Core Volunteer Orientation

Join us for CVO and kickstart your volunteering with the Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter!

CVO will be on Wednesday, June 21st from 6:30-8pm. Pizza and beverages are provided!

230 Million Gallons Spill in Tijuana River

For 17 days straight, the Tijuana River Valley was being flooded with more than 23o million gallons of sewage seeping in from a rupture in a sewage collector pipe on the Mexico side of the border. This is by far the largest sewage spill in over a decade, if not ever.

Sign the Action Alert here

For Our Oceans, Waves and Beaches.

With nearly 70 miles of coastline to protect, our chapter is one of the largest and most active in the world. We are a grassroots organization, which means the people working to protect our local oceans, waves and beaches are volunteers who care about San Diego and want to make a difference.

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Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach Case

On Friday, December 9, 2016, San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Casserly issued a ruling in the Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach Case.

The Surfrider Foundation and its San Diego Chapter sees the ruling to uphold 5 major provisions of the 7 provisions challenged as a huge vindication of the efforts by the City of Solana Beach, California Coastal Commission (CCC) and the Surfrider Foundation to deal with the debilitating impacts of seawalls and development on beach access and recreation.

To learn more about this lawsuit, click here

WHAT WE DO

Protect & Enjoy

We ensure clean water, healthy ocean and coastlines and accessible beaches for all to enjoy by finding lasting solutions to the threats our ocean faces.

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2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In 2016, 6,333 volunteers removed 9,399 pounds of debris during beach cleanups in coastal areas of San Diego, capturing it before it could pollute the ocean.

Click the link below to read about our victories in 2016 and previous years!

Our Victories

UPCOMING EVENTS

Surfrider SD’s STOP Committee Presents: A Farm to Table Dinner

Through dinner and a mini-symposium, we look at the impacts our diet has in a changing climate and solutions we can apply. THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA DIET Dinner and Drinks Tabled in the sweet citrus orchard of Edge of Urban Farm, a four course meal will be served...

Beach Meets the Streets Cleanup

Join the Hold On To Your Butt Committee and SD Coastkeeper for a cleanup of the beach and streets on Saturday June 24th!

Climate Action Movie Night

...love to spend your time surfing and enjoying San Diego's beaches but not sure how our coastline will be affected by climate change? ...overwhelmed by the environmental crisis but don't know how to start taking action? Come drink a beer with the fun crew of...

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LATEST NEWS

International Surfing Day 2017

Started in 2005, International Surfing Day is an international celebration of the love of surfing. The day was established by Surfrider and partners to raise awareness and support for our world's beaches and coastal environments. Now in it's 13th year, ISD has grown...

Why Surfrider supports the Pure Water Project and the Waiver at Point Loma Treatment Plant

Surfrider is pursuing a paradigm shift in how we look at and treat wastewater. With the implementation of the Pure Water project, we believe that cities and agencies will continue to realize the value of recycling wastewater to drinking standards (much like they have...