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The first and only website dedicated to the exciting frontier of Surfing in India

The INDIA Surf Club

The INDIA Surf Club is dedicated to the pastime of surfing — introducing surfing in India and introducing India to the international surfing community.

Mangaluru Jetty Session - June '09
When the pre-monsoon swell starts to pump we head down to the Mangaluru Jetty.

India Surf Photo Galleries

Check out some of the surfing images captured at our surf spots in India. 'Crowded' is a word we never use when describing surfing in India.

India Surf Spots

The sub-continent of India has 7,000 kilometers [4,349 miles] of coastline. Most of that is unexplored, never before surfed and just waiting for you.

Ashram Surf Retreat

Mantra Surf Club invites you to our Ashram Surf Retreat. Stay with us and experience surfing in the tropical atmosphere of India.

About Us

Surfing is a pastime and a way of life. We share with people the joy of surfing and the spiritual wisdom of ancient India.

Cool Stuff

Surfing India gains Intl. Exposure Over the course of the last year, and primarily in the previous couple months, Surfing India has gained international exposure and global recognition. Check out the full story for more links and details.	The National Article: The Surfing Swamis "Daruka Dasa looks out at the horizon, bobbing up and down in the Indian Ocean on a surfboard. “I see a wave out there that’s got your name written all over it,” he says. We’re off the coast of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, and Daruka seems to be looking vaguely in the direction of Somalia..." full story here
Multimedia Presentation: The Surfing Ashram The National Online Newspaper Publication. Video and Audio: The Surfing Ashram	Rob Machado Helping Surfing Go Green Surf legend Rob Machado advocates for surfers to be aware of the toxic materials they use in the water and for preservation and respect for the world's beautiful oceans.
India Article in October 2009 Issue of Surfing Magazine Surfing Magazine has just released it's Oct. issue which has the India article (Love & Disaster) which depicts filmmaker - Taylor Steele, photographer - Dustin Humphrey, and soul surfer - Dave Rastovich (Rasta) on their quest through India for epic waves and epic tales.	India's Youth Enters International Surf Scene Japan's leading surf & lifestyle magazine (Blue.) recently published a 26 page article on India and a local Indian boy scored the cover photo!
Castles in the Sky - India Journal Log Soul surfer, Dave Rastovich, comes to India for Taylor Steele's and Dustin Humphrey's Castle in the Sky project.	Castles in the Sky - India - Satya's Right Filmmaker, Taylor Steele, and photographer, Dustin Humphrey, show a sneak peak of their film and book, Castles in the Sky (to be released in early 2010).

Latest Articles

The National Article: The Surfing Swamis
The National Article: The Surfing Swamis. Written by Scott MacMillan. Photography by Sanjit Das. From left: Kirtan Ananda, Dicky, Satyaraj, Daruka Dasa & Gaura Gopal, Krishna devotees at the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram, head out to surf off Mangalore beach in the south Indian state of Karnataka. Full story here...
Global Post Article: Surfin' Swamis
Global Post Article by Jason Overdorf: Surfin' Swamis - Catching Waves, And Spirituality, In India "Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha paddles hard and drops into a 6-foot wave off the coast of Mangalore in South India..."
Environmental Beach Cleanup 2008
On November 19th 2008, Smiling Surfing & Mantra Surf Club funded and organized an environmental beach cleanup in Mulki, South India. Local volunteers and the members of Mantra Surf Club rallied together and spent an entire day cleaning the beach in front of their home surf break.
Maldives Sessions 07
What are neighbors for if not to visit and share the good times? And what better neighbor could one have than the Maldives just next door?