Center for Surf Research

The world's first Center for Surf Research is a non-profit research and teaching center housed in SD Creating life changing study abroad opportunities.

Facilitating sustainability in surf tourism through research. Forming partnerships with industry and non-profits for positive change.

08/22/2024

Free Machado Designs surfboard? Hi all, I’m running a survey to find out how people use surf parks and how much they care about sustainability. The info will help shape the way the industry moves forward. Survey takes 5 mins (ish) and you can enter to win a free Machado Designs surfboard of your choice - can ship it anywhere. Hope you can help! https://bit.ly/SurfParkSurvey

Photos from Center for Surf Research's post 03/30/2024

Dive deep into the heart-pounding world of big wave surfing with Derek Dunfee in our newest blogpost. Learn more about Dunfee’s journey as a big wave surfer, and his recovery after leaving the sport. Link in bio 🌊🏄‍♂️

Photos from Center for Surf Research's post 03/30/2024

Surfing with a purpose!🏄‍♀️🌊 Learn more about the ECOBOARD Project in our most recent blog and ride the tide of sustainability! Link in bio. 🌎🌿🩵

03/30/2024

44% of surfers are willing to pay 6-10% more than they paid on their last surf trip for one they deem to be more sustainable. Are you willing to go the extra mile on your next surf trip to protect the enviroment? Read more in the link in our bio.

Photos from Surf Park Central's post 02/18/2023

The biggest and best surf park consumer trends study to date.

2022 Surf Park Consumer Trends & Sustainability Attitudes Survey 06/23/2022

2022 Surf Park Consumer Trends & Sustainability Attitudes Survey Help map out the future of surf parks: Give us your thoughts and ideas and be entered to win a free Firewire Surfboard of your choosing.

Timeline photos 06/01/2022

Please take this survey on surf parks, your thoughts about how you might use them, and how important you think sustainability is for surf parks. You might win a Free Firewire surfboard of your choice! You don’t have to be a surfer to enter.

Do you surf? We want to hear from you! Take our surf trends survey to share your surf travel and gear buying habits, including any surf parks you've visited. It takes 5 minutes and is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Complete the survey now and be entered to win a FireWire shortboard of your choosing!

https://buff.ly/38A7uqK

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03/18/2022

Dr Jess Ponting, former Center for Surf Research Associate director Dr Leon Mach, and CSR alum and STOKE Certified CEO Carl Kish are in El Salvador working with USAID and local stakeholders on a major sustainable surf tourism initiative…

01/08/2022

See you there!

Surf Park Summit Is Back For 2022 In San Diego! Register before January 31st to save $500 on your general admission. Click the link below for full details.

https://insiders.surfparkcentral.com/surf-park-summit-2022

12/08/2021

Fiji is open to travelers, Tavarua is running on renewables!

A big wave of from ! Now, most of the island is powered by solar! ☀️

483 panels + Power Packs battery storage combine to provide 1.4 megawatt hours of renewable power (aka a lot!) to every large structure on the island, including the restaurant, administration building, and staff quarters. What a great way to kick off Fiji's reopening and .

Congrats to everyone at Tavarua! We know this has been a long time coming and the hard work has finally paid off!

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11/30/2021

Some truths about surf park success here.

11/11/2021

Please help us understand the surf travel market and surf park market a little better. Y completing this shirt survey. Be entered to win great prizes including surf park time and Firewire surfboards.

Win a Firewire surfboard! We're giving away a Firewire Surfboards surfboard, and a free session at a surf park, when surfers complete our 10-minute consumer survey about surf tourism. 👇
https://insiders.surfparkcentral.com/consumer-trends

Surf Park Consumer Trends Poll | Surf Park Consumer Opinion Poll 11/01/2021

Please take this survey and share widely. 🙏

Surf Park Consumer Trends Poll | Surf Park Consumer Opinion Poll The Consumer Trends poll is the latest in a global survey run by Surf Park Central in partnership with the San Diego State University, Center for Surf Research. The study is aimed at better…

WALKING TO WADJEMUP — Surfing World 09/28/2021

Indigenous understandings of surf breaks and spaces that are generally overlooked = amazing.

WALKING TO WADJEMUP — Surfing World FROM SW414: "WE CAN TELL THE TRUTH TILL THE COWS COME HOME, BUT WHAT'S AFTER THAT?" - Surfing World

Request Your Invite Today! 09/19/2021

Get on it.

Request Your Invite Today! Join us for the next Surf Park Summit, returning in person on October 4th & 5th, featuring industry experts, surfing legends, and technology leaders who are shaping the future of surf parks.

09/15/2021

CSR spawned sustainable tourism start up STOKE is a finalist in the United Nations World Tourism Organizations rural tourism start up competition!

🤩The finalists of the Global Startup Competition have been announced!

Thank you all for:

💁‍♀️ Creating opportunities for everyone
🍀 Protecting natural resources
⚡️ Building disruptive business models
📲 Implementing new technologies

📰https://www.unwto.org/unwto-global-rural-tourism-startup-competition

Photos from Surf Park Central's post 08/30/2021

Share your opinion. Win a surfboard or time in a surf park.

07/20/2021

SDSU represent

07/20/2021

Wave techs together at last, sparks fly

06/18/2021

Worth it if you want the best inside info on surf parks

05/13/2021

Yew!

05/13/2021

It’s ba-ack

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