250+ Surfer Dog Names for Beach Loving Pups

If you are a dog owner who wants to turn their new puppy into a surf dog, then you are in the right place. We have compiled the ultimate list of all the best surf dog names we could find so you could choose the perfect beach dog name for your sunshine lovin’ puppy.

👧 Female Dog Names Inspired by Famous Surfers

Your girl surf dog would be a legend with any of the dog names on this list. All these female surfers will forever be in the annals of surfing history due to their incredible surfing talents. We love the idea of a surf dog called “Beachley” but if you are looking for something a little less “punny”, how about “Malia” – a truly beautiful name for a lady dog’s personality.

Beachley	Layne Beachley
Bethany	Bethany Hamilton
Caitlyn	Caitlyn Simmers
Carissa	Carissa Moore
Caroline	Caroline Marks
Courtney	Courtney Conlogue
Gilmore	Stepanie Gilmore – famous surfer
Johanne	Johanne Defay
Keala	Keala Kennelly
Keely	Keely Andrew
Lakey	Lakey Peterson
Laura	Laura Enever
Layne	Layne Beachley
Lisa	Lisa Anderson
Lucy	Lucy Campbell
Malia	Malia Manuel
Margo	Margo Oberg
Maya	Maya Gabeira
Molly	Molly Picklum
Nikki	Nikki van Dijk
Paige	Paige Alms
Rell	Rell Sunn
Sally	Sally Fitzgibbons
Silvana	Silvana Lima
Stephanie	Stepanie Gilmore – famous surfer
Tatiana	Tatiana Weston-Webb
Tiarah	Tiarah Blanco
Tyler	Tyler Wright
Wendy	Wendy Botha
Zamba	Frieda Zamba

👦 Male Dog Names Inspired by Famous Surfers

There are so many famous male surfers to inspire some great surf dog names – many of these guys are well-known the world over even by people who don’t follow surfing as a sport. Kelly Slater is a legend and is considered the greatest male surfer of all time, so naming your surf dog after him would require no explanations. We also adore the name “Griffin” for a Portuguese Water Dog.

Andy	Andy Irons
Asher	Asher Pacey
Dane	Dane Reynolds
Doc	after Doc Paskowitz – a pioneer of modern surf culture
Dora	Miki Dora
Duke	Duke Paoa Kahanamoku – the father of modern surfing credited with making surfing famous
Ethan	Ethan Ewing
Filipe	Filipe Toledo
Gabriel	Gabriel Medina
Gerry	Gerry Lopez
Griffin	Griffin Colapinto
Hamilton	Laird Hamilton
Jack	Jack Robinson
Joao	Joao Chianca
Joel	Joel Parkinson
John John	John John Florence
Jordy	Jordy Smith
Kelly	Kelly Slater – famous surfer
Mark	Mark Richards
Mick	Mick Fanning
Mikala	Mikala Jones
Miki	Miki Dora
Nat	Nat Young
Pacey	Asher Pacey
Rob	Rob Machado
Scooby	Pedro Scooby
Shaun	Shaun Tomson
Slater	Kelly Slater – famous surfer
Sunny	Sunny Garcia
Tom	Tom Curren
Wayne	Wayne Bartholomew

🐶 Names For Dogs Inspired by Real Life Dogs That Surf

This list shows you that while there are some dog’s who known as “water-loving”, your dog’s breed doesn’t really matter when you are doing something fun with your pup!

There are so many cute and amazing videos showing each of these dog’s in action, you could lose hours of your day watching them (we certainly did!) It’s really hard to pick a favorite, but once you have seen a Whippet surfing, there’s really no competition – “Beans” is our top surf dog!

Abbie Girl	holds the Guiness World Record for longest wave surfed by a dog (she's an Australian Kelpie)
Antonio	a Spaniel Mix – has won medals in 4 major surfing competitions
Ava	This dog came 2nd in the large dog category at the World Dog Surfing Championships
Beans	is believed to be the only Whippet who surfs
Betsy	is an English Bulldog who fights to stay in the water
Bono	his owner and him are the first human dog tandem team to hold the record for the longest stand up paddleboard ride on a river
Carson	is a Terrier who tied for first in the 2023 solo surfing division for small dogs
Charlie	a surfing Labrador Retriever
Cherie	is a French Bulldog who won the 2023 solo surfing division for medium sized dogs
Delilah	This dog tied for first place in the 2023 solo surfing division for small dogs
Derby	a Goldendoodle with a bold blue mohawk is a surfing legend and celebrity
Dozer	an English Bulldog is a famous dog surfer with 11 awards
Faith	is a Pit Bull who won the 2023 solo surfing division for big dogs at the World Dog Surfing Championships
Haole	a yellow Labrador that has won several surfing awards
Iza	a French Bulldog came 3rd in the medium division at the World Dog Surfing Championships
Kalani	is a really accomplished surfer dog
Kona	a German Shepherd mix is often the dog to beat at competitions
Kona Kai	is a Labradoodle who has won a number of surfing awards
Lil Man	is an Aussiedoodle who competed in his first surfing competition this year and came in 2nd place
Ranger	came 3rd in the large dog category at the World Dog Surfing Championships
Ricochet	the most famous dog surfer (she's a Golden Retriever)
Rosie	a surfing Labrador Retriever
Rusty	Rusty the Surfing Min Pin
Samson	came second in the World Dog Surfing Championship in the small dog category – he's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Sugar	she's a rescue dog who likes to ride a 5 foot shortboard
Teddy	a surfing Goldendoodle

