Wave Riding Vehicles
Wave Riding Vehicles is a watersports & rentals outdoor recreation and watersports operator in ViBe Creative District, Virginia Beach, located at 1900 Cypress Ave. 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.
Since 1967, Wave Riding Vehicles has been Virginia Beach's homegrown surfboard manufacturer and the largest builder of boards in the region, with its flagship retail shop and showroom at 19th and Cypress in the ViBe Creative District, a block off the sand. The shop rents soft-top and fiberglass surfboards, stand-up paddleboards, and bodyboards by the half-day or 24 hours, alongside its wetsuit and apparel lineup. Under the WRV brand, week-long surf camps (ages 7+) and private lessons run from 5th Street at the Oceanfront each summer, with morning and afternoon sessions capped at a 1:4 instructor ratio.
- Military Discount
- Surfing
Amenities
- Surfboard, SUP, and bodyboard rentals
- In-house surfboard manufacturing since 1967
- WRV surf camps and private lessons (5th St)
Know Before You Go
- Best for: a documented military discount, a homegrown surfboard maker since 1967
Visit
- Address: 1900 Cypress Ave, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 422-0423
- Website: https://www.waveridingvehicles.com/
Last verified 2026-07-11.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
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July 11, 2026 – October 31, 2026 · weekly (Saturdays 9am–noon April–October; 1st & 3rd Saturdays November–March)
The ViBe District's Saturday-morning market runs every week from April through October, 9am to noon at 611 18th Street, with local produce, seafood, baked goods, and Virginia wines from area farms and makers. When the regular season ends in late October it doesn't disappear — a winter schedule continues on the first and third Saturdays through March. Parking is easiest in the Runnymede lots on Cypress Avenue or the convention center lot.
First Friday ViBe
August 7, 2026 – October 2, 2026 · monthly (first Fridays, May–October)
On the first Friday of each month from May through October, the ViBe Creative District opens up from 6 to 10pm with local artist pop-ups, live music, open mic sets, and DJs — a chance to meet the makers and muralists who give the district its character. It's the ViBe at its most ViBe: deliberately local, a few blocks inland from the boardwalk crowds. Park in the ViBe lot on 18th Street or at the Oceanfront Library; the season's remaining 2026 dates run through early October.
Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships
August 23, 2026 – August 30, 2026 · annual
The world's oldest continuously running surfing competition returns for its 64th year, turning the south end of the Oceanfront — from the 1st Street Jetty up to 10th Street — into a week-long surf carnival. More than 850 competitors surf pro and amateur divisions, including a WSL qualifying event, while the beach fills out with skate and BMX demos, live music, and tournament games. It's the anchor event of late summer at the beach and the best week of the year to watch serious surfing at the 1st Street break.