Surf City California name is given to a
location that includes surfing, surf
brake, Pacific Ocean shoreline and
beaches.
In a search of California city names,
there really is none we've found called
Surf City, however. There's a Surf Beach
on the perimeter of Vandenberg Base near
Lompoc...and several places call
themselves Surf City because of local
culture and activities surrounding the
ocean surf and surfing. There is at
least one incorporated Surf City in the
USA and unincorporated town. Both enjoy
tourism, beaches and events surrounding
the lifestyle of the ocean on the
Atlantic Coast.
There's the town of Surf City, North
Carolina, located on the Eastern Shore
of America overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean. This town changed it's slogan in
the past year to reflect its interest in
capturing tourism dollars. It now
proclaims, "Big enough to be competitive
but small enough to be happy."
Surf City, New Jersey is a borough
(equivalent to an incorporated city)
which has Surf City Hotel, Surf City
Firehouse and everything called Surf
City, because that's really its name.
This Surf City is as much a destination
as any with over 50 hotels, crab feeds
and lots of sea-oriented activities and
events.
Merriam Webster dictionary defines
"surf" as: 7 entries found for surf.
surf [1,noun]
surf [2,intransitive verb] channel
surfing surf and turf surf casting surf
clam surf fish
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to ride the surf (as on a surfboard)
2 : to scan a wide range of offerings
for something of interest
transitive senses : to scan the
offerings of (as television or the
Internet) for something that is
interesting or fills a need
- surf·er noun
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
1 : the swell of the sea that breaks
upon the shore
2 : the foam, splash, and sound of
breaking waves
Surf City would best describe a
geographic location that enjoys waves
that break on shore. Furthermore, when
you add California to the mix, you've
created a place of mythical qualities
and characteristics from which the name
"California" originated. It began as a
name in a novel and described a mythical
paradise called "califia."
In our version of Surf City, we've
added the California spin and adopted a
city, namely, Huntington Beach. We've
toured the coast and found some fabulous
spots, any that could wear the title of
Surf City, Surf City California USA,
Surf City America, Surf City US or
whatever you like to call it.
In California, the sport of surfing
has been associated with the Surf City
theme. Santa Cruz, Pacifica,
Seaside, Hermosa and Redondo Beach,
Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach Newport
Beach, San Clemente, San Onofre,
Trestles, Oceanside, Encinitas,
Carlsbad, Ocean Beach in San Diego,
Imperial Beach and Black's Beach are but
a few of the great surfing locations
that all lay claim to the title of surf
city as locals popularly call their
favorite spots. Many of these locations
have called themselves Surf City for
years.
Surfers tend to travel for the waves
and you'll find them checking out the
entire coast in search of the surf city
of their dreams where the waves are
fine, providing the right amount of
challenge.
