Grand Opening- Sebastian Inlet/ The Accidental Wave
2018-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for the grand opening of our latest exhibit. Learn the in-depth history of Sebastian Inlet from the first attempts to open an inlet 100 years ago to its evolution as a fishing mecca, the discovery of the wave by surfing pioneers Dick Catri and Jack Murphey and the conflicts between surfers and fishermen over access to the inlet. A combination of videos, slideshows and memorabilia document the historic contests and the cast of characters who made the inlet the most important wave on the east coast.

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Our new exhibit “Sebastian Inlet-The Accidental Wave” is open. If you are here for the weekend stop by and check it out.

Admission is free to the public. There will be live music, beverages and pupus. Stay tuned for more surprises!

2018 Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach
2018-12-24 08:00 - 12:00
Surfing Santas Cocoa Beach is an annual Cocoa Beach tradition that brings hundreds of surfers of all ages dressed up as Santa. The costumes are as diverse as the people that wear them. Watch them ride in on the waves and kick off your holiday beachside at this free event that benefits local, charitable causes.
Now in its second year, the crowd can participate in a costume contest. Dress up in your favorite winter themed outfit – snowman, Santa and Mrs. Claus, gingerbread man, reindeer, elves – for your chance to win prizes. This year there will be five categories: babies (0-3), kids (4-15), group (2 people or more), men (16+), and women (16+). Costume contest starts at 9 a.m. followed by Santa surfs out at 10 a.m.
There are no rules, so anything goes…well almost! This is a family-friendly event, so please keep that in mind. To ensure the safety of both surfers and spectators, the Cocoa Beach police, fire department, life guards and EMT personnel are on site.
Cash prizes for first through third place: $50 for first, $25 for second, $15 for third in individual categories and $100 for first, $50 for 2nd and $30 for third in the group category.
One Grand Prize winner, the peoples choice from the first place winners, will win a Surfing Santas Surfboard!

Surfing Santas Cocoa Beach takes great pride in helping those in need. With every piece of Surfing Santas Swag sold , we’ve been able to raise over $100,000 for local charities.
There are two charities dear to Surfing Santas Cocoa Beach – The Florida Surf Museum and Grind for Life. Since 2014, this event has been made possible by the efforts of The Florida Surf Museum, the Trosset family and and its many volunteers. The Florida Surf Museum preserves and documents the unique history and culture of Florida surfing. Experience the heritage and traditions of the surfing community through events, exhibits and programs.
Grind for Life offers financial assistance to families suffering from the effects of cancer. Every dollar received by your generous donations and purchases make a difference and impacts many lives. Learn More

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Florida Women of the Waves 2019 Movie Night
2019-05-03 18:30 - 21:30
Movie night for the 2019 Women of the Waves weekend.”One Winter Story” chronicles pioneering big wave rider Sarah Gerhardt as she challenges the male-dominated world of big wave riding. Popcorn and beverages will be available. One Winter Story surf documentary will be shown Friday May 3rd at the Cocoa Beach Public Library. This is a well-done documentary that will appeal to everyone whether you surf or not, gal or guy, young or seasoned. Doors open at 6:30. Great time to catch up with your surf buddies, buy your WOW t-shirts and bags. .This is a free event (donations to the Florida Surf Museum are welcome)
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Florida Women Of The Waves Beach Social
2019-05-04 09:00 - 12:00
Join our women surfers on the beach at Lori Wilson Park-northside (guys and non-surfers welcome!) for a morning of surfing and socializing. This is a great opportunity for beginners to become learn more about surfing and the community of women surfers that a a vital part of the sport
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Florida Women Of The Waves Luau Dinner
2019-05-04 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for a luau feast with the Florida Women of the Waves! We will feature island style food from Tiny Turtle, music by the Aquanuts plus a spectacular hula show by Brevard Hawaiian Dancers. We will also have raffles and a silent auction for art and surf swag.
Located at the pavilion next to the Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center.
Cost: $10 general admission, $5 for FSM members.
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2019 Waterman's Challenge
2019-06-01 08:00 - 2019-06-02 15:00
The 19th Annual Waterman’s Challenge is a family oriented surfing contest featuring divisions for all ages. This year we are adding a school team competition. The WMC will again be held at International Palms Resort in Cocoa Beach. Registration starts May 1.See details and register online on our Eventbrite page here:
2019wc.eventbrite.com.
All proceeds go to benefit the Florida Surf Museum, Cocoa Beach High School, Satellite Beach High School and FIT Surf Teams and the Viera High School Ocean Bowl Team.

