17th Street Surf Shop
17th Street Surf Shop is a watersports & rentals outdoor recreation and watersports operator in Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, located at 1612 Pacific Ave. 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.
Founded in 1970, 17th Street Surf Shop is Virginia Beach's original surf-and-skate retailer, still stocking surfboards, wetsuits, skateboards, and apparel from its Pacific Avenue oceanfront store, open daily roughly 9am-9pm. The shop partners with the Seth Broudy School of Surf on 1-day ($99), 2-day ($175), and 4-day ($299) surf camp sessions running 8am-noon, with CPR/lifeguard-certified coaching staff, a board, rash guard, and leash included, plus daily surf photos on the 4-day option.
Amenities
- Surfboard, wetsuit, and skate retail
- Seth Broudy School of Surf camp partnership
- Daily hours, oceanfront location
Know Before You Go
- Best for: Virginia Beach's original surf shop (since 1970)
- Best for: structured multi-day surf camps
Visit
- Address: 1612 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 422-6105
- Website: https://www.17thst.com/
Last verified 2026-07-19.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
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Virginia Beach's signature festival closes out September with its 52nd Boardwalk Weekend, spreading across the Oceanfront between 1st and 35th Streets. The headline draw is Neptune's International Sandsculpting Championship — 22 large-scale works by sculptors from around the world — alongside an art and craft show with more than 200 artisans, twenty-plus musical acts across festival stages, the Grand Parade, Neptune's 8K, and a surfing competition at the jetty. Most of it is free to attend, and it reliably fills the resort area for one last big weekend of the season.
Virginia MOCA Boardwalk Art Show
October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026 · annual
One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the East Coast marks its 70th year along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. Produced by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, the juried show brings artists from across the country to sell painting, sculpture, photography, glass, and fine craft directly to visitors with the Atlantic as the backdrop. Hours run 10am–6pm Friday, 10am–5pm Saturday, and 10am–4pm Sunday, and October's thinner crowds make it an easy, walkable browse.
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October 30, 2026 – October 31, 2026 · annual
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