Surfing Down South

Surfing Scarborough Beach since the 1920s

Surfboard riding in various forms has been a popular pastime at Scarborough Beach WA since the late 1920s. Scarborough was blessed with good…

2024 Annual Vintage Surfboard Swap Meet was a colourful collection of vintage surfboards, surf memorabilia and happy old surfers. The event was held…

Scarborough surfer Colleen Burke surfed Metro and Down South beaches in the 1960s and luckily took snaps of her adventures. These 1967 holiday…

70s

WA surfboard manufacturers started in the metropolitan area in the late 50s and spread to the southwest country region in the 70s. By…

Back in the 60s the front men for popular Perth bands ‘The Banned’ and ‘The Young Blaydes’ were surfer/singers Peter Dyson and Dave…