20TH ANNUAL WATERMANS CHALLENGE
2021-06-05 08:00 - 2021-06-06 15:00
A weekend of fun, family-friendly surfing competition with a division for everyone. The venue has changed this year to the Hilton, Cocoa Beach, 1550 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. Please click on the link for complete details-

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/florida-surf-museum-1494869346

All proceed go to benefit the Florida Surf Museum

Annual board Meeting- open to the public
2022-02-26 13:00 - 15:00
Florida Surf Museum’s Annual Board Meeting is open to the public. Learn more about the museum and take the opportunity to get involved. The meeting will be held in the Captain’s Room.

"Space Coast Surfing-The Right Stuff" exhibit
2022-09-10 18:00 - 21:00
You are invited!
to our new exhibit
“Space Coast Surfing-
The Right Stuff”
In our newly renovated museum space
At Ron Jon Surf Shop
Cocoa Beach FL
September 10, 2022
6-9pm

Beverages and pupus will be available
Info- fl**********@***il.com

Florida Women of the Waves 2022
2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24

2023 Women of the Waves
2023-06-02 19:00 - 2023-06-03 19:00 | Cocoa Beach Country Club Pavilion, 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
The 2023 Florida Women of the Waves event is set for June 2nd and 3rd in Cocoa Beach. Friday night we will be showing movies at Drift House, 7pm Cocoa Beach. Dr. Diana is providing the movie program.

Saturday morning, we will have the Surfing Social at Lori Wilson Park north.

Saturday evening will be the covered dish dinner at the pool pavilion at the Cocoa Beach Country Club, at 6pm. The Aquanauts will be playing. The Florida Surf Museum will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, and drinks. Cost is five dollars, and it is open to the community. Hope to see you there!

For more details, follow the Women Of The Waves Facebook Group or call Melody DeCarlo at 321-537-2045.

2023 Watermans Challenge Surf Contest
2023-09-23 | Cocoa Beach Hilton Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic Avenue
GO TO THE EVENTBRITE LINK FOR DETAILS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION
https://2023-wc.eventbrite.com/
This is a Longboard Competition for Surfers 40 and over.
It will be held at the Hilton, Cocoa Beach, 1550 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, on Saturday, September 23. Heats start at 8am (alternative weather date is September 30).
On-line registration closes Wednesday, September 20 at 5:00pm. There is a single entry fee of $25 per person. You can enter as many divisions as you wish. Late registration will be $35 and will be held Friday, September 22 at the Hilton, Cocoa Beach from 5 to 7 pm.
***NO REFUNDS***

If there are slots left you can register in person Friday September 22, 5-7pm at the Hilton ($35 late entry fee).
NO BEACH REGISTRATION.

Divisions (NOTE, no short board divisions):

Men’s Longboard, board 9’0″ or longer: 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+.
Women’s Longboard, board 9’0: or longer: 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+.
Vintage, board 9’0″ or longer – open division
Surf-N-Turf, board 9’0″ or longer – open division
Luck O’ the Draw – open division
Scholastic Team Challenge – Teams pay $100 entry fee, do not pay the $25 admission fee.

Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach- 2023
2023-12-24 08:00 - 12:00 | On the beach, 3 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Ho Ho Ho!
It’s 2023 and we are calling all the tribes to gather again in Cocoa Beach on Surfing Santa Day to surf together. We want hundreds of Surfing Santas to show up and surf and thousands of spectators to come and watch. Let’s all share the love, joy, and hope on the beach, together again, 8am, December 24th, at the end of Minutemen Cswy, (located in front of Coconuts on the Beach.)
For more information, please visit our website-
Surfing Santas

Women of the Waves 2024
2024-05-31 19:00 - 2024-06-01 21:00 | Drift house cocoa beach
Women of the Waves
Aloha– The 2024 Florida Women of the Waves event will be held on May 31st and June 1st. Movie will be Friday night 7pm at Drift House in Cocoa Beach.
Saturday morning Surfing Social will be at Lori Wilson Park. Saturday evening covered dish will be at the Cocoa Beach Pool Pavilion starting at 6pm. Music by the Aquanuts. More information coming soon. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there.
For more information visit our facebook page-
(7) Florida Women of the Waves | Facebook
or call Melody DeCarlo at 321-446-1583

Meet the Space Coast's Rising Stars
2024-10-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Florida Surf Museum, 4275 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Join us at the Florida Surf Museum on October 5th, 6 to 9PM, to celebrate our local surfers who have brought home individual and team wins in multiple national and international competitions, including NSSA, USA Surfing and ISA Surfing events! Light refreshments and beverages will be available. There will be a raffle prizes and the Aquanuts will be providing the jams. The event is free and open to the public.

Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach MAIN EVENT 2024
2024-12-24 07:30 - 12:00 | On the beach, 3 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Join us on the beach in 2024!

When: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 7:30am!
Where: 3 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach
Admission: FREE!
Surfing Santas is an annual Cocoa Beach tradition that brings hundreds of surfers of all ages and thousands of spectators, all dressed up as Santa, Elves, Snowmen and everything else in between. The costumes are as diverse as the people that wear them. Watch them ride in on the waves and kick off your holiday beach-side at this free event that benefits local, charitable causes. Family friendly with all kinds of entertainment on stage and in the ocean.

Movie Premier and book Signing
2025-05-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Surfside Playhouse, 301 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach, 32931, United States
Movie Premier “Surfing is a Natural Art” and book signing “On a Rising tide”
Time of showing 7PM. Doors open at 6PM
Ticket price- $10 + $2.75 handling charge at the door. Online ticket sales available here-
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=279869
Video runtime- 90 minutes
Join the Florida Surf Museum for the premier of “Surfing is a Natural Art- An Interview with Pete and Debbie Dooley”. In this video, Pete and Debbie recount their decades spent in the surf industry.
Beginning as teenagers, they moved from the gulf coast to Cocoa Beach, making boards in a Visqueen plastic-covered shed. They built their business to become one the most of influential and successful manufacturers on the east coast -until the 9/11 tragedy forced them to close their doors.
Pete has been inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame as well as the Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame.
There will be a silent auction for a “new” Natural Art twin fin fish made from a blank from this year’s “Surf Expo Shape-off, in Honor of Pete Dooley”, donated by Ricky Carrol. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to Pete and Debbie Dooley.
There will also be a book signing with local author, Dan Reiter for his new book “On a Rising Swell- Surf Stories from Florida’s Space Coast”- A high-speed glide through Florida surf culture and a deep dive into the lore of a classic surfing destination.
In this book, Dan Reiter chronicles stories of the sport on Florida’s Space Coast, a region that has produced some of the world’s finest surf champions, Pipe masters, and surfboard builders. On this stretch of sand between Cape Canaveral and Sebastian Inlet, Florida’s surf history reaches back to the native Ais people of the Atlantic Coast and continues to the elites of today, including Kelly Slater, Caroline Marks, and CJ Hobgood. Reiter offers insights into the evolution of surfboard shaping and design, the distinctive culture of the East Coast surfboard industry, and the traits and traditions that make Florida surfing unique.
