Your Hands. Your Coast. Your Impact.

Our beaches tell a story—one of resilience, but also of the plastic and pollution threatening our coast. Our 2024 Marine Debris Report reveals the top pollutants collected from local beaches and what we can do to stop them at the source.

Photo: Ryan Young

Our Mission

Where the land meets the sea

What We Fight For

Plastic Reduction

Reducing the impact of plastics in the marine environments that surround us.

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Ocean Protection

Defending our ocean from challenges threatening the vitality of the ecosystem.

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Beach Access

Working with decision-makers to ensure full and fair beach access for all to enjoy.

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Coasts & Climate

Taking on issues that threaten our beaches and natural shorelines.

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Clean Water

Protecting the health and sustainability of our planet's most precious resource.

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The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.

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Reducing Plastic Pollution

Rise Above Plastics

Victory in Coronado!

Finally, Coronado takes action on single-use plastics! It took a long time, but they sure made it count. Photo Credit: Maria Laguna/Coronado Times

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Coast & Climate

Beach Preservation

Coastal Dune Restoration Webinar

In case you missed our Feb 13 Living Shorelines Webinar about coastal dune restoration, you can check out the one-hour recording and some followup resources.

JUST DUNE IT

Clean Water

Clean Border Water Now

Surfrider Hand-Delivers Petition and Student Art to White House Staff

Our Clean Border Water Now team hand delivered over 7,450 petitions to the White House to demand a federal emergency declaration.

HEAL OUR COAST

Our Network

Volunteer

Join Our Network

We're always looking for volunteers to help affect change locally. Join us.

Volunteer

The Surfrider Foundation is committed to fostering a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive organization for all people who protect and enjoy the world’s ocean, waves and beaches.

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