Rip Curl Surf Shop

After visiting with a friend in SC for the weekend I decided to take a stroll down 41^st and hit up Rip Curl for some new clothes. I’ve been to Rip Curl a few times before, but never at the 41^st location.
Right away I was greeted by the employees, some local guys who ended up being super friendly. They sell all kinds of surf/​beach attire here including clothing, surf boards, waxes, and accessories all with a good amount of variety as well. I ended buying two really nice shirts for about $ 35, a lot cheaper than some of the other surf shops in the area. I didn’t drive here, but from a quick glance of the outside it looks like they have plenty of parking if you ever need it.
If I had to sum up Rip Curl I would say it’s all around a great high quality store. I really couldn’t find anything wrong with it.

very friendly staff, reasonable prices, parking — all I need

Coming to SC love to come to the local surf shops and stock up on t shirts and other stuff and so do the girls they just don’t have anything like this/​these where we live… we can’t stand the chain places that are blah when you can hit up these spots. Huge selection specified the brands.

Information Upfront, Daily Rentals: Wet Suit-​$ 15 Surfboard-​$ 25 and Both-​$ 30
Super friendly and helpful staff. Was looking to buy a new wetsuit and Cam helped me find a wetsuit to fit my budget and needs.
I rented a board over night which was $ 35. They also offered advice on how to clean and maintain the suit.
Also, they offered a 10% military discount so that was much appreciated. Thanks guys!

Rented a board here last week. Came in late Thursday and they gave me a great deal for 3 days. Mostly soft tops to rent though. People friendly.

Simply put, this place rules!
I accidentally returned my friend’s personal wetsuit with a bunch that we had rented for the day. Tyler at the shop took my information down and checked at both locations. He found the suit and shipped it to me back in the Bay Area. Very, very thoughtful and helpful staff.
Highly recommended!

We rented equipment from them this past Sunday and the staff was extremely helpful and super friendly. Despite being many years older than them and inexperienced, the teens running the shop didn’t make us feel uncool. Thanks for making the day awesome for my friends who were visiting from out of town.

Love this place! Me and my boyfriend are from out of town and my bf was looking for a new pair of surfing gloves. Since we weren’t familiar with the area we checked out a few different surf shops to compare prices before he purchased a pair. We ran into a few places with ok prices but crappy service and employees that didn’t know about anything. This place by far has the best customer survice
and their employee are knowledgable on all their products. Highly recommend this place if your in town and looking for good prices and employees that will treat you friendly and know why their talking about.

My brother visited me last month and we decided to go surfing. I did not expect such a high level of customer service. The staff there is the nicest! My brother is pretty good at surfing. When I told them his level of surf, they kindly offered him to rent a used board that was for sale! (obviously if the board ended broken, we would have paid for it). They took out the price tag, waxed it and handed it to him. We could not believe it!
I would recommend this shop to anyone whether you are experimented or not.
I hope to be back soon!
Merci!

I’ve been to a lot of surf shops in the Santa Cruz area, and the staff here have by far the best attitudes. Approachable and knowledgeable with decent selection, so I give them as much business as I can.

The store is absolutely amazing!
First of all, I went on a road trip with 13 friends and we wanted to surf since it was sunny and nice. One of the salesman actually rent us the wetsuit and the board $ 20/​person for the whole day!
He even told us which beach to go to since we were beginners and gave all the safe advices possibles for us Europeans that aren’t use to the Pacific.
Nicest person in Santa Cruz actually, the group never forgot him and we still talk about him when reminiscing on SC!

I used these guys to rent a wet suit and they were awesome. The first suit didn’t quite work for me. it was a surfing wetsuit so a bit too buoyant for swimming with a bit of a restriction around the shoulders. Expressed my concern and they swapped it out for a thinner wetsuit that was perfect for my needs (open water swim in the ocean). It kept me warm all while allowing the perfect amount of sink in the water and range of motion. I loved it so much I asked if they would sell it to me, which they did. I got ths fantastic wet suit that was pretty much new for about $ 100!
The guys in the shop were super nice and welcoming, even to this newbie. I wouldn’t hesitate recommending this shop to anyone!
See you in the water! =)

Went there looking for something specific, but they didn’t have exactly what I was looking for so the staff suggested a couple of other places that might have it, but they didn’t have what I was looking for either… So I went back to Rip Curl where they helped me find an alternative which worked out better in the end. Anyways these dudes are totally friendly and I suggest you check them out.

