Rip Curl

Bryce was very nice and helpful. Selections were limited on women’s rash guard and board shorts but the stuff I got I liked. Expensive. Thanks to Bryce for helping me out.

I only visited once to buy sunglasses but the staff was helpful, respectful, and friendly.

Cain & steven were awsome helped us out. really amazing service. reccomend everyone to come here!!!

Purchased a women’s ³⁄₂ wet suit several months ago and am very happy with it! The selection was great and I felt the price was pretty reasonable. I’m glad it came with a warranty on the stitching and fabric but haven’t needed to use it.

Pretty decent place but I do resent corporate places running locals out of business. Rocky’s Surf city suffered from the corporate moves on local beaches. The push from Yuppie money ran Rocky out of business with their ridiculous offers of rent… sadly, San Clemente has slowly turned into the trendy boutique holes on Newport … SUCKS.

Lots of Product, fun to browse… I was hoping to see some better prices

Located just off the freeway on a quiet street, the shop was easy to find. Not sure if I happen to catch the manager on a good day but I received a 25% discount! Good variety of merchandise for being seemingly secluded.

Had been a longtime Rip Curl customer. Even if they don’t have the best wetsuits, they are committed to the San Clemente community with two stores here. When the zipper busted on my suit, I took it to the San Clemente store for repair. I was told that they send stuff to their service center every day and it would take 10 days to get it fixed. After 2 weeks I got a call from the service center saying they were going to fix it that day and I could expect it back to the store in 2 – 3 days. I started calling the store to see when I could expect my suit back. Each time I called they said they would call me when it came in. After another week I asked for the service center number and called myself. Found out that the store sat on my suit for 10 days before sending it in. To make things worse the service center shipped my repaired suit to the wrong store in San Diego. They said they would call the SD store and have them put it right back on the truck for San Clemente. Which they did not. So my suit sat in San Diego for three more days. When I finally got it back after almost a month, they charged me full price for the repair and wanted to charge me for shipping, which they said nothing about when I first ordered the repair. After serious complaint they «waived» the shipping charge.
After posting a complaint on facebook and twitter, to their credit I received a call from RipCurl’s VP of Operations. He apologized and offered my a 25% discount on a future purchase. Too little too late.
I’ve since bought three Hyperflex westsuits and am very happy.

The big cat caught me by the left hand. I don’t know what kind of cat it was… a jaguar, panther, I don’t know… but it was big and hungry. Damn, and I almost made it all the way into the house before it got me. I howled in pain as the cat bit down and I just knew I’d never be able to pull free. It had me too good. Then I saw the large butcher’s knife on the kitchen counter. If I managed to grab it, would I be able to chop off my own left hand? And then I woke up. Shit! That was a scary one.
We were hungry after a long surf at Trestles, «Hungry as a tiger» I thought. I hadn’t shared my dream with my surf partner, what good would it do? But when I asked if she wanted to hit up a surf shop before eating, she was all for it. She also loves surf shopping. So we came to the Ripcurl Surf Center near our breakfast restaurant, Tommy’s.
Ripcurl serves the large surfing community of San Clemente and as such, provides an ample supply of everything to surf by. And this two-​story shop has everything. It even has «Firebomb» (battery heated) wetsuits, hoods and mitts, things you’ll never need in these waters. But hey, if you’re visiting Alaska or Canada, these are just the things you WILL need. Like I said, they have everything.
A weekly «Board of the Week» highlights particular sticks with their unique properties and a weekly sale ensures a value-​priced option for the frugal. Like me. But I only bought the latest issue of The Surfer’s Journal to thumb through while we ate and I could forget about big cats for a while. Until I go to sleep.

When ever I’m driving to Mexico or passing thru San Clemente, I always stop by for a new bikini or some wax, etc. Check it out sometime.