California Surf Museum
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The California Surf Museum is a museum located at 312 Pier View Way in Oceanside, California
, dedicated to archiving and displaying surfboards, surf art, memorabilia, surfing
equipment, photographs, magazines, videos, and more. The California Surf Museum's permanent time line of surfboards includes wooden boards from the early 1900s to today's modern boards. The museum has rotating exhibits and is visited by an estimated 20,000 people annually. It was founded in 1986 in Encinitas, California
and subsequently moved to Pacific Beach
before settling in Oceanside in 1991. The current location (its third location in Oceanside) is a 5100 square feet (473.8 m²) newly renovated building located in downtown Oceanside close to the pier. The museum hosts a number of events annually including a fundaising gala, three-day Surf Film Festival, "Legends Day", book signings, concerts and more. The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Oceanside, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...
, dedicated to archiving and displaying surfboards, surf art, memorabilia, surfing
Surfboard
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
equipment, photographs, magazines, videos, and more. The California Surf Museum's permanent time line of surfboards includes wooden boards from the early 1900s to today's modern boards. The museum has rotating exhibits and is visited by an estimated 20,000 people annually. It was founded in 1986 in Encinitas, California
Encinitas, California
Encinitas is a coastal beach city in San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately north of San Diego in North County and about south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census. Encinitas is...
and subsequently moved to Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach, San Diego, California
Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. While largely populated by young people, surfers, and college students, the population is becoming older, more...
before settling in Oceanside in 1991. The current location (its third location in Oceanside) is a 5100 square feet (473.8 m²) newly renovated building located in downtown Oceanside close to the pier. The museum hosts a number of events annually including a fundaising gala, three-day Surf Film Festival, "Legends Day", book signings, concerts and more. The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
- Admission: $3 adults, $1 students/seniors/military,
- Free for museum members, kids under 12, and free on Thursdays.
- Open daily 10 am–4 pm, Thursdays extended hours 10 am–8 pm