Stories - California Surf Museum

Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away At 82

From “The Endless Summer” to the Summer of Love, Hynson’s influence and impact reached across cultural divides. One of the greatest surf lives ever lived, the legendary Mike Hynson has gracefully kicked…

CSMJanuary 15, 2025

Stories

Let’s Talk Turkey

Let’s Talk Turkey From dancing to bowling, from negotiations to nerds, from film failures to drug rehab, the bird is the word. By Jim Kempton Thanksgiving is America's national stuffing day. It…

CSMNovember 27, 2024

Archive Events Stories

16th Annual California Surf Museum Gala Fundraiser

Duke Kahanamoku’s role to spread the joy of modern surfing around the world is well known, especially to those that comprise this reading audience. However, the Duke Surf Team of 1965 is…

CSMNovember 19, 2024

Archive Events Stories

Joey Buran: The California Kid Covers a Lot of Ground in a Strong New Memoir

Wednesday, September 4th Joey Buran, the 1984 Pipeline Master champ debuted his new autobiography Beyond the Dream: From the King of Pipeline to a Life of Serving and Inspiring Others, the much-anticipated memoir…

CSMOctober 14, 2024

Stories

The Shape of Things – The Dick Brewer Story

The Shape of Things – The Dick Brewer Story chronicles the colorful and controversial, legendary surfboard designer Dick Brewer.

CSMOctober 10, 2024

Stories

Looking Back at the American Pickers

With the passing of American Pickers’ Frank Fritz on September 30, we recall the time he and Mike Wolfe came to the California Surf Museum. Was Frank a surfer? Not before he…

CSMOctober 7, 2024

Stories

California Surf Museum Nominated Again for 10Best

California Surf Museum Nominated Again for USA TODAY 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Award! We were thrilled when last year we made it to #2 in voting for "Best Attraction for Sports Fans"…

TaraSeptember 15, 2024

Stories

‘X-FILES’ CREATOR CHRIS CARTER NAMED HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM’S NOVEMBER 2nd GALA FUNDRAISER

Oceanside, CA — The California Surf Museum (CSM) is pleased to announce that Chris Carter, distinguished television and film writer/producer and creator of the now legendary TV series “The X-Files,” will serve…

CSMSeptember 6, 2024

Stories

San Onofre State Park Gets New 25-Year Lease Extension

This latest announcement means San O is safe, at least for another few decades. “California just signed a new deal with our federal partners to keep San Onofre open as a state…

CSMSeptember 6, 2024

Stories

Caitlin Simmers: Petite Powerhouse!

“Being a girl does not make me feel like it is harder to excel.” - Caity Around the age of 10, Oceanside’s Caitlin Simmers caught the attention of local surfers and the…

CSMAugust 30, 2024

Stories

Guy Motil’s CSM Donation

If, in the 1950s and 1960s you had a Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays or Hank Aaron baseball card, or in the 1980s or 1990s you had a few choice Nolan Ryan cards,…

CSMMay 7, 2024

Archive Events Stories

1st Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

1st Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition ~Joel T. Smith, author of The Illustrated Atlas of Surfing History In an effort to encourage creative and marketable skills related to photography, the…

CSMNovember 20, 2024

Current Exhibits Stories

2nd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

2nd Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition ~Joel T. Smith, author of The Illustrated Atlas of Surfing History In an effort to encourage creative and marketable skills related to photography, the…

CSMJune 3, 2024

Archive Events Stories

California Surf Museum presents the 1972 surf classic “5 Summer Stories”

California Surf Museum hosted the showing of the legendary surf film 5 Summer Stories and a question and answer opportunity with Director and editor Greg MacGillivray.

CSMApril 10, 2024

Stories

Alive on Arrival Dale Dobson

Alive on Arrival: Dale Dobson by Robert Wald Ocean Magazine cover photo: Dale Dobson at Big Rock, La Jolla. Photo by Rick Doyle.

CSMApril 7, 2024

Stories

NBC California Live Visits the California Surf Museum

This quintessential California Surf Museum is diving into the history of surfing and the science behind the sport. California is known for its amazing surfing but do you know the history of…

CSMJanuary 30, 2024

SURF MUSEUM STORIES

Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away At 82

Let’s Talk Turkey

16th Annual California Surf Museum Gala Fundraiser

Joey Buran: The California Kid Covers a Lot of Ground in a Strong New Memoir

The Shape of Things – The Dick Brewer Story

Looking Back at the American Pickers

California Surf Museum Nominated Again for 10Best

‘X-FILES’ CREATOR CHRIS CARTER NAMED HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM’S NOVEMBER 2nd GALA FUNDRAISER

San Onofre State Park Gets New 25-Year Lease Extension

Caitlin Simmers: Petite Powerhouse!

Guy Motil’s CSM Donation

1st Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

2nd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

California Surf Museum presents the 1972 surf classic “5 Summer Stories”

Alive on Arrival Dale Dobson

NBC California Live Visits the California Surf Museum

ABOUT US

CONTACT US

ADDRESS

HOURS

ADMISSION FEES