🏖️ Beach Dog Names Inspired by Famous Surf Spots and Beaches Around the World

There are some out of this world places to go catch waves – if you’ve got the skill. If you’re like us, you’ll be content on a hot beach watching the action from afar so long as you have your loyal beach dog by your side. We love the surf dog names “Maverick” and “Noosa”.

Bali	island famous for surfing
Bondi	Australia's most popular surf beach
Clifton	Clifton Beach in Cape Town is a great surf spot
Copacabana	Copacabana is a famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diego	San Diego has a few great surfing beaches
Glen	Glen Beach in Cape Town is for seasoned surfers
Grace	Grace Beach is in Turks & Caicos
Hossegor	the favorite beach for surfing in Europe (it's in France)
Jeffrey	Jeffrey's Bay Beach in South Africa is a famous surfing spot – incidentally it is also a place of indescribable beauty where surfers and non-surfers like to spend time
Kirra	famous beach for surfing on the Gold Coast in Australia
La Jolla	La Jolla means “the jewel” – advanced surf spot in San Diego
Lido	Lido beach has reliable surf for most of the year.
Maui	one of the most famous islands for surfing
Maverick	a famous surfing spot in California known for big waves
Muckros	Muckros Bay Beach in Donegal is known for it's challenging surf
Noosa	famous beach for surfing in Australia
North	North Beach – the beach famous for hosting the Gunston 500
Nosara	one of the world's famous beach spots for surfing
Nungwi	Nungwi beach in Zanzibar has fairly consistent surf conditions. Nungwi beach is a place of indescribable beauty
Oahu	a favorite beach for surfing in Hawaii (Sunset Beach on the North Shore is a popular big wave surf spot)
Popoyo	one of the world's famous surfing beach spots
Rarotonga	a famous surfing spot – Aroa Beach is in South Western Rarotonga
Rincon	famous surfing place in Puerto Rico
Tahiti	island famous for surfing
Uluwatu	in Bali – a famous surfing beach

😁 Best Surf Dog Names That Are Funny

Surfing gives no shortage of laugh-out-loud options if you’re a dog owner with a sense of humor. If your dog’s personality is a little bit goofy, you should consider “Cowabarka” – sure to have all the surfers at the beach LOL-ing.

We also think “Dreadlock” is a great name for a surf dog that's a Newfie – trying to get sand and salt water out of that coat, you would be better off embracing this Caribbean hairstyle!

Beach Bum	a beach lover – someone who spends a lot of time loafing around on the beach
Big Kahuna	nickname of the Father of Surfing Duke Kahanamoku
Blackbeard	a famous pirate
Blondie	surfer's commonly have blonde hair because the sun's rays bleach their hair – a perfect name for a blonde dog
Chopper	when the sea is rough (choppy)
Cowabarka	play on the popular surfing phrase Cowabunga
Cowabunga	“Cowabunga Dude” is a yell of exhilaration used by surfers and a really hilarious name for a dog
Dawn	the best time of the day to surf
Dreadlock	your hair gets very matted from sand and salt water when surfing – this is the extreme version
Dude	because surfers often call each other “Dude”
Finley	because sharks have fins
Lola	in the song by Barry Manilow about Copacabana beach
Nalu	Hawaiian word for waves
Nautical	if it can go into the deep blue water of the sea, it's nautical
Paddle	you have to paddle out to the off shore break to catch a wave
Paddlepup	a perfect gender neutral dog name for a Golden Retriever who loves to spend time in the water
Potcake	refers to a mixed breed dog from the Caribbean islands
Puddles	perfect for all breeds of surf dogs
Racer	when you surf, you're basically racing against the wave trying not to get knocked down
Rico	in the song by Barry Manilow about Copacabana beach
Rider	for riding the waves
Riptide	a type of current that pulls you away from the shore
Sailor	awesome name for male dogs
Salty	for the saltwater in the sea
Sea Biscuit	for a dog who loves the sea
Shades	for the sunglasses some surfing dogs wear
Shaka	a traditional Hawaiian greeting common amongst surfers (a fist from which the pinky and thumb are extended)
Splash	great name for a beach loving pup
Stripes	for the stripes of colored suncream surfers wear under their eyes and across their nose
Surfer Boy	great dog name for male pups
Surfer Girl	great dog name for female pups
Tanner	surfers are known to have funny wetsuit tans
Turtle	surfers paddling on their boards look like turtles if viewed from underneath
Vaka	small shallow boat from Polynesia – similar to a canoe (in the movie Moana, they surfed the waves in one)
Waxer	for surfboard wax
Wipeout	when you fall off your board
Zinka	the neon sunscreen brand that was popular in the 90s

