What is Wave Riding Vehicles (waveridingvehicles.com)?

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Wave Riding Vehicles (WRV) is a surfboard manufacturer, surf shop, and surf lifestyle brand that has been operating since 1967. Its website, waveridingvehicles.com, is the brand's online store and information hub, selling surfboards, clothing, and accessories while also promoting camps, lessons, and rentals tied to surf, skate, and SUP culture. It's aimed at surfers and coastal lifestyle shoppers—from groms (kids) to adults—who want WRV-branded gear or want to explore the brand's board catalog and shop locations.

What WRV is and what it offers

WRV describes itself as having "the love of surfing and board building at the heart and soul" of what it does, with quality and performance distinguishing its surfboards, shops, and clothing for more than fifty years. Since 1967, its shop locations have offered "everything needed for surf, skate, SUP, and snow lifestyles."

The site organizes its offerings into a few clear areas:

  • Surfboards — WRV builds and sells its own boards, and publishes a board catalog (the site references a 2026 Board Catalog) to help shoppers "explore our range of world class surfboards and find the right model for you."
  • Clothing — Men's, women's, and groms (kids) collections, plus items like hoodies, crew sweatshirts, t-shirts, tank tops, and infant onesies.
  • Accessories and stickers — Decals, stickers, and other add-ons.
  • Camps — Surf and skate camps are listed as a featured collection.
  • Lessons and rentals — The brand's description includes surf lessons and rentals among its in-person services.

Where WRV operates

WRV is not only an online store. Its physical shop locations are in:

  • Virginia Beach, VA
  • Outer Banks, NC
  • Jobos, Puerto Rico

These locations support the in-person side of the business—shops, camps, lessons, and rentals—while the website serves as the online storefront and brand hub.

Who it's for

WRV suits a few types of visitors:

  • Surfers looking for boards — especially those interested in WRV's own board models and its published catalog.
  • Coastal lifestyle shoppers — people wanting WRV-branded apparel across men's, women's, and kids' sizes.
  • Families and beginners — the camps, lessons, and rentals point to services for people learning or improving, including youth (grom) offerings.
  • Skate and SUP enthusiasts — the brand explicitly covers surf, skate, SUP, and snow lifestyles.

What you'll find on the site

The homepage highlights New Releases, Featured Collections, Best Sellers, Explore Camps, and Latest News. Product listings show regular prices (for example, a College Block P/O Hooded Sweatshirt at $56.00, a Ladies Crew Sweatshirt at $52.00, a Youth S/S T-Shirt at $22.00, and a Pinline Infant S/S Onesie at $14.00), so you can browse and compare apparel pricing directly. The site also links to the board catalog, store locations, and the brand's "Our Story" page.

If you're trying to decide whether to visit: come for the surfboards and brand history, stay for the apparel and accessories, and check the camps/lessons/rentals sections if you want in-person instruction or gear rental near Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks, or Jobos.