Outdoor Recreation & Watersports in Virginia Beach
Kayaking with dolphins off Rudee Inlet, surf lessons at 1st Street, paddleboarding the Lynnhaven, and the deep-sea charters that leave every summer morning.
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Watersports & Rentals
Kayak, paddleboard, jet ski, and surfboard rentals and lessons across Virginia Beach's ocean, bay, and inlet waters.
Fishing
Deep-sea charters out of Rudee Inlet, pier fishing at the Oceanfront and Sandbridge, and Chesapeake Bay light-tackle guides.
Boat Tours & Charters
Dolphin-watching cruises, sunset sails, and sightseeing charters — Virginia Beach from the water.
Listings
17th Street Surf Shop
Virginia Beach's original surf shop since 1970 — a Pacific Avenue retail store plus Seth Broudy School of Surf camp sessions from 1 to 4 days.
- Surfing
Adventure Parasail & Rudee Inlet Jet Ski
Virginia Beach's original watersports operator since 1985 — parasailing, jet ski and kayak/SUP rentals, and banana boat rides at Rudee Inlet.
- Fishing
Afishinado Fishing Charters
Capt. Kevin Perry's 31-foot Ocean Master out of Inlet Station Marina — inshore speckled trout and cobia trips, offshore game-fish runs, and seasonal dolphin/whale watching.
- Family Friendly
- Fishing
AquaMan Sportfishing Charters
Two-boat Rudee Inlet charter operation — The Flat Line and The Game On — running inshore, nearshore, and offshore deep-sea trips around the clock.
Back Bay Getaways
Sandbridge's southernmost outfitter, near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge — guided kayak and bike tours, rentals, and overnight trips into False Cape.
- Hidden Gem
Bay Venture Boat Rentals
Self-drive 24-foot pontoon boat rentals for exploring Linkhorn Bay, Broad Bay, and the Lynnhaven Inlet — no boater's license required.
- Hidden Gem
Cherie's Bike Rentals
The boardwalk's oldest bike rental operation since 1984 — cruisers, tandems, family bikes, and skates from a dozen stands strung along the Oceanfront.
- Family Friendly
Chesapeake Bay Diving & Aquatic Center
Hilltop Plaza's scuba training center since 1986 — certification courses, snorkeling and freediving instruction, dive-gear rental, and an infant-through-adult swim program.
- Family Friendly
Chesapean Outdoors
Virginia's original guided kayak-dolphin-tour company — dolphin eco-tours, a First Landing State Park paddle, and hourly kayak/SUP rentals from a Laskin Road dock.
- Hidden Gem
- Surfing
Coastal Eventure
Sandbridge e-bike delivery service running Lectric XP Lite 2.0 foldable e-bikes straight to vacation rentals, with helmet, lock, and a safety briefing included.
Cowabunga Ray's E-Bike Rentals
North End fat-tire e-bike rentals — 750-watt motors with 35-60 miles of range, sized for riders 4'11" to 6'6", rented by the hour, day, or week.
Dockside Seafood & Fishing Center
Shore Drive's half-day fishing fleet and seafood market — morning and afternoon trips plus sunset dolphin cruises, with a Mon-Fri military discount.
- Military Discount
- Family Friendly
- Fishing
Double Play Charters
20-plus-year Rudee Inlet charter running open-water fishing trips plus seasonal dolphin (summer) and whale (winter) watching cruises.
- Fishing
- Seasonal
E-Fishinsea Sport Fishing Charters
Capt. Greg Weaver's 35-foot tower boat out of Rudee Inlet, running offshore tuna and marlin trips plus inshore cobia and drum charters, tackle included.
- Fishing
Four Reel Virginia Beach Fishing Charter
A 60-foot, six-passenger sportfishing yacht at Rudee Inlet running half-day near-shore charters plus dolphin/whale watching and sunset cruises.
- Fishing
GoKayak Dolphin Tours
Guided 2-hour dolphin kayak tours through Lynnhaven Bay's tidal marshes from the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp — near-daily dolphin sightings, April through October.
- Seasonal
High Hopes Sportfishing
Rudee Inlet's oldest continuously running charter — a 58-foot Gary Davis sportfisherman chasing marlin and tuna offshore, flounder and drum inshore.
- Hidden Gem
Kayak Nature Tours
Shore Drive kayak tour operator near First Landing State Park — a 70-90%-odds Dolphin Adventure Tour, First Landing/Back Bay flatwater trips, and all-day excursions to Lake Drummond and the Outer Banks.
- Seasonal
Kitty Hawk Kites — Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach outpost of the Outer Banks' Kitty Hawk Kites — kayak, SUP, and surf rentals and lessons at the Shops at 31 Ocean, with a documented military discount.
- Military Discount
- Surfing
LeGrande Slam Sportfishing Charters
Brothers Daniel and Keith LeGrande run inshore and offshore charters from Lynnhaven Municipal Marina aboard a 33-foot Bertram and 27-foot Judge center console.
- Family Friendly
- Fishing
Lynnhaven Dive Center
Great Neck SSI dive training center — scuba certification from try-dives to advanced specialties, plus a swim school running lessons from 5 months old through adult.
- Family Friendly
Ocean Rentals Ltd
Sandbridge's full-service rental outfitter — kayaks, surfboards, SUPs, and bikes, plus guided Back Bay kayak tours and the Surf & Adventure surf school.
- Family Friendly
- Surfing
Pirate Water Sports
Rudee-area parasail operator flying solo, tandem, or trio riders up to 1,000 feet for 8-10 minute flights aboard Coast Guard-inspected boats.
Rudee Tours
Rudee Inlet's 40-plus-year dolphin and whale watching fleet — the Rudee Flipper and Rudee Rocket — plus sunset cocktail cruises and a fireworks cruise.
- Date Night
- Seasonal
SeaEO Luxury Boat Charters
Private 37-foot Axopar charters from the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp — sunset tours, snorkeling, dinner cruises, and fishing trips for up to 13 guests.
- Fishing
Seth Broudy School of Surf
Surf camps and private lessons at the south end of Croatan Beach — gear included, Monday-Thursday camp schedule.
- Surfing
- Family Friendly
Surf and Adventure – Chic's Beach
Delivery-only kayak, paddleboard, surfboard, and bike rentals dropped off and picked up at the door, serving Chic's Beach into the North End.
- Surfing
VB Surf Sessions
Licensed, lifeguard-certified oceanfront surf shop at 21st Street — surf lessons, SUP and kayak tours from Owl Creek, and year-round board and bike rentals.
- Family Friendly
- Surfing
VB Tiki Tours
Private tiki-boat cruises on Great Neck's Lynnhaven River Basin and Broad Bay aboard the Rum Shaker II — sunset, happy-hour, and sunrise-yoga outings.
- Date Night
- Hidden Gem
Virginia Beach Fishing Center
The Rudee Inlet marina hub for Virginia's largest sport-fishing charter fleet, booking inshore and 12-hour offshore trips from a dock 200 yards off the Atlantic.
- Fishing
Virginia Beach Watersports
Sandbridge's Back Bay watersports outfitter — captained sunset cruises, jet ski and pontoon rentals, and kayak/paddleboard access toward Back Bay refuge.
- Date Night
- Family Friendly
Wave Riding Vehicles
Virginia Beach's own surfboard manufacturer since 1967 — board, SUP, and bodyboard rentals from its ViBe District shop, plus WRV's 5th Street summer surf camps.
- Military Discount
- Surfing