🏄‍♀️ Name Your Furry Friend After Surf Brands and Competitions

Wow! Surf brands really know how to choose business names that turn into great surf dog names – you’re spoiled for choice here. “Bear”, “Gunston”, “Hurley”, and “Roxy” are such fun names for your surf dog, but we just adore “Wrecker” – it’s so unusual!

Bear	a surfboard brand
Billabong	a surf brand
Dakine	a surf brand
Gunston	The Gunston 500 is a famous surfing competition in South Africa
Hang Ten	a surf brand
Hurley	a surf brand
McTavish	a surfboard brand
Moku	Moku Surf is a surf shop near Lido beach
Nazaré	Tudor Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge
O'Neill	a surf brand
Pyzel	a surfboard brand
Quicksilver	a surf brand
Rip Curl	a surf brand
Roxy	a famous surfing brand
Thunderbolt	Skindog Thunderbolt Ova is a surfboard
Tiki	a famous surfing brand in the UK
Tudor	Tudor Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge
Vans	The company Vans hosts a number of different surfing contests
Vouch	a surfboard brand
Wrecker	Red Bull Foam Wreckers competition

😎 Badass Surf Dog Names for Your New Pup

You can’t deny surfing is a badass sport. Looking at tiny people surfing enormous barrels is enough to make the stomach drop out of most of us, but surfers live to ride those waves – some of them even go out surfing in massive storms because of the gigantic waves. We think these badass surf dog names would suit a tough dog breed like a German Shepherd – these dogs are also natural swimmers. We love “Nymph” for a girl and “Sharky” for a boy.

Aquarius	the star sign represented by a water bearer
Atlantas	the lost city of Atlantas that is under the sea
Calypso	an island nymph in Greek mythology
Cyclone	usually forms over tropical seas – will result in huge waves but it would be dangerous to try surf them
Hurricane	a hurricane makes huge waves but you probably shouldn't try to surf them
Kraken	a massive sea monster
Neptune	the Roman God of the Sea
Nymph	beautiful women from greek mythology that lived in the ocean
Oceanus	Titan of the Sea and Water
Pirate	pirates sail the deep seas looking for treasure
Pisces	the star sign represented by a fish
Poseidon	the Greek God of the sea
Sharky	you don't want to meet a shark when out surfing
Siren	in Greek and Roman mythology, siren's were dangerous sea creatures who used their beautiful voices and songs to enchant and control sailors
Storm	truly badass surfers will go out in a storm to take advantage of the bigger than normal waves
Tempest	a violent storm
Tsunami	you definitely do NOT want to surf one of these!
Typhoon	a violent storm that forms out to sea – don't surf in one of these!
Vortex	the proper term for a whirlpool and a good name for a dog
Whirlpool	you definitely wouldn't want to get caught in a whirlpool on your surfboard

🏄‍♂️ Name Your Furry Friend After Surf Culture Terms and Slang

If you’re after some quirky surf dog names, then this is the list where it’s all going down! We think calling a Chihuahua “Ankle Biter” is hilarious – we know these aren’t typical water dogs but the name is too fitting not to mention. And as always we love the idea of a Poodle called “Noodle” – these dogs were originally bred to be water retrievers and have webbed feet and a water resistant coat that means they do well in the water despite their sophisticated reputation.

