The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches through conservation, research, education and activism.  The organization was founded by a group of surfers  in 1984 in Malibu, California, and now numbers over 50,000 members and 90 chapters worldwide.

The Cape Fear Chapter is actively involved in beach sweeps, a beachscape mapping program and other projects to preserve our coastal resources.  They are activists as well as people who enjoy surfing and other water sports.

"The responsibility for the actions and agenda of the government ultimately falls on the shoulders of those who elect the government into power. The people of New Hanover County need to hold their elected officials responsible for the preservation of our natural resources and the continued smart, well planned growth of our city."

-Cape Fear Surfrider Foundation