The protection and enjoyment of waves is a central focus of Surfrider Foundation’s mission. Surfing areas represent rare natural resources that provide recreational opportunities and environmental, aesthetic, and economic benefits. Many surfing areas around the globe are currently threatened or degraded and must be protected for future generations.


Objectives:

• Prevent the loss or degradation of the world’s limited number of surfing areas
• Promote understanding of the importance, and economic value of surfing areas
• Create surfing parks—protected surf breaks—throughout the world

• Research and publish literature on the economic value of surfing areas
• Create tools and information to evaluate the value of surfing areas
• Partner with other organizations around the globe to protect surfing areas
• Develop grass roots initiatives that protect important surf spots by designating their unique breaks as historically and culturally significant
• Work with key agencies and enact legislation to make recreation a component in the environmental review of projects

• There will be no loss or degradation of surfing areas
• Surfing areas will be recognized as important resources that are worth protecting
• Low-impact coastal recreational opportunities will be protected worldwide