Ossie’s Surf Shop

My husband and I had a lesson with Dale last weekend. This was one of the best experiences of my life. I’ve always been crazy about anything to do with the water but this was my first time attempting to surf.
Dale was very patient and honestly just seemed like a great person all around. I have a number of health issues not to mention being the biggest clutz in the world. Dale carried my surfboard not only down, bit back up the rocky and uneven terrain for me. That’s right. He carried two surfboards. This may not seem like a big deal but they get heavy on that trek and they are certainly large, awkward and difficult to amneuver on dry land.
I loved that he asked us questions about ourselves. We also learned that Dale was a full time middle school teacher, has two boys that surf and grew up in So Cal not far from where my husband and I met.
Honestly I’m not sure we could have had a better instructor. He was very thorough and made sure we were comfortable with doing things before he set us out to try it on our own. He helped us with figuring out the timing of the when to stand, and just that natural intuition. My husband stood up his first try.
That first wave I rode in on was an incredible feeling I could not even begin to explain. Because of my health issues, I’ve been unable to be in water all summer and riding in on those white caps, watching the sand and ocean from a whole new perspective literally made me tear up. I found a joy in surfing I didn’t know was possible.
I SO much appreciated Dal’e’s persistence with me. I was worried about feeling like a total failure and expecting that righteous attitude like they know it all and these novice surfers are moronic. Not in the slightest. Everyone in the shop was super friendly and helpful. My wetsuit looked brand new so maybe they got some new gear since that poor review on here.
I think service is al about attitude of customers too. Not all the time but frequently. My family is from Hawaii, capital of «bro-​talk» and I’ve never met a soul there that was rude or condescending. It’s the nature of that lifestyle, in my opinion, to be easygoing and kind. Everyone at Ossie’s that we met were these kinds of people. Very highly recommended. We will certainly ly be back!

I have gone into ossies numerous times, they are always so friendly. I have never gone in and felt ignored. Great Staff, Great Products overall best surf store in town!

Great little surf shop! Rolled in at the right time to get the kiddo signed up for a day of surf school. Super friendly staff and helpful to boot! :)
Next trip — the three day surf school for only $ 110!

Visiting home (Portland) now that I live in Southern California and was looking for some surf stickers for my boyfriend and Ossie’s Surf Shop was super friendly and hooked it up.
Highly recommend these guys! :)

I recieved the wetsuit I ordered, and although it arrived on time and was the suit I ordered, it had been packed tightly enough to put permanent creases in the major panels. The suit looked really bad. I’ve been surfing for 17 years have never had a store package their wetsuit so poorly. I’ve never had problems from any shop when I’ve ordered wetsuits in the past, those shops have generally either packed wetsuits loosely or rolled. Deep creases in performance neoprene lead to heat loss and wear. I gave them a chance to fix their mistake or remedy the inconvenience and they couldn’t do so adequately. Definitely won’t be giving them any more business, and if you’re thinking of ordering online soft goods or wetsuits from them, either shop in store or elsewhere.

Rented two surfboards plus wetsuits, hoods, gloves, and boots summer 2013. We are basically beginners but have rented and surfed in other places such as Tofino, BC. Excellent attentive service, even when busy. Fair prices, much cheaper than Tofino. Thought all employees were helpful and had a good attitude. Had an issue with the leash on one surfboard and had to bring it back part way through the day. No problem at all to exchange for a different board. Would not hesitate to rent from Ossie’s again. Best surfing beach we found was Otter Rock about 10 min. North. Much better than across the street. Park at the Devil’s Punchbowl State Rec. day use park. Stairs to the beach.

I just finished up a three day surf school with Ollie, Kevin, and Shelby over July 4 and had a great time. All the instructors were helpful, kind, and knowledgeable and made sure that they made the rounds with all class members (about 8 on average – ages ranged from 9−40s) to make sure they were doing alright and to help them catch a few waves.
They studied each student and were able to point out areas of improvement, constantly making helpful suggestions. They did not overwhelm us with too much information on day one, and properly tailored individual lesson time to help improve our individual skills and difficulty appropriately.
I had basically no prior experience with surfing and stood up on my first attempt.
I am curious to see if Unilocal «filters» this review as it has 8 other 5 star reviews at the time of this posting. I hate Unilocal

Ossie’s rocks! My instructor was Jonny and he was very patient with me :) Poor guy froze his butt off while watching me flop around on a surf board for 3 hours. He even carried my big a$$ long board down to the beach for me! I am not sure what one of the other reviewers was talking about (no surfing/​teaching ability) because he could definitely surf VERY well and grew up surfing in Hawaii; he also emphasized the importance of water safety throughout the whole lesson… no ‘bro-​talk’!
I thought the private lesson price was reasonable and the wet suit rental is a must! I was there on a gorgeous sunny day and it was still quite cold in the water. I highly recommend this place if you are interested in surfboard rentals or a lesson (the gear is in good condition too). If you go on-​line you can get a five dollar off coupon for your rental.
No worries if you have never surfed before… most of the people in the ocean were novice surfers.

Ossy’s clearly only gets business because of their location across from Agate. Staff that have a cooler-​than-​thou attitude (with no actual ability as witnessed from the water) & wetsuit rentals that are filled with holes, leave the customers experience very intimidating & cold.
They charge more for rentals than newport’s original surf shop (ocean pulse) & apparently haven’t invested in new gear since they moved out from ohio & bought the business from it’s original owner.
All about impressing their friends with «bro-​talk» & making as much money as they can, this place should definitely not be allowed to call themselves a real «Surf Shop».

Right across the beach from a decent surfing beginners spot in Newport made this really convenient. The staff made it even more so.
Easy 24 hour rental of board, wetsuit and boots (yes, this is most definitely necessary on Oregon Coast 99% of the time). $ 40 bucks package deal and an $ 5 coupon made this reasonable outing for those without their own gear like me. We got two days of reckless tourist surfing in and a little leeway on the return time so we could catch waves on day 2.
Heard the guy say they do lessons and kids size gear too.