Huntington Surf and Sport

Entire staff is great. Anything from a cup of coffee to a surfboard, everyone’s helpful and has your back. Support your local small business!

Super store of surf wear of all brands and designers. Used a friend’s local card for additional 15% discount.

Staff a shop with a bunch of lackluster, half-​stoned teenagers, stuff it full of surf apparel and gear, and you’ve got HSS.
The shop itself hasn’t changed in years. A large, almost overwhelming emporium of various surf and beach gear. Most of the surf gear and related items (sandals, watches, sunglasses, etc.) are intended for guys, but there is a room of women’s beach clothes. Prices are sometimes better, sometimes worse than at Jack’s across the street. Can almost always find things cheaper online.
Generally speaking, the service here is terrible. No one approaches to help. When I was there the weekend after Thanksgiving, I literally stood and stared at two employees having a conversation (about how much longer they had to work, and who was covering when, etc.) in the middle of the wetsuit section until one finally turned around and asked if I wanted help. She had a walkie talkie in her hand, so I assume she was something above the bottom rung, peon floor staff. She seemed surprised when I said yes. I don’t know if Jack’s works harder to find more socially aware and responsible individuals, but the interaction there that same evening was much better.
In summary, HSS is probably a place you should wander through if you’re vacationing to Huntington Beach and want to soak up some of that rich Southern California culture (*cough). The selection of surf gear and the requisite clothing is in no short supply. Sadly the same cannot be said for passable customer service.

they got everything here. boards, wet suits, board shorts, and everything in between. not just quantity but quality too, but it can be a lil pricey but when its on sale you gotta go.

Super happy with my new custom board (Channel Islands T Low 5’11″, width 18 7/8,tapered rails, thick 2 ³⁄₈ fish tail). Great Service and the board rides great.

Great store for tons of surfer brand clothing, flip flops and gear!
Well I walked into the store mainly to check out their flip flops because surfer brands make the most comfortable high quality flip flop with enough cushioning and arch support. Screw fancy department stores that sell flimsy flip flops that will ruin your feet and your gait! Gotta flip flop like a surfer right?!
Well I’m not a surfer, but I love their flip flops. They carry brands like Roxy, Sanuk, Cobian, etc. their prices are pretty reasonable and they have a 30 day return policy with great customer service too.
Also it’s conveniently located at the corner next to the big street at HB.
Will definitely come back again if I’m in HB again!

Place is huge, lots of options, but didn’t have what we were looking for… just a simple wrap for my wife. So that was a little annoying considering the mass selection of beach related items here. Guess I’m just not their demographic. I’m sure if you come here wanting a wet suit however, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.

I love coming into HSS! Just the other day I came in to do some back to school outfit shopping and was assisted by a girl named Emily. She was extremely helpful and kind! I really enjoyed my experience shopping at HSS with Emily’s help. She has an uplifting energy and a great smile! Fantastic service I will definitely come back to this location soon! Thank you Emily keep up the good work!

Judging by the reviews this seems to be a hit or miss. Guess I came on a «hit» day because my experience was as golden as the sun on the sand.
SERVICE: 5 STARS
OUTSTANDING. I was most wary of this based on the reviews. But service was phenomenal across the board. Every single employee was very friendly and the Sales associate in the wetsuit section (Mark) was both knowledgeable and helpful. Listened to what I needed and wanted and was patient with me trying them on.
(Maybe it helps if you come into the store with a cute dog, and in the morning when the store is not so crowded)
AMBIANCE: 5 STARS
Well organized and spacious enough to figure out where you’re going even without asking someone. Compare to Jack’s where it feels clustered and you have no idea where to go without asking someone.
PRODUCT SELECTION: 5 STARS*
*My 5 stars is from the p.o.v. of someone who doesn’t shop at surf shops a lot. They appeared to have all categories covered and a good amount for each category. The fact that the store was laid out & organized makes the wide product selection noticeable.
PRICE: 4 STARS
Good. I say 4 because it compares with the average marketplace judging by the research I did online and when I went into the other stores in the area.

I give this biz a low score. Never willing to help much when you are looking, just when you are ready to check out. Kind of yanks me that the annual US Open shirts are getting cheesier each year, used to be classy options with logos on front pocket and back to choose from. I just feel like I am not worth their employees efforts.

ZERO STARS IF I COULD!!!
So, we are here on vacation and my BF decides to buy me a brand new Nixon watch. I have tiny wrists, so we ask to have some links taken out. BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER!
The kid who worked on my watch completely mistreated it. He didn’t lay a cloth down when taking out the links, so imagine a brand new metal watch banging on glass. Painful right??? It gets worse. He takes out the last link and oopsies, breaks the spring to lock my watch back into place. He calls the manager over and she can’t fix it either. My brand new beautiful watch, BROKEN!!! Of course they apologize for it and refund our money, but it sounded so fake and unsympathetic. She offers to make a special order for a new watch or we could go on the Nixon website on our own to get a new one. At this point, my BF was so upset that we just went across the street to Jacks Surf Shop to check if they had it there.
Awful experience and untrained employees!!!

