| "Big Wave" Dave Becker (honorary member) |
West Coast Surf Ambassador of the Aquamarines |
| 3rd Wave (VA - active) |
Guitar-based instrumentals, mostly surf |
| 9th Wave (CT - active) |
Hot Rod Surf |
| Agent Octopus (MD - active) |
Instrumental, Surf |
| AmpFibians (OH - active) |
Surf-inspired Rock, Spy, Garage Rock |
| Aqualads (NC - active) |
Surf & Instrumental |
| Aquatudes (CT - active) |
Original and Classic Surf Rock, Exotica, Authentic Rockabilly, Vintage Rock 'n Roll |
| Atom Bumz (MD - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Garage |
| Atomic Mosquitos (MD - active) |
Atomic Surf |
| B11 (MA - active) |
Instrumental |
| Balboas (active) |
Degenerate Punk Surf |
| Beachcombovers (MA - active) |
Surf Instrumentals |
| Big Surf (MN - inactive) |
Surf, Prog Surf, World Surf |
| Big Wipeouts (MA - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf Rock |
| Bitch Boys (Slovenia - honorary member) |
Slovenia's premier surf rock band |
| Black Transmitter (NJ - active) |
Surf, Rock, Soundtrack |
| Blandingos (MA - inactive) |
Instro, Surf |
| Blue Demons (Ontario - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Blue Wave Theory (NJ - active) |
Surf, Instrumental Rock |
| Bongo Surf (NJ - inactive) |
Traditional Surf Instrumental |
| Bosch (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Garage Rock |
| Brigantines (NJ - inactive) |
Surf-Pop |
| Brine-iacs (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Obsessed Surf |
| Cadillac Hitmen (MA - inactive) |
Desert Surf |
| Captain Ahab & the Sea Crackens (NY - inactive) |
Nautical Salty Sea Captain Surf |
| Chillers (NJ - active) |
Authentic Rock & Roll and Surf |
| Clams (CT - active) |
Instro Surf, TV:Movie |
| Cliff Divers (Ontario - active) |
Surf |
| Cliffs & Bangers (RI - inactive) |
Surf, Punk, Rock |
| Cocktail Preachers (IL - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Lounge, Tiki |
| Coffin Daggers (NY - active) |
Psychedelic Surf Punk |
| Come Arounds (MA - inactive) |
Surf Vocal Pop |
| Commercial Interruption (CT - active) |
Progressive, Surf, Instro |
| Coppertones (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Rock |
| Crimson Ghosts (MA - active) |
Instrumental Surf Tribute to the Misfits |
| Crustaceans (CT - active) |
Surf, Pre-surf, Hot Rod, TV, Spy |
| Curl Daddys (NC - active) |
California (60's) Surf, Rockabilly |
| Curse of Kona (ME - active) |
Traditional Surf |
| Cutback (FL - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Danger Nuts (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Rock, Instrumental |
| Deathbed Bride (MA - inactive) |
Voodoo-Swamp Surf Punk |
| Defiant Ones (inactive) |
Punk-Surf |
| Del Rios (OH - active) |
Surf & Instro Rock |
| Derangers (MA - inactive) |
Surf, Desert Surf, "Westermental" |
| Diamondheads (MD - active) |
"We don't just play surf!" |
| Dick Dale, 1937-2019 (honorary member) |
King of the Surf Guitar |
| East Coast Tremors (MA - inactive) |
Psycho Surf |
| El Muchacho (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Punk, Garage |
| El Patapsco (MD - inactive) |
Twangy instro |
| Elektra Kings (PA - active) |
Surf and Spy |
| Exotic Surf Tones (CT - active) |
Exotica, Surf, Lounge |
| Fathoms (MA - active) |
Surf |
| Fin-Dicators (NJ - active) |
Surfin' Rock |
| Fisherman (NY - inactive) |
Vibraphonic Burlesque, Tiki, Lounge, Exotica |
| Gein & the Graverobbers (MA - inactive) |
Instro Horror Surf |
| Go! Tsunami (IL - active) |
Surf, Rock |
| Gremmies (MD - inactive) |
Surf, Instro |
| Hang Daddy (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Instrumental |
| Heavies (IL - inactive) |
Industrial Strength Surf |
| Howlin' Thurstons (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Punk |
| Hypnotide (OH - inactive) |
Surf, Surf-Punk, Blast Beats |
| Inland Surf Band (PA - inactive) |
Instro Surf |
| Isotopes (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Jagaloons (NY - active) |
Surf, assorted instrumental (spy/spaghetti western/etc.) |
| Jonnie Dog and the Dingos (NJ - active) |
Beach-based power twang |
| KBK (AL - active) |
Apocalyptic Surf |
| Killer Filler (NC - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf, Soul, Lounge etc. |
| Killers From Space (MD - active) |
Space, Surf |
| Killifish (PA - active) |
Modern Instrumental Surf |
| Laika & the Cosmonauts (honorary member) |
Finland's finest surf/instro band (retired) |
| Los Cobras (MI - inactive) |
Head-Boppin', Hip-Shakin', Sand-Kickin' Surf! |
| Los Pinguinos (ME - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Los Straitjackets (honorary member) |
America's instrumental rock 'n roll combo |
| Luau Cinders (MD - active) |
Instrumental surf, Rock |
| Mark Malibu & the Wasagas (Ontario - active) |
Surf Punk Instrumental |
| Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters (MA - active) |
Surf Noir |
| Men in Gray Suits (Quebec - active) |
Classic instrumental surf rock |
