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Is it the swell of the year or the swell of the decade?

If this was a taste of what is in store for 2024, we might be in for the biggest year since 1969. That’s a historic milestone. Most of the media was focused…

CSMJanuary 4, 2024

Current Exhibits

The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived

The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived The brother/sister combination of Jack and Reid Van Wagoner have inspired the local surf scene with their competitive spirit and excellent results. They are a…

CSMNovember 28, 2023

Archive Events

Making Waves with Jack and Reid Van Wagoner

A comfortable gathering of family and friends showed up for the official installation of the Making Waves exhibit on a warm Saturday afternoon in late November. Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club spokesman Jim…

CSMNovember 28, 2023

Stories

CBS 8 video of California Surf Museum 1986-1993

In 1986 CBS 8's Chris Saunders met up with three seasoned surfers who wanted to start a surf museum.

CSMSeptember 18, 2023

Stories

California Surf Museum is #2 in 10Best Voting!

California Surf Museum Finishes in Top Two for a USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Award! Thank you to all who voted for CSM as "Best Attraction for Sports Fans" for USA Today's 10Best Readers'…

TaraSeptember 1, 2023

Archive Events

The Chronicles of G-Land

The Chronicles of G-Land Storytelling and Book Signing with author Dian Hadiani and special guest Doug Warbrick Come hear Dian talk story on the environment and the relationships between the local Javanese…

CSMSeptember 18, 2023

Archive Exhibits Stories

Legendary surf photographer Jeff Divine shares John “Doc” Ball’s early career of surf photography

John Heath “Doc” Ball 1907-2001 Doc Ball, a Los Angeles-area dentist and avid surfer, was one of the first photographers to seriously document the sport, using a waterproof box system that he…

CSMJuly 28, 2023

Archive Exhibits

The Science of Surfing

The Science of Surfing Come see this eye-opening fun and informative exhibit as we explore the many surprising connections between science and the advancement of modern surfing. Funded by a City of…

CSMApril 26, 2023

Stories

Wave Woman Revisited

Vicky spent her teenage years surfing with her mother: they sat next to each other in the line-up, awaiting the next promising wave; they traveled to promote women’s surfing; they won competitions.…

CSMMarch 22, 2023

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Feb. 24 ‘Big Wave Guardians’ Headlines the Oceanside International Film Festival

The film Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of Sea, written by CSM President Jim Kempton, is included in this year's Oceanside International Film Festival (OIFF). It will be the feature film showing…

CSMFebruary 9, 2023

CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM STORIES

Is it the swell of the year or the swell of the decade?

The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived

Making Waves with Jack and Reid Van Wagoner

CBS 8 video of California Surf Museum 1986-1993

California Surf Museum is #2 in 10Best Voting!

The Chronicles of G-Land

Legendary surf photographer Jeff Divine shares John “Doc” Ball’s early career of surf photography

The Science of Surfing

Wave Woman Revisited

Feb. 24 ‘Big Wave Guardians’ Headlines the Oceanside International Film Festival

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