Australian National Surfing Museum

Fantastic array of surfing facts and memorabilia on. Brilliant displays and strong surfing atmosphere. I challenge you not to get a buzz (and I am 77 years old).

What a great place with videos, displayed Champion surfboards and lots of information on the history of surfing. We loved it! Worth the $12 entrance fee.

Marie - The Museum guide - was absolutely wonderful!
Please do yourself a favour and if you're in the area pay the $25.00 family pass and take the kids through the amazing local history (and beyond) of the surfing revolution as it hit the shores of the Victorian Surf Coast. We thoroughly enjoyed it but beware of the souvenir shop all my loose change disappeared very quick, haha!

One of the pitstops for the surfing 🌊 pilgrimage.

A very well done 👍 museum showcasing various surfboards as they evolved through the ages, detailing how shape and length have continuously innovated and modified. Museum 🖼 also includes artworks, posters and anecdotes from local surfers, which definitely sheds light 🕯 on why Australia has become a surf-crazy nation.

If you like surfing, expect to spend well more than an hour here.

Stopped in on a weekend away. I was really impressed with the items in the collection and didn't realise surfing was such an old craft. I learned a lot about the history of surfing, the evolution of the boards and the technology that goes into making a great board. We spent about 1.5 hours in the museum but there us a 90 minute feature film that shows in the theatre, so allow more time if you want to watch the whole thing.

If you enjoy the surf culture and lifestyle. You wont to know the history of surfing in Australia,
This is well worth a visit.

We loved it. It's a small museum but full of history. I really recommend going and spending a couple of hours watching all the surf boards, surf suites, etc reading the history behind each item.

Cute and not overpriced museum. Great surfing video and interesting mix with a dedicated place for Kelly Slater even if he's not australian. Nice one

Enjoyed reading the history of surfing 🏄‍♂ 🌊

Don’t pass a chance up to go in here – we nearly did thinking it was “just another museum”. Not so. We wandered around the interior of the Tourist Info Centre in Torquay and bought some gifts and then as it started to rain, thought we would pay the few dollars to have a look around, not thinking it would take long. The building is huge, there is so much information about surf festivals and competitions, surfers themselves, champions and early pioneers of the surf movement, the evolution of surf boards and many boards belong to past champions. There is an awesome tv exhibition of the waves and how to ride them and that is on for a while so be prepared to sit and watch. There are interactive green screen surf spots where you can take your own picture on the waves and email it back to yourselves.
One of the highlights was a set of surfboards which had been written all over as if from a teenager to his parents, absolutely hilarious, I forget what it was called but well worth the read.
In all – a great visit and one I am really glad we did not miss.

An excellent insight into Australian/world surfing history.
Must see if you're a surfer or a visitor in Torquay

The ladies at the museum were super friendly and helpful 🙂 Great set-up here and appears well maintained.

Love this museum! Small but everything about australian surfing you can find here!!! wnjoyed watching the surf board maker too!

What a gem in Torquay! Great place to learn about the history of the Sport, showcasing how the surfboard design evolved over the years. They have few kids activities - balance the surfboard, decorate chalk surfboards, kinetic sand pits and a cool green-screen photo booth. Definitely worth checking out on a cold day!

Very interesting look into surfing Australia beginnings. Great movie showing on surfing and lots of interesting reading everywhere, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great information about surfing! Really nice stop for a short break while in the road.

Interesting display of history of surfing. Loved looking at all the changes in styles of boards.

Great place. Full history of surfing and the evolution of the surf board. Very interesting

Totally worth it. Lots to see and there is even a theater in it. Learnt lots about surfing. The shark opener is so cute. A big thank to Bud for the great tour intro.

Worth a visit. Some great surfing history and cool boards