The owner is the sweetest man. He helped me out with the meter parking because my phone had no…read moreservice. Best customer service ever.

Ocean View has been the best surf shop and clothing store for over 20 years. I went here when I…read morewas in high school and I still do. The owner, Ludwig, is one of the kindest people. He is extremely helpful and his selection is killer. Every single time I go in he picks out two or three items and they are all exactly what I am looking for, the right size, and exactly my style. Support your local surf shop. Support Ocean View.

Been dying to shop at Val Surf and heading to the airport THE GODS heard me and directed my GPS to…read morenavigate me to Val Surf. With the store in my sites I pulled a hard right without rolling the SUV I was driving and parked... Amazing surf shop for goodie , surf boards and skateboards. Grabbed my Val Surf logo sweatshirt and a weird Nike shirt cause it was kick a$$ white with hot pink drawing... Now I explored and found great surf gear from major brands I won't mention but the shoe selection was amazing, especially the VANS. The suede leather Vans were awesome and I desperately wanted a few pairs but I didn't have room in luggage.... As I was walking past UGG's display they had the sand color version and again if I had room I'd bought a pair... Super cool " Dude " handling cashier duty's was awesome. The over the top skateboard decks blew me away located behind him and I only wish I was 12 again so I pester my parents for one... we had a good laugh about age and away I went... NOTE : Speaking of killer items and this wasn't for sale was wooden shoe by Vans with images of old school pro skaters including the "Godfather of pool skating" Mr Tony Alva! For those who don't know him well he was a member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, or the Z-Boys.... Can't wait to come back and I'll have a bigger luggage bag for more gear. But needless to say this stop was amazing and worth the wait...

I love coming here and last week I brought my cousin here. They always been helpful and frieny. The…read moreplace is clean and a lot of selection. Price is reasonable.

So I have had less than great experiences with board repair. Often I get something back that is…read moreworse than what I could have done and believe me I'm no craftsman. Anyway a friend casually suggested I try Rider Shack to repair my board. The guy taking in my board couldn't have been nicer and then he uttered the famous surfboard shop repair claim, "It shouldn't take more than 2 weeks'. Sure I thought to myself. But guess what? Approximate 9 days later I got my board back (!) and it was so well repaired I tipped the guy a few dollars to give to the repair guy, Jose, since I was so impressed. The capper was this. When I brought the board in I had forgotten to take the fins that the guy took off before taking in board for repair. I had forgotten I had left them at shop and searched my car throughout and then thought I must have forgotten the fins at the shop. So I called and Jeff (the owner) quickly found them and gave them to me. He even gave me an extra fin screw just in case I had lost mine. These guys rule. You definitely just gained a repeat loyal customer! Thx again. So appreciated.

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great surf shop in the neighborhood that also has some…read moresurf skate gear like carvers as well as accessories and repair foam for foamies which I purchased. I love how they often host events for members of the local surf community such as Venice surfing association. Highly recommend ! Come support your local shop !

The service here was great. My kids were looking for a beginner board, and the staff went above and…read morebeyond to explain the sport, the different types of boards, and what equipment would be best for them. What I appreciated most was the attention they gave us. We never felt rushed or pressured to buy something. They genuinely wanted to make sure my kids had the right setup. I would definitely recommend them.

Big thanks to the Val Surf Staff for making us feel welcome as a family. We came in looking for…read moresnowboard boots late in the season and they spent time and really gave good knowledge in fitting. Even though selection was limited late season, we'll definitely be back.

Omar is very helpful and gives you great customer service…read more High quality items Great prices

Who could have ever thought of buying a surf board in the Inland Empire and not by the beach?…read more Thanks to Yelp, I was able to find a place so close to home. It definitely makes me more at ease when it's so close to home since I'm not going out of my way to get there. It is even better when the person who was helping me, David, was so patient in explaining things and answering all the questions I kept shooting at him. David was very accommodating and provided great advice as to which board fitted my needs best. In the end, he even hooked me with an awesome deal! I know where I'm going to when I have upgrade my board . Thank you M21!

The crew is SO friendly here! The young man at the skate counter helped my son set up his very…read morefirst skateboard. The girl at the front was so sweet with my daughter, and she helped me find exactly what I was looking for. YAY for Val Surf! 4/11/26

Been going to Val since childhood in the 90's. It's rad to see them still doing their thing, and…read moredoing it well. I went in to get a skateboard as an Xmas gift for my kid earlier. Danny at the skate counter dialed me in with some great recommendations and a clean build. There were plenty of ready to roll complete decks there for a great value, but there's nothing quite like piecing something together off the wall, unwrapping the unblemished deck from the plastic, and building it on the spot with some grip tape fresh off the roll. Seeing less than a 5 star average for a shop that has been great to everyone in my circle since elementary school was an unacceptable sight for me, so I felt compelled to write this.

