Prepare to be wiped out at surf museum

Want to be amazed, amused and stunned?

Visit the Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay to catch the Wipe Out exhibition.

Watch exclusive big screen footage and marvel at surfers getting wiped out, learn the terms surfers use to describe wipe outs, where the world’s most dangerous surfing spots are, plus the stories behind some seriously nasty surf injuries.

Kids can play the life-size Wipe Out version of snakes and ladders, or put themselves in a surfing picture with the green screen.

Alongside Wipe Out, the museum offers a unique surfing experience that visitors won’t find anywhere else in the world.

Visitors are taken on a journey in a series of informative exhibitions of Australia’s most popular pastime, its significant characters, events and milestones.

There is an unmatched collection of more than 150 surfboards reflecting the extraordinary changes in shape, design and materials that have been used across the eras; from a pair of 100-year-old Hawaiian solid timber boards, to the super-light and sleek contemporary craft, as well as extremely rare gems from the personal quivers of some of the sport’s legends.

There is also a kids’ activity area, dozens of stunning photographs, quirky and colourful surf art, plus displays of vintage surf clothing, wetsuits, movie posters, games, books, and competition trophies.

The museum’s theatre also offers a big screen viewing of arguably the best surf documentary created, A Deeper Shade Of Blue.

Find out about Australia’s wave-riding heroes and legendary figures in the Australian Surfing Hall Of Fame, celebrating the achievements of the best known pioneers and champions.

The museum is open from 9am to 5pm daily (except Christmas Day). Entry prices are $12 for adults, $8 for students, pensioners and children (aged 16 and under), and $25 for a family (two adults and up to three children). Children aged five and under are free.