Surfrider Foundation Santa Cruz Chapter

Surfrider Foundation Santa Cruz Chapter Protecting oceans, waves and beaches since 1984. Become a member and join an event to help locally. http://santacruz.surfrider.org/

June is here! ☀️We have some exciting events coming up and we are excited to see you all there! This weekend we have our...
06/02/2026

June is here! ☀️
We have some exciting events coming up and we are excited to see you all there! This weekend we have our beach clean up with with a happy hour after at the from 11:30-3:30 pm. On the 17th we have our next educational speaker series at with Mike Beck where we will learn more about innovations for building coastal resilience locally and globally. On the 20th, it is international surfing day, so grab your board and head out for some fun in the waves in our amazing oceans that we love to protect! Use the links in our bio to register for upcoming events.

Protect your skin and the ocean this World Reef Awareness Day.Coral reefs are incredibly sensitive, and certain sunscree...
06/01/2026

Protect your skin and the ocean this World Reef Awareness Day.

Coral reefs are incredibly sensitive, and certain sunscreen chemicals can harm them even in small amounts. Choosing a mineral, reef-friendly sunscreen is a simple, impactful way to help protect these ecosystems. Look for non-nano zinc oxide or titanium dioxide as active ingredients, skip sprays in favor of creams, and don’t rely on “reef safe” labels without checking what’s inside.

Surfrider encourages small changes that add up.
Before your next beach day, take a moment to choose a sunscreen that supports a healthier ocean for everyone.

Learn more at the link in our bio.

Check out this week’s water results thanks to our Blue Water Task Force! Enjoy some time in the ocean and sun! ☀️ ...
06/01/2026

Check out this week’s water results thanks to our Blue Water Task Force! Enjoy some time in the ocean and sun! ☀️

Do you know what happens to balloons once they are released into the environment? Balloons released outdoors often retur...
05/30/2026

Do you know what happens to balloons once they are released into the environment? Balloons released outdoors often return as litter, polluting both marine and terrestrial environments. They are a significant cause of marine wildlife deaths and the leading cause of mortality among seabirds linked to plastic pollution. 

Want to help? Join our team and help us prevent balloon pollution in Santa Cruz county.

Join Santa Cruz Surfrider for the second Educational Speaker Series at the Patagonia Outlet on Wednesday, June 17 from 6...
05/29/2026

Join Santa Cruz Surfrider for the second Educational Speaker Series at the Patagonia Outlet on Wednesday, June 17 from 6:30–8pm. 

Hear from Dr. Michael Beck, Director of UCSC’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, as he discusses how nature-based, science-backed solutions are reshaping coastal resilience—from Santa Cruz to coastlines worldwide—and what it means for our community.

Link in bio to register.

Join us for a beach cleanup on Sunday, June 7th at Seacliff Beach from 9-11am, sponsored by !  After the cleanup, volun...
05/23/2026

Join us for a beach cleanup on Sunday, June 7th at Seacliff Beach from 9-11am, sponsored by ! 

After the cleanup, volunteers are invited to join us for happy hour at hosted by Gray Whale Spirits Co. from 11:30am-3:30pm.
Link to register in bio.
 

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our Chapter “Meeting” this week! We love when meetings are actually just chillin...
05/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our Chapter “Meeting” this week! We love when meetings are actually just chillin’ on the beach, hanging with friends and eating delicious food provided by and (thank you for the donations!!!). The Santa Cruz Surfrider community is so special and we are thankful for everyone involved. If you missed this one, we hope to catch you next time!

We are looking for a designer and brand lead to join our communications team! This role will help us to maintain a consi...
05/21/2026

We are looking for a designer and brand lead to join our communications team! This role will help us to maintain a consistent brand image across all our media as well as assist in social media posts when our social media lead is away. Graphic design experience or education is preferred.

This role is perfect for someone with creativity and an artful eye who has experience with social media.

Please email [email protected] to apply!

Heading to the beach? Be sure to check out our water quality results from this week thanks to our Blue Water Task Force!...
05/17/2026

Heading to the beach? Be sure to check out our water quality results from this week thanks to our Blue Water Task Force!

On May 9th, our chapter participated in Santa Cruz County’s Pick Up Day with Pitch In Santa Cruz. We had 15 volunteers j...
05/14/2026

On May 9th, our chapter participated in Santa Cruz County’s Pick Up Day with Pitch In Santa Cruz.

We had 15 volunteers join us and we collected over 366 pounds of trash!

Our volunteers collected
157 plastic food wrappers
88 loose cigarette butts
89 plastic fragments
24 plastic bottles
23 plastic bags
15 plastic lids
And so much more! 

You can see a theme here… plastic! Plastic persists in our environment and takes years and years to breakdown but it never truly goes away. It turns into microplastics in our waterways, environment, and in animals. The solution is to reduce the use of single use plastics first then to reuse it then to recycle it! Ultimately, reducing plastic is the best way to go though, and that is one of our key goals and missions for our chapter!

If you would like to help keep our community clean, please sign up for our next beach clean up which will be on Sunday, June 7th at Seacliff State Beach. Visit our website to sign up!

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Santa Cruz, CA
95063

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