TL:DR - Friendly customer service, bad surfboard repair job…read more This is going to be a long review, but if you want the short of it. -Took my longboard in, to repair a scrape, and get it color matched. -Got back a repair job that isn't color matched at all. The repair isn't even flush with the board. -Got more dings on my board than when I took it to them. -Check the photos. If you surf in California, it's not a matter of IF you'll get a ding on your board, it's a matter of WHEN. All the surf spots are lined with rocky shores that will ding your board. I am no exception to this rule and have dinged my longboards many more times than I can count. The one upside to this, is that I've become really good at repairing dings of all kinds. Whether it be on the bottom, the rail, the tail, the nose, anything I can do. What I can't do though, is color match. That is a magic unto itself. I was looking to sell an orange longboard of mine, but it had a scrape on the bottom side of it. It's not deep and it didn't crack through to the foam. If I wasn't planning on selling the board, I'd sand it down, fill it up with a little bit of Q-fill if it needed it, then fiberglass over it. Done and Done! BUT, I want to sell it, so it needs to look good, it needs to be color matched, and it needs to work. I heard a lot of great things about the repair jobs from Bay Street Boards, and decided to take it to them to color match and fix it. BIG MISTAKE. I should've known better when I pulled up to the shop and saw someone balancing a 9ft' longboard over their knees while scraping off wax. No stand, the board just wobbling about, almost hitting the concrete ground. Yeesh. I relayed all the info above to the repair guy and he said it was doable. He said color matching is tricky, but that'd he get it close enough. I was charged a $120 and left my board with them. I wasn't in any rush to get my board back, and it was about 5 weeks before I could pick it up. Is this fast or slow? I'm not sure, like I said, I do my own repairs and can fully repair a ding in a day. PRO-TIP: if you are going to get your board repaired by a surf shop, remove all the wax off of your board. There are 2 reasons for this: 1. If there is any wax near the damaged spot it will fuck up the repair. Wax will gum up the sanding pads, it will interact poorly with the resin, and it gets everywhere. Take it off. The repair guys will love you for it. 2. Removing the wax, will give you a very intimate look at your board. You will see any dings or damages that you hadn't noticed before. This is also important because it gives you a reference point and will let you know if the surf shop messed up your board even more. (Foreshadowing) I pick up my board and in the dim light of the surf shop, I can tell the color match isn't even close. It looks like they sanded over it with a too high of a grit sanding pad, and then glassed over it. They didn't sand it down at all to smooth out the fiberglass texture, and they certainly didn't add any dye to the resin to try and color match it. What the fuck?! In the dim light of the shop, I didn't notice that the sanding job was shitty too, it wasn't even flush with the board at all. There's a couple small depressions where the ding is and it's wavy. If you're going to do a shit job, at least make it flush. Every surfer knows to make the board flush on the bottom, you want that water to glide over it without any friction. At home, I had more time to study the board and found even more issues. I noticed that there were small gravel sized dings on the bottom of my board. Each dug into the board about an 1/8 inch. I know these were not there before because of having de-waxed my board and because these are literally impossible for me to get while surfing. These could only occur if you put a surfboard down on concrete/gravel ground to work it. (Remember that guy outside the shop.) Just to hammer home the case, the ding by the finbox can ONLY occur when there is no fin in. Nothing could hit the finbox at all with a fin in. And how do I know I didn't have these dings beforehand, refer to pro-tip #2. Another thing I noticed were resin drips on the bottom of the board that had hardened. This isn't that bad of an issue to correct, just a little sanding, but the fact that they did that, let's me know that they're sloppy and don't pay attention to details. Overall, this was a terrible experience. I paid a $120, for a bad repair job that I'll have to undo AND I have new smaller dings on the board that I'll also have to fix. Yeeew!

This place is a small gem. Always really welcoming, helpful, and nice staff, cool selection of…read morelocally made apparel, zines, and true surf fanatic gear and equipment. Great selection of used boards. Hope it stays around forever, even though there are so many changes taking place on the surrounding blocks.

What can I say..but a fine surfboard shop...a fine surfboard shop…read more Been to many surfboard shops since the early 80's. Never encountered this kind of epic service. A friend and I chatted with Blinky for about 20 minutes. He broke down and explained a lot about board design. What a treat. He's been doing this so long and he's still stoked and friendly. The rest of the staff were also very friendly. Amazingly a yelper below complained because they don't have enough apparel and bikinis. How ironic is that? There are hardly any real surfboard shops left, since most shop floor rooms are covered with "apparel and bikinis", which carry higher profit margins than surfboards. That person should visit one of Socal's many fine mall surfboard shops and they'll find all the bikinis they need.

Wonderful surf shop Robert helped us gave a great deal! The people that work at the store highly…read moreeducated well known when it comes to surfing highly appreciate their business and their service. I really love this store. If anybody's looking for a good surfboard, please come shop here. I highly recommend this shop to any family or friend they have such a good large selection of surfboards. It's hard to decide on what to get. They're also wonderful. I'm so happy with my 30th birthday present. Purchased here at this surf shop. Highly recommend this business to any family or friend.

Having worked on vintage spaces, I can be a bit of a snob. The bearded beagle is such a perfect…read moreintersection of taste, service, and customer service. The space offers eclectic options for lots of different styles, but more importantly - they offer SIZING for most/all body types - which is uniquely uncommon. The price point is fine, most items in a 30+ range. I LOVE their jewelry selection, tons of good options and unique pieces. lastly the staff is very engaging and welcoming, another sadly unique quality. They only offer trade for what they buy from community, but I feel the relationship with the sellers reflects the quality of items they are bringing into the space.

Pros: Very organized (separated by category, color, and men/women), unique items (they take time to…read morecurate items that you may not find elsewhere), and good quality (items seem highly satisfactory to almost new). Service workers are usually friendly. One of the better thrift stores on the street. Cons: Price (some pieces may not be worth the price and you could be better off buying some shirts or other items new) and you could have trouble donating your items there as they could be selective in what they choose to keep. Note: There is metered parking.