfboards
3346 Industrial Court
San Diego, Ca 92121
(858) 350-4656

Ding Repair

Ding King
591 D Westlake Street
Encinitas
(760) 753-0316
http://www.dingkingsurfboardrepair.com

Moura Surf Repair and Glassing
3346 Industrial Court
San Diego, Ca 92121
(858) 350-4656

Find a Used Board

Craigslist is a great place to find a used board. FYI, sometimes they list by size only so be careful if you search using keywords. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/spo/

Shops

South Coast Surf Shops (They have 4 locations so check out the site and pick your favorite): http://www.southcoast.com/

Mitch's Surf Shop
631 Pearl
La Jolla
858-459-5933
http://www.mitchssurfshop.com

Mitch's Surf Shop North
363 N Highway 101
Solana Beach
858-481-1354
http://www.mitchssurfshop.com

Hansen's
1105 S Coast Hwy 101
Encinitas
760-753-6595
http://www.hansensurf.com/

Leucadia Surfboards
Great shop! – Affordable board and suit rentals
1646 N Highway 101
Encinitas
760-632-9700

Longboard Grotto Surf Shop
978 N Highway 101
Encinitas
760-634-1920

Surf Ride
321 N Coast Highway 101
Solana Beach
www.surfride.com

Water Girl
642 S Coast Highway 101
Encinitas
760-436-2408

Or check here for a shop in your neighborhood:
http://www.surfingsandiego.com/shops.asp