The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse
West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
Voice: (831) 420-6289
Fax: (831) 420-6451

Mailing address: 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Winter Hours: Thursday through Monday, 12 to 4 P.M.
Summer Hours: Wednesday through Monday, 12 to 4 P.M.

About the Surfing Museum

Housed in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum traces over 100 years of surfing history as it relates to Santa Cruz. Visitors to the museum will enjoy a spectacular view of Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay while overlooking Steamer Lane, an internationally known surfing site.
Museum displays include surf boards ranging from redwood "planks" to modern high-tech designs, early wetsuits, photographs showing Santa Cruz surfers and wave riding from the 1930s through today, continous videos illustrating surfing's ever-changing styles, and a giftshop with books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, and more.

Surfing Museum Decal

A live video view (updated every 5 minutes) of Cowell Beach from UCSC's camera atop the WestCoast Santa Cruz Hotel.

Other Surf Sites

Surfing art, information, and links at Waterman's site.

Surfing products, information, and links from Oneill's site.

Surfing down under, Surfworld Australia.

Surf conditions & more in Costa Rica.

Surfn' Santa Cruz.

International Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach, California.

Crazy Joe's Surf Lounge in Cayucos, California.

You are surfer 52839 since this counter was installed on 2 October 1997.

Email: scmuseum@cruzio.com

Santa Cruz Visual Arts