| Meteor IV (NC - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Original |
| Mister Neutron (NJ - active) |
Surf & instro rock |
| Mofos (NY - active) |
Surf Instro Metal |
| Monterreys (NC - inactive) |
Surf, Spaghetti Western, Sci-Fi/Spy |
| Mystery Men? (GA - active) |
Surf, Instrumental Rock |
| Neanderthals (honorary member) |
Primitive garage rock featuring Eddie Angel |
| Neptune Society (NJ - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf Rock |
| North Shore Troubadours (CT - inactive) |
Progressive Surf Rock |
| Northern Tides (NY - active) |
Surf-core |
| NoSeRiDeRs (NC - inactive) |
Mod Surf Rock |
| Nuclear Juarez (honorary from TX) |
Instrumental surf & garage rock from San Antonio Texas |
| Octomen (NY - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Outpatients (NY - inactive) |
Instru-mental Surf-a-billy |
| Papaya Kings (NY - inactive) |
Garage-Surf |
| Paul Johnson (honorary member) |
1960s surf music innovator, composer of "Mr. Moto", and member of many surf bands over the years |
| Phantom Creeps (MA - inactive) |
Sinister Surf |
| Preston Wayne 4 (MA - active) |
"King of the Whammy Bar" - hot rod surf |
| Primitive Finks (NJ - active) |
Horror Surf |
| Recruders (NY - inactive) |
Surf 'n Trash |
| Reluctant Aquanauts (IL - inactive) |
Midwest's Youngest Surf / Instro Band |
| Renegade Lounge (CT - inactive) |
Surf |
| Retroliners (NJ - active) |
Criminal Surf |
| Rev Hank (Nova Scotia - active) |
Primitive Raw Twang |
| Reverb Galaxy (MD - inactive) |
Shredding, melodic surf instros w/reverb soaked guitars |
| Rip Chords (inactive) |
Surf & Hot Rod with vocals |
| RoarShark (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Ronnie Lake (MN - inactive) |
Surf, Hot Rod, Rock |
| Sandbanks (CT - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
| Sea Devils (NY - inactive) |
Trad Surf |
| Sea Turtles (NJ - inactive) |
Surf, Funk, Jazz |
| Serf Blasters (CT - active) |
Surf Rock trad and progressive, rockabilly |
| Serfs (NH - active?) |
Ethnic, Instrumental Rock, Xtreme Polka |
| Sharkskins (NJ - active) |
Surf, Garage |
| Shecky and the Twangtones (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf & Twang |
| Simon and the Barsinisters (NY - active) |
Eclectic, including instro surf |
| Space Rangers (honorary from Germany - inactive) |
Wild, reckless surf music from Germany |
| SPF4 (The Sun Protection Factor Four) (MA - active) |
Surf Inspired Instrumentals |
| SpyTones (MA - active?) |
Surf, Instrumental |
| Squid Pussy (NY - inactive) |
Rebel Surf Rock |
| Strange But Surf (NY - active) |
Surf Rock & Roll |
| Stunt Doubles (NC - inactive) |
Surf-Instro, Cowpunk |
| Sump Pump Monkeys (OH - inactive) |
Scientific Power Surf |
| Supertones (NY - active) |
Vintage Surf |
| Surf and Turf (PA - inactive) |
Trad Surf and Rock 'n Roll |
| Surf Daddys (NJ - inactive) |
Spy, Surf, Spaghetti |
| Surf Ratz (PA - inactive) |
Surf, Instro |
| Surf Res Q (NJ - inactive) |
Trad Surf Rock |
| Surf Squad (CT - active) |
Dick Dale Tribute Band |
| Surfalicious Dudes (NY - inactive) |
California surf with an NY attitude |
| Surfer Rex (OH - inactive) |
Instrumental Action-Adventure! |
| Surfrajettes (Ontario - active) |
Psychedelic Surf Rock |
| Surge! (GA - active?) |
Surf, Instro |
| Swiv-o-matics (MD - inactive) |
Charm City Surf |
| TarantinosNYC (NY - active) |
Surf, Soul, Spy, Spaghetti Western |
| Televisionaries (NY - active) |
Surf, Rockabilly |
| Thee Icepicks (ME - inactive) |
Instrumental hardcore surf |
| Thee Swank Bastards (honorary member) |
Vegas-style surf trio with hula hooping |
| theUNIDENTIFIED (NJ - inactive) |
Sci Fi, Surf, Punk, Garage |
| They're Gonna Get You (MA - inactive) |
Super Rockin' Original Instro Surf |
| This Spy Surfs (NY - inactive) |
Surf & Spy Music |
| Trabants (MA, now west coast - active) |
Surf, Garage, Psych, Indie, Exotica |
| Tritons (MD - inactive) |
Instrumental surf |
| Tsunami of Sound (MA - active) |
Surf, Rock instrumentals |
| Tsunamibots (VT - active) |
Surf Punk, Surf Rock |
| Turbosonics (PA - active) |
Instrumental, Surf, Rock (Hot Rod Surf) |
| Undertows (MA - inactive) |
Ventures-meet-The Beatles Surf |
| Underwater Bosses (NY - inactive0 |
Surf Rock, Instro Surf, Surf Punk, Horror Punk |
| Urban Surf Kings (Nova Scotia - active) |
Espresso Fueled Surf |
| Vanes (NY - active) |
Surf, Rock, Experimental |
| Venice Beach Muscle Club (NY - inactive) |
Instrumental traditional surf, 50's stuff, tiki, hot rod, soundtrack, lounge, spy |
| Vivisectors (NY - active) |
Psychedelia-Surf |
| Weisstronauts (MA - active) |
Eclectic guitar-based instrumental (with a few vocals, now and then) |
| WrayCyclers (NY - active) |
Instro, Rock (Link Wray / Davie Allan & the Arrows tribute) |
| X-ChromaTones (OH - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf, Rock |
| Zuni Fetish Experiment (ZFE) (MA - inactive) |
Instro Avant-Hard Rock |