Alley Oop	an advanced surfing move (a backward aerial rotation inspired by skateboarding)
Ankle Biter	waves to small to surf – great name for a tiny dog
Barney	a rookie surfer
Barrel	a barrel wave creates a hollow when they break – surfing inside a barreling wave is something most surfers want to achieve in their career
Benny	a person who is not a local
Bomb	a massive heavy wave that is bigger than the rest of the waves in a set
Bommie	a bombora wave is an off shore break in deep water – its an indigenous Australian term and Bommie is the slang
Chunder	totally unsurfable waves
Double Up	when two large waves combine
Duck	a duck dive is a technique for getting under the breaking waves when paddling out
Goofy	riding the waves with your right foot forward
Grommet	a young surfer (typically under 16)
Gun	a big wave surfboard
Hodad	a person who hangs around the beach but does not surf
Jake	a surfer who is inadvertently in the way of more experienced surfers
Kook	an inexperienced surfer who does not know proper surf etiquette yet
Leech	a beach leech is a needy surfer who doesn't bring their own gear and borrows everyone else’s – a perfect name is you have a needy surfer dog
Macking	huge waves breaking – when its really fun and powerful surf – “Mack” is a great surf dog name
Mushburger	a weak and powerless wave – these waves cannot be surfed
Mysto	waves breaking on a faraway reef
Noah	a shark
Noodle	if you have noodle arms, your arms are tired
Nug	a good wave
Paddlepuss	someone who plays in the whitewater and is afraid to stray too far from the beach
Quimby	a surfer who is a beginner that irritates the other surfers
Quiver	a surfer's collection of surfboards
Racy	a fast surfable wave
Ragdoll	when you wipe out and spin and tumble under the water
Rocker	a curve under the surfboard
Set	two large waves (or more) that come along in a group
Shubie	a person who buys surf clothes and a surfboard but does not surf
Thruster	a board with 3 fins
Wahine	a female surfer

🌴 Tropical Dog Names for Your Beach Loving Pup

If your surfing dog is more of a beach bum, then here is a list of tropical inspired names that keep with the beach theme. We love the name “Flippers” for a Newfoundland – these massive gentle giants have huge webbed paws for paddling about.

Aqua	for the tropical blue green water
Aroa	Aroa Beach is famous for it's scenic backdrops – while not a surfing spot, it is part of the Cook Islands which are famous islands for surfing
Azure	for the tropical blue green water
Blue	for the deep blue water of the tropics
Captain	for the Captain of the ship sailing on the sea
Coco	for coconuts on palm trees on the beach
Conch	for the big shells
Coral	for coral reefs
Cruiser	you can go on a seas cruise and you can also cruise around the beach
Dune	for the sandy dunes on beaches
Flippers	for dogs who love to swim
Foamie	the foam on waves
Indigo	the deep sea can be this color
Kai	Hawaiian boy name meaning “ocean” – if you also have a girl dog you could name her Moana (means ocean too)
Kalinda	this name means “sun” in Hindi language
Lei	the necklace of flowers you get in Hawaii
Mokupuni	Hawaiian word meaning island
Pearl	a pearl inside a oyster is synonymous with tropical scenic backdrops – finding a pearl inside an oyster is extremely rare
Pebbles	the tiny stones on the beach
Reef	for coral reefs
Sandy	for the sandy beaches
Shells	for seashells
Skipper	another word for the captain
Solange	one possible meaning of this name is “sun's angel”. This name has various meanings around the world
Summer	summer is the best time to go to the beach
Yam	Hebrew word that means “sea”

🎥 Best Surf Dog Names From Movies, TV Shows and Books 

Pop culture never disappoints with it’s vast array of options for surfer dog names. You could go classic with names from popular movies like The Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Nemo or you could look at some of the lesser known movies that nevertheless give some great names.

Our top pick is “Gidget” – she’s a legend just like your pooch will grow to be!

Anne Marie	from the movie Blue Crush
Ariel	The Little Mermaid (an aerial maneuver is also a surfing term for when the board leaves the surface of the wave)
Bodhi	from the movie Point Break
Cody Maverick	from the movie Surf's Up
Crush	the surfing turtle from Finding Nemo (a Disney movie)
Deedles	from the movie Meet the Deedles
Eden	from the movie Blue Crush
Flounder	The Little Mermaid
Frankie	from the North Shore TV series
Garvey Gull	Donald Duck Comics
Geek	from the movie Surf's Up
Gidget	Gidget was a small female surfer from California. The original surfer girl who rode the waves when it was still excusively a guy sport. Her story has been made into a movie
Jack Sparrow	Pirates of the Caribbean
Jaws	from the movie Jaws
Johnny	from the movie Johnny Tsunami
Johnny Utah	from the movie Point Break
Lani Aliikai	from the movie Surf's Up
Mikey	from the movie Surf's Up
Moana	Moana means ocean and it's a popular Disney movie
Otto	from the animated TV series Rocket Power
Penny	from the movie Blue Crush
Rocket	from the animated TV series Rocket Power
Scuttle	The Little Mermaid
Sully	from the movie The Shallows
Tank	from the movie Surf's Up
Tessa	from the North Shore TV Series
The Rhino	from the animated TV series Rocket Power
Tito	from the animated TV series Rocket Power
Warchild	from the movie Point Break
Wilson	Wilson is the volleyball that becomes Tom Hanks' best friend in the movie Castaway
Zuma	Paw Patrol – he's the water pup (who is scared of swimming)

Last Thoughts

We hope you’ve enjoyed surfing this list with us and have chosen your favorite surf dog name. Let us know which one you chose in the comments below.