California Surf Museum

California Surf Museum is located at 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA. This location is in the Downtown Oceanside neighborhood. This business specializes in Museums & Galleries.

Photographs and artifacts display the region's dedication to celebrating and preserving the sport and lifestyle of surfing, dude.

CSM was founded in February, 1986 when architect/surfer Stuart Resor appeared in a local newspaper article and invited interested people to found a museum to honor the history of surfing. Thirteen various folks showed up, formed a board of directors, and went to work! Looking for a place to call home, CSM was first based in an Encinitas restaurant (George's, owned by co-founder Jane Schmauss),...

Get ready to Hang Ten! Nearly 20,000 visitors a year come to this museum to learn about the history and culture of surfing. Here you will find treasured memorabilia of legendary surfers and artifacts of their lives and lifestyles. Classic equipment, popular lingo, art and music of this water-lover's genre is all here. The museum has permanent and rotating exhibits. The gift shop has posters,...

Founded in 1986, the California Surf Museum mission is to preserve surfing heritage. The museum hosts a variety of cultural events from book signings to lectures, to movie nights to concerts. But the museum is most known for the wonderful rotating exhibits about surf and skateboard culture, art, and history. The whole family is welcome and you don't have to surf or skateboard to enjoy the...