Surfing Heritage & Cultural Center
A Museum of Surfing History, Culture, and Surf Boards
At the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center you enter the world of surfing including exhibits on the history, culture, and evolution of surfboards. Home to the world's largest collection of surfboards and surfing photography offering an extensive archive of surfing artifacts, surfboards, memorabilia, photography, video, periodical and scholarly works.
Center Info
Address
110 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone
949-388-0313
Hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Monday: Closed
Admission
FREE, donations welcome
Virtual Tours
Bruce Bowen Exhibit
Bruce Bowen brought surfing to the world through film. His early works include jazz-infused Slippery When Wet, Surf Crazy, Barefoot Adventure and Surfing Hollow Days. Then came The Endless Summer in 1964 and everything changed.
The Endless Summer ended up smashing national theater attendance records during its 18-month run and showed for 48 straight weeks in New York City. Film critics labelled Brown “the Bergman of the boards” and “the Fellini of the foam.” What the film meant for surfing was a broader acceptance of the sport, and more importantly, the lifestyle. It also provided surfers with the freedom to dream and discover what waves may be breaking beyond the horizon.
Surfing Documentaries
Dive into the world of surfing like never before with these documentaries by the San Clemente’s Surfing Heritage and Culture Center.
Event Videos & More
Directions To Surfing Heritage & Culture Center San Clemente
Surfing Heritage Center is located east of the 5 freeway just a short way up avenida Pico.