Ventura Surf Shop

I was really excited to try this place after hearing such great reviews! However, i’ve had nothing but bad experiences with this shop. I wanted to buy a board for my daughter. I called the shop, told them what I wanted and they said they’d set it aside for me to come look at. I get to the shop and a different sales person says that he has no idea what Im talking about. He bashed on his coworker claiming they ‘just dont talk’ to each other. So I asked to see any foam boards around 6ft and was told they dont have any.
A couple days later I get a not-​so-​nice phone call from the shop asking why I never showed up to look at the board I originally called about! I told him that I came in and was told there was no board!
So I go back in… yet again… a different person tells me there is no board on hold for me to look at.
Everyone I spoke to treated me like a fool. I was warned that if I wasnt ‘local’, or one of their buddies, they would treat me unfairly. I have to agree. I will NOT be going back!
I did end up finding a beautiful board for my daughter at another shop!

Ventura Surf Shop Saved my Christmas!
I have a small Ford focus hatch, and this year, I have been blessed with taking care of my roommates dog while he is deployed in addition to my own. My family lives in San Diego and I needed to put my Inno roof rack back on the car and cargo basket in order to have enough storage space for all the presents, luggage, and two LARGE dogs, in addition to a slew of tools for some car repairs I’ll be doing on family vehicles. Come to find out, I was missing a part from my rack which made it impossible to mount. I RUSHED over to VSS and they had nothing on the floor and they told me that they hadn’t carried anything from INNO in quiet some time even though they are listed on the INNO site as a dealer. The helpful young man went up stairs to where I assume where dead-​old-​stock gets pigeonholed (like all small businesses have) and he searched for several minutes. To my elation, he came down the stairs holding an INNO box with the just the parts I needed! To further my excitement, the part was handed over to me and the gentleman said «Merry Christmas». I put the rack on the car, basket on the rack, and filled it, and the trunk to capacity with just enough room for the two dogs.
THANK YOU VSS! I would have been screwed without you!

My son just got into surfing and he loves it, so I decided to shop around for surfboards and a wetsuit of his own. Before walking into Ventura Surf Shop, we visited a more well-​known named store where I was helped by a teenager who couldn’t really answer any of my questions. I left that store because I wasn’t about to spend that kind of money somewhere where I had no clue what I was purchasing. So glad we walked into Ventura Surf Shop! Mike helped us out and he knows pretty much everything about boards and what each of them are best used for and by who. All of the board talk was like Japanese to me but he was patient and helped me out a lot. Showed us all of our options and really hooked my kid up with the best bang for what he wanted. If you don’t know much about surfing like me, go see Mike! We ended up getting him a wetsuit for under $ 100 (which I feel great about) and the surfboard… well, I won’t tell you how much I paid, but my next website I go to is going to be listing my kidney for sale on the black market to pay off that credit card bill! But hey… if the kid is happy, I’m happy… anything to get him away from the PS4 LOL!

Rented wetsuits and surfboards for two days here. Customer service was on point and they really know what they are talking about. Made our surf trip memorable. Will be back.

This was my first visit to Ventura Surf Shop. I want to get back into surfing so I was looking for a suitable board. The gentleman I spoke to, an older guy– maybe the owner, was very helpful. He gave me some great recommendations. (He even recommended a local place to buy supplies for repairs to my old boards.)
If I need any last minute items the next time I’m in Ventura, I’ll definitely stop by.
It looked like they had everything you need to get set up from short boards, longboards, wetsuits, fins, sandals, bags, some clothes and even some decent smelling candles.

Great shop with lots of new and used boards. The customer service was awesome. They are very willing to help and educate you on places to ride and what board is best for you. Thanks for the help!