I was a high-​profit HSS customer for 20+ years — but no more. My family and I are locals and have spent thousands (and thousands) of dollars here and routinely shopped here all the time. Wax, wetsuits, leashes, sunglasses, traction pads, sunscreen, lots and lots of clothes and shoes for the whole family — you name, we used to buy it at HSS.
The customer service I experienced today is super disappointing … especially from manager, Sean Martin. I honestly couldn’t believe the guy’s give a shit attitude. I bought a brand new, full-​priced O’Neill wetsuit for my daughter from them (probably 20^th wetsuit there over the years) and it had a major seam rip out after 2 wears and 10 days. The suit was clearly faulty and I know O’Neill would take it back as a RMA no problem (HSS is one of their top retailers and I also just asked a couple local surf company reps and they confirmed it). Heck, Ripcurl will let you bring one back for a full refund after wearing one for a week even if you just don’t like the color.
My daughter has a surf contest this coming weekend but no wetsuit. All I wanted to do was exchange the suit for an identical one or get a credit that I could use to buy a different one. Sean’s response was «that’s impossible». Sean instead said they’d send it back to O’Neill and had no idea when I would hear back from them. Geez, thanks a lot.
The end result is that I can’t wait to tell the parents on my daughter’s surf team, my neighbors and my surf buddies of the horrible attitude HSS management takes towards their loyal customers and not to shop there. It was funny that even the employees at the shop seemed surprised at manger Sean’s attitude. No problem Sean — I’ll take my business to Jack’s or RipCurl or Frog House and tell everyone around that HSS is lame.
If the management of HSS had expressed even a tiny bit of understanding rather than disinterested arrogance then I would feel different. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.

I had been in the market for a wetsuit and when I stopped at HSS I found they had plenty of them esspecially in a hard to find size like myself, XS. Not only did they have plenty, but Joel gave me some great pointers and feedback on how the suit fits. AND a lot of them were an astonishing 40% off! So I got a $ 145 suit for $ 94 bucks. I want to thank the manger Sean for having good employees like Joel, keep up the good work there guys.

Great Experience with Mark Jr in the surfboard room, my Husband Bob just picked up his new Christensen Board. Wanted to give a shout out for the stellar customer service, Mark Jr was great! Also a kudos to one of the managers Cole, you guys are the best of the Best! Bob was blown away today, really impressive guys! A Big Thank You!!!

Stopped into the Main Street store checking for items that weren’t at the smaller sunset store. This store is geared more towards clothing where as the sunset store is almost completely all surfing accessories.
I like the local store better.

For surfers, ran by surfers, owned by surfers; this haven for the beach and ocean lovers should come here to see what’s new in the water and what’ll keep you dry in the water.
Out of the rest of the surf shops in the area this one doesn’t feel commercial; it feels like a small shop, but it holds well over 500 boards (new and used) with lots of accessories.
They also have a coffee shop that caters to those who love to go on early walks, bike rides, and scooters in the morning. In my 6 hours I saw everyone from the fit fanatic runners and bikers, to the retired and family folk.
If I lived closer I’d probably come here for my hats, shorts and shirts!
Check it out, park at the beach, catch some waves, then come here for a coffee and some new duds!
ENJOY!
Note* I love this store even though I’m terrified of the ocean.

The store location adds 3 stars to the one star review of the horrible café in this location; however, it needs to be clear others look at the posting for Java Point on a seperate review to see how bad this management team can be…
The store though has a good group of friendly, younger staff members who have smiles on their faces and a great selection of products. The day I visited was a sidewalk sale day and they had a great selection of merchandise at stellar prices. The store is clean and has alot of staff working to answer any questions. I would recommend coming here to buy merchandise; however, stay far away from their coffee stand and if you have a rude manager seen doing your visit, run next door far away from this place…

DUDE.

I love the sidewalk sales! I love the US Open of Surfing merchandise. We have purchased body boards, surf gear… I get all of my flip flops here — they carry Reef and Sanuk.
Typically the staff is very friendly, and there is a great variety of surfing gear, clothing, and local gear needed to enjoy the southern CA lifestyle.
Plus The coffee Shop — Java Point is a hidden gem.

HSS… it’s been around all my life and I’m happy that it’s still around. Back in the days I remember this place being absolutely huge… now that I’ve come back it seems smaller for some reason. They divided the front half for clothing and gear and the back half for coffee and boards. Sort of random to have a coffee shop inside, but whatever floats your boat.
If you need any water/​surf equipment this is the place. It’s not cheap. Everything in here is pretty standard retail price… however twice a year they have a huge sale, that’s when I did most of my purchases.
I remember in the 90s this place was so popular… everyone would rock the HSS cloth backpacks… it was da bomb diggity back then! I remember having a blue Hawaiian print backpack and rockin’ the flojos sandals… I was a complete beach bum during the Summer breaks, literally… ah, the good ol’ days! Every year HB hosts the US Opens of Surfing and I would make it a point to check it out, not only for the surfing but also for the free crap they gave out. HSS would set up a signing booth where big surfers would sit out and sign posters. As a kid this was awesome! I even got to meet Andy Irons (RIP) I was a huge fan. And if I was to rate HSS back then I’d give it 5 stars.
I’m not too sure if this place is still as popular as it was back in the days but I came here because I bought a GROUPON! I was looking for a new freestyle watch since my old one got lost while out body surfing in Huntington Beach a few years ago. They have a great selection of watches… from nixon to freestyle. The sales representatives here are hit and miss… some are knowledgable/​friendly and some are very ditzy and worry about how their hair highlights came out!
I found my watch. Used my groupon. Transaction was a success! I’m not sure if I would come back here again… I tend to invest more in smaller shops, but couldn’t resist a groupon deal!