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
Amenities
- Surfboard, SUP, and bodyboard rentals
- In-house surfboard manufacturing since 1967
- WRV surf camps and private lessons (5th St)
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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