1950s, 1960s

• The Astronauts
• The Atlantics
• The Beach Boys
• The Bel-Airs
• Bruce & Terry
• Al Casey
• The Challengers
• The Chantays
• The Clee-Shays
• Jerry Cole
• Dick Dale
• Eddie & the Showmen
• The Fantastic Baggys
• The Honeys
• The Impacts
• Jan & Dean
• Bruce Johnston
• The Lively Ones
• Marketts
• Terry Melcher
• Mr. Gasser & the Weirdos
• The Pyramids
• The Rip-Chords
• Ronny & the Daytonas
• The Sentinals
• The Surfaris
• The Surftones
• The Tornadoes
• The Trashmen
• Gary Usher
• The Ventures

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Later revivalists

• Agent Orange
• The All Star Surf Band
• The Amino Acids Black Sabbath meets Surf
• The Apemen
• Aqua Velvets
• The Awkwards
• The Bambi Molesters
• Boss Martians
• Daikaiju
• The Eliminators
• The Ghastly Ones
• The Halibuts
• Jetpack
• The Infrareds
• Jon & the Nightriders
• Laika & the Cosmonauts
• Longboard Ranch
• The Looney Tunes
• Los Straitjackets
• Lost Acapulco
• Man or Astro-Man?
• The Mermen
• Monsters From Mars
• The Phantom Surfers
• The Pixies
• Plan 9
• Red Elvises
• Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
• Stingrays
• Surf Punks
• The Surf Trio
• Teisco del Ray
• The Thurston Lava Tube
• The Torquays
• Ultras
• Wedge
• The Wave Benders
• Sh-sh-sh-shark attack!!!
• The Young Werewolves
• The Tarantulas (Randy J. And The Tarantulas)