Thousands packed onto Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Saturday to watch the annual World Dog Surfing Championships. Small, medium, large, and even extra large four-legged surfers took to the waves.
According to its website, “The World Championships for Dog Surfing are based on the California coast — where the concept for the sport originated — bringing together dog surfing talent. Dog surfers are invited to bring home the gold for charity.”
Faith of San Diego surfs to the beach in the large-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Philippe Bachmann, Burