Description
Surfing culture started in Portland, Seaside, Cannon Beach, and Pacific City within the early 1960s. Influenced by surf music and a couple of California surfers, a handful of skin divers and adolescent boys yearned to engage within the sport. At first, surfing used to be illegal along the beachfronts of Seaside and Cannon Beach. Answering the siren call, locals took to the beaches, even as others from around Oregon, Washington, and California found their technique to isolated spots along the Northern Oregon coast. The early surfers were not intimidated by their lack of understanding, poor equipment, or the unpredictable waves. As an alternative, surfing caught on within the cold waters of Oregon. Experience the early days of Oregon surfing in the course of the pioneer surfers stories and vintage photographs.