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What's Happening at SHACC

Programs, talks, opening receptions, our annual gala, and the long view of surfing's history in one place.

Upcoming Programs

Live programs at SHACC

Members get priority access. All programs are open to the public unless noted.

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Events Calendar

Everything on the SHACC calendar in one place — click an event to open it. Switch to Past to browse the archive.

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In the Lineup

From the journal

Field notes, archive deep-dives, and conversations with the people building surfing's future.

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Surfing Timeline

A culture's long arc

Inflection points in the history of modern surfing, drawn from the SHACC collection.

  1. Pre-1900

    Hawaiian roots

    Surfing as practiced in Polynesia for at least a thousand years before recorded contact.

  2. 1907

    George Freeth in California

    First documented surfing demonstrations on the U.S. mainland, organized by Henry E. Huntington.

  3. 1926

    Tom Blake's hollow board

    The first major design departure from solid plank construction — and the first patented surfboard.

  4. 1956

    Australia opens

    California shapers arrive at the Melbourne Olympics; the export of modern surfing begins in earnest.

  5. 1966

    Endless Summer

    Bruce Brown's film globalizes the search for the perfect wave and modern surf travel begins.

  6. 1976

    World Tour founded

    International Professional Surfing tour gives the sport a unified competitive circuit for the first time.

  7. 1992

    Slater's first title

    The beginning of an eleven-title era and the modern professional age.

  8. 2020

    Olympic debut

    Surfing enters the Olympic Games at Tokyo — a culture's century-long arc into the formal sporting world.

Hall of Champions

The names that defined an era

A growing public record of every world champion in surfing's competitive history.

  • Kelly Slater
    11× World Champion

    Kelly Slater

  • Layne Beachley
    7× World Champion

    Layne Beachley

  • Stephanie Gilmore
    8× World Champion

    Stephanie Gilmore

  • Tom Curren
    3× World Champion

    Tom Curren