A Tidal Mecca
In Huntington Beach, surfing is more than just a sport β it’s a religion; a time-honored tradition that’s been passed down generation to generation ever since Duke Kahanamoku βthe Father of Surfing β first surfed the HB Pier in the early twentieth century.
For decades, surfing held only a cult following in places such as Hawaii, Australia and California. However, in the 1960’s, the rest of the world caught up. Surfing became a coast-to-coast pop-culture fad. This national and international wave-hunting uprising quickly turned small beach towns all across the West Coast into surfing metropolitans.
Huntington Beach was one of those cities.
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Legendary Surf & Surfing Legends
With favorable wave breaks powered by the legendary Santa Ana winds, Huntington Beach quickly gained a solid surfing reputation as a tidal Mecca by surf-seekers around the globe. It became a refuge for those wishing for nothing more than a surfboard and a wave.
In 1959, Huntington Beach held the first professional surfing event, and just a few years later, the first televised surf championship. Surf City’s most famous residents, Jan Berry & Dean Torrence of the group Jan & Dean, released their famous single Surf City in 1963.
Over the decades, some of the most famous surfers have also called Huntington Beach home; pioneers such as Corky Carroll, David Nuuhiwa, Herbie Fletcher and Chuck Dent.
The Legacy Continues
It’s no surprise that the USA surf team makes its permanent home in Huntington Beach, or that the city serves as the base for 
the Association of Surfing Professionals, as well as the base for Surfline β the authoritative source for surf forecasting and reporting.
Surfing America, the U.S. Governing Body for amateur and professional surfers is also based in Huntington Beach. And the city hosts some of the world's most popular surfing events including the U.S. Open of Surfing.
The surf in Huntington Beach is routinely called the West Coast’s most consistent, and today, the city lives on as one of the top wave-riding stretches of shoreline in the world.
But the history of the surf revolution that helped build Huntington Beach lies inland.
Check out Surf City’s historic surfing attractions.