Great shop! Just went in for a repair & they fixed it in less than a week & for such a great price! Overall great stuff & very friendly staff! :)

These guys were nice and the wetsuits we rented were good. The issues we had weren’t deal-​breakers, but kinda annoying. First, I called ahead and asked if they had a specific thickness of wetsuit that we could rent that day in our 2 sizes. They said they did and I said, great, I’d be there in within the hour to pick them up. When we got there they said they don’t have that thickness of wetsuit to rent AT ALL and said sorry that someone told me otherwise. Annoying, but ok, they apologized. Then two of the three thinner wetsuits in my size had holes in them. I’m a total wimp in the cold water, which is why I really wanted that thicker type, so I told them the holes made me nervous that I’d freeze. They brought out three total and I took the one that was in good shape and I was totally fine. Then, even though they closed at 5 they said to bring the suits back by 4:30 because they wanted to get out of there to surf. They said we could bring them back the next day, but didn’t allow us a full 24 hours for the 1 day rate. We ended up finishing in just a few hours, so it wasn’t a big deal. My husband brought them back the same day and I think they only charged us for a ½ day because we picked them up late morning/​early afternoon… I’m not sure because I wasn’t there. So even though there were hiccups, they responded well to them, they were nice, and the suits worked great.

Great large surf shop off Thompson in Ventura. Large selection of new and used boards and wetsuits. Just about every surfing accessory you can imagine, and clothing as well. Abundant parking in a private lot, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a large building size to fit all this cool stuff. Me and the guys walked in to purchase raffle tickets for a surfboard give away that will happen on Sept 14^th at the Ventura Classic Surf Contest at C-​Street. A few years back one of my buddies won the board, this year’s is a 9′ quad-​fin longboard built for speed.
If you want to try out surfing in the Ventura area, you can rent boards and wetsuits here for a small fee. Good luck see you out there.

great shop has a little bit of everything…
big selection of used boards…

Great selection of boards and the shop is close to the ‘waves’. Highly recommend this shop. I understand it’s the oldest shop in the area but not with outdated ‘toys’.

Five Stars for Blinky and the crew. The employees are more like family and friends. Always have stories to tell and expert advice to give when asked. A surfer’s surf shop, they have it all Modern and old school log boards, performance short boards, novelty boards, and the largest used board rack in town. And that is just the surf boards.
For wetsuits they cary over three major brands from spring suits to cozy 4/3’s booties, board bags, grip, wax and clothes. They have everything as surfer needs and more. Wether you are just stopping in for some wax, a gift, or a major purchase for the next surf trip, make sure to stop by VSS. Where you are not just a surfer, but you are part of the family.

People have been hanging ten here since 1961. Some of my family members are part of that crowd. Ventura Surf Shop is legit.
Take one part tradition, one part cool t-​shirts, one part groovy boards, and a lot of laid back, friendly customer service and you have the makings of a surf shop worth your patronage.
Recently, stuck in town and heading to a BBQ, we discovered that we were overdressed. Oh no! No worries. There is nothing better at a beach BBQ than a Ventura Surf Shop t-​shirt.
We drove up as a guy was just about to close the door. A t-​shirt? No problem, he says. Come on in. Showing true hospitality, he didn’t look at all rushed. He let us browse and was friendly when we took a few minutes picking just the right t-​shirt.
The middle of the store is lined with rows of nice boards. Just about every accessory you could need is here.
The beachy vibe that still holds sway in Ventura is certainly alive and well in this surf shop. Even if you can’t catch a wave, at least get the look with a t-​shirt from the real Ventura surf stop.

Best in town!

Practically the complete history of west coast surfing hangs from the ceiling. I didn’t see a hollow board like Laurence P used to build in the days before styro.
For people like me with no sense of balance and bad memories of near drowning at Rincon, and trying to ride a rollerskate nailed to a 2×4 on a fast sidewalk with negative super, there’s a vast and fantastic selection of wannabee (or already am) tees.
A large selection of the most modern boards, boogie boards, skate boards, fins, leashes, cool shades, wet suits, wax. Everything a surfer or aspiring surfer or boarder desires. I got a beautiful calendar with tide tables for D, and Tee shirts for all.
If you don’t know yet if you’ve got the balance to surf, they have rentals for developing every type of memory. I’m sure there are lessons too.
Never try to stuff you or your child into a wet suit that’s too small. It makes for a really poor quallity day at the beach.

This is my favorite surf shop. The staff is helpful and they have a great selection.