Stand-up Paddleboarding with the Braille Institute San Diego!

This past Friday, September 23, 2011, marked a very special day for a group of visually impaired students from the Braille Institute San Diego. With help from Ocean Experience Surf School, the Braille Institute students learned to stand-up paddleboard (SUP) in Mission Bay, breaking the visual barrier of this popular board sport. The courage and passion the Braille Institute portrayed made this clinic an extraordinary and enriching experience for both the students and instructors alike. Check out the pictures below as Ocean Experience guides each student through the step-by-step skill progression of stand-up paddleboarding!

Congratulations on your success, Braille Institute San Diego!

Eat, Sleep, Surf, Baja Style!

OceanExperience’s Baja Surfari is a unique, all-inclusive surf adventure that you are sure to remember for a lifetime! Our point break surf ranch features full accommodations with hot showers, clean lodging, round trip transportation and delicious meals at Baja Surf Adventure’s safe and secure location.

Our experienced and professional staff will guide you to the best surfing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding spots that Baja has to offer. Although guests will have plenty of time for relaxing, Ocean Experience also provides beach yoga, core strength training and Indo Board balance training throughout the trip.

Join us for our comprehensive ocean-training program & enjoy a cross-cultural surf experience, Baja style. Increase your Ocean Experience today!

Trip Dates:

Sept: 9/30 - 10/3

Oct: 10/21 - 10/24

Nov: 11/4 - 11/7

*Custom trips and tours available

Trip Cost:

1-4 ppl: $495 p/p

5-9 ppl: $450 p/p

10+ ppl: $425 p/p

*Special school and group rates available

Go Paddle Around a Pier

Grab your boards and head over to the Ocean Beach Pier for the Paddle For Clean Water this Sunday, September 18th from 9am - 12noon. This year marks the 20th Anniversary for this annual event which helps bring awareness to the pollution problem along San Diego's coastline. Presented by the Surf Rider Foundation, the Paddle For Clean Water is a non-competitive event that consists of over 1000 local surfers and ocean enthusiasts paddling around the Ocean Beach Pier all supporting the cause. The event is a free and is open to all ages and abilities with any human-powered paddle craft. There will also be a complimentary breakfast for all paddlers, guest speakers, a post-event beach cleanup and a raffle featuring prizes such as a retro twin fish surfboard from Eco Boardworks, 20 pairs of sunglasses from Spy (a  OBSS vendor), a collection of gift certificates from San Diego businesses and much more!

Without our beautiful coastline, San Diego would not be the amazing paradise it is today. So join Ocean Beach Surf and Skate, the San Diego Surf Rider Foundation and over 1,000 local watermen and women to support the cause and keep our coastline clean!

For more information, please http://sandiego.surfrider.org/.

Labor Day Weekend Sale!

Although Labor Day Weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, there are still months of warm, summer-like weather ahead!  Take advantage of Ocean Beach Surf and Skate's huge Labor Day and Back to School Sale this weekend featuring a ton of sweet deals on swimwear, accessories and surf goods.  In addition to a epic sale on used surfboards, SUPs and kayaks, we will also be offering awesome discounts on our Ocean Experience lessons, classes and clinics.  Be sure to swing by our parking lot sale this Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 9:00am to 8:00pm to stock up and get styled out! 

• Men's Swimwear - Buy one, get one free
• Select Summer Apparel - 20% off 
• Sandals - 20% off
• Sunglasses - 10% off
• Watches - 20% off
• Books - 20% off
• DVDs - 40% off
• Wallets - 30% o
• Backpacks - 20% off  
• Beach Gear - 40% off
• Rash Guards - 40% off
• Body Glove Spring Suits - 20% off
• Huge savings on used kayaks SUPs and surfboards
• All kayaking, SUP and surf lessons - buy one, get one free

Ocean Beach Surf and Skate is located at 4976 Newport Avenue in the heart of Ocean Beach!

Lost Atlas Premiere in Point Loma for a Surf on the Silver Screen!

Wrap up the summer fun with Ocean Beach Surf and Skate at Surf on the Silver Screen at The Pearl Hotel. This month’s epic movie premiere will feature the year’s most highly anticipating film, Lost Atlas, on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Held on the Last Tuesday, every month, Surf on the Silver Screen features the latest surf films, killer food and drink specials, and best of all, Ocean Beach Surf and Skate will be giving away a brand-new Surfboard in this month’s raffle!

Kick back poolside, in a cabana, or inside the lounge at this newly remodeled, hip hotel and check out Kai Neville’s latest film, Lost Atlas. Known for the game-changing surf film, Modern Collective and Kai Neville demonstrates nothing less in Lost Atlas. With six of surfing’s most innovative surfers starring in the film, Lost Atlas takes contemporary surfing to a new level. Do not miss Owen Wright, Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Dusty Payne, Yadin Nicol (and many more) transform the sport of surfing through the artist lenses of Kai Neville.

LOST ATLAS - TRAILER from Kai Neville Studio on Vimeo.

Join us for this unforgettable adventure on the silver screen and under stars on The Pearl’s outdoor patio. Admission to this event is FREE, open to the public and seating is limited so be sure to arrive early! The screening of Lost Atlas will begin at 8:30 p.m. with the raffle followed immediately after.

The Pearl Hotel is located at 1410 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92106. For more information, contact Ocean Beach Surf and Skate at (619) 225-0674. To reserve a table for the night’s event, call The Pearl Hotel at 619.226.6100.

Tomorrow Only! Ocean Experience Stand-up Paddleboard Clinic $29!!!

Tomorrow, August 16, 2011, Ocean Experience’s Stand-up Paddleboarding clinic will be featured on Groupon for only $29!  The SUP clinic offers students the opportunity to improve core strength and balance and enjoy the awesome San Diego coastline.  This exclusive discount is only available for one day, so be sure to visit Groupon’s website or call Ocean Experience to snag this amazing deal!

Drop-in, Animal Style for the Parking Lot Premiere of "What Day Is It?" at Ocean Beach Surf & Skate!

Ocean Beach Surf and Skate and Animal Style Skateboarding are teaming up to present a sweet, outdoor movie premier and party.  On August 12, 2011, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm,  Ocean Beach Surf and Skate is opening up its parking lot for the screening of Animal Style Skateboarding's second film, What Day Is It? starring  Cano Cardenas, Kevin Marquez, Chris Russell, Doug Valdez, Kurt Hodge, Tyler Lee, Gabe Ryan, Steve Shipler and Reuben Barrack.

In addition to the movie, there will be live music from local band, Habitat, a free skate jam open to the public and a smokin' BBQ with food provided by Hodad’s! Ocean Beach Surf and Skate’s very own, Cano Cardenas, will be guest hosting the event and tearing up the skate jam along with other riders from event sponsors.  What better way to kick off the weekend than with the Animal Style and OBSS crew for a free skate jam, movie premier and BBQ on a warm summer’s night? Swing by Ocean Beach Surf and Skate on August 12 and be sure to check out this sweet event!

Premiere Schedule

6:00 pm: Live music by Habitat

6:30 pm: Skate Jam
8:30 pm: Premiere

Check out this sneak peak of What Day Is It? now: