Watersports & Rentals: Outdoor Recreation & Watersports in Virginia Beach
Kayak, paddleboard, jet ski, and surfboard rentals and lessons across Virginia Beach's ocean, bay, and inlet waters.
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.
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.
Back Bay GetawaysHidden Gem
Sandbridge's southernmost outfitter, near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge — guided kayak and bike tours, rentals, and overnight trips into False Cape.
Bay Venture Boat RentalsHidden Gem
Self-drive 24-foot pontoon boat rentals for exploring Linkhorn Bay, Broad Bay, and the Lynnhaven Inlet — no boater's license required.
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.
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.
Chesapean OutdoorsHidden Gem
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seth Broudy School of Surf
Surf camps and private lessons at the south end of Croatan Beach — gear included, Monday-Thursday camp schedule.
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.
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.
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.