Nice, friendly staff and a decent selection of wax for my surfboard. They rent boards and wetsuits too. They sell a lot of surf swag and their prices are less that Billabong’s (everyone’s prices are less than Billabong’s).
Plenty of parking.
Worth checking out if you’re in the area.

Very friendly to both experienced east-​siders and newbies. Good prices and exceptional service. These guys know what it means to «take care of your customers» is all about. They also offer lessons through a couple of their staff– Jake does a great job as an instructor…

Awesome place for surf supplies and clothing with friendly staff, great selection (they were not totally out of sweatshirts right after Christmas). I went in for clothes and ended up with a cool hat that I did not think I would find.
RIght off 41^st, easy parking. A breeze!

After years of living by and playing in the ocean I finally decided to give surfing a whirl. I called up a few shops and they all told me that Cowells was flat and suggested I go on over to 38^th so I decided to rent from Rip Curl which is about a half mile (scenic) walk from the break.
Pros: Nice shop, good selection of «stuff» for it’s fairly small size (surf and skateboards, clothes, gear, suits, etc,) ability to rent boards and wet suits, very friendly staff, welcoming to newbies, gave me some free pointers (keep in mind 2 hour lessons in SC are about $ 80, so free advice is money in the bank), will keep your stuff behind the counter while you surf. A board and wet suit for the day was only $ 25, compared to ~$ 40 at many other local shops.
Cons: All of the longer boards were rented out by 3pm (on a weekday), so they gave me a board that was one foot too short for my weight. They were also all out of XXL wet suits and don’t carry XXXL suits (although with my recent weight loss that turned out to be a non-​issue). Frankly by 3pm the rental shack was pretty much empty. I was able to change INTO the wet suit indoors, but they don’t allow wet wetsuits in the indoor changing room, so they have everyone line up outside and change in the dark shed. If you’re not really prepared for a public change that can be kind of awkward but I suppose that’s what you get at $ 25. They also want all of the rental gear back by 6:45 which feels a little early for summer.
Pro Tips (for renters): Get there early while they still have a good selection of boards and suits. Bring your own towel and wear tight fitting bathing suit under your clothes for a quick and painless undressing at the end of the day. 38^th ave is VERY friendly to beginners. Everyone out there was super cool and some folks even helped me out with my paddle strokes and such. Grab a slice next door at Pleasure Pizza when you’re done.
Final Comments: I started my review with a full five stars, but removed one star for running out of big guy sized boards, and another for running out of /​not carrying big guy sized wet suits. If they run out and you’re willing to walk a little farther, there are some more rental shops up along 41^st. Also, their waiver says something about skateboard rentals, so I’m assuming they rent those too?

Lately I’ve been coming here a lot. My boyfriend took up surfing and here I’d come with him to buy wax, browse boards and look at all the gear. Then when I took up surfing this place became an ideal location to rent a wetsuit and board. I liked it immediately.
The staff is always super friendly. Before I surfed I’d browse the girls clothes and the staff was always nice and didn’t judge me for obviously not being a surfer. Each time I came to rent gear from the cashier girl to the board/​wetsuit sizer everyone was informative, super friendly and great.
I love the selection of cute clothes too. I’ve picked up a cute pair of sandals for $ 12 and a jacket/​sweater I love and is great quality for $ 60. The girl clothes are just super cute! They also have a selection of boards, leashes, wax, boys clothes etc etc — but I’m not super knowledgable with that yet.
RENTING: The boards are $ 20 to rent and are in fair condition. The wetsuits are $ 5 to rent and are in good to fair condition. I felt very comfortable renting from them and you simply fill out a simple form, leave a CC card number for accidentals and off you go. It’s easy, affordable and within walking distance to Pleasure Point.
It’s a great shop! Clean, nice, great selection and a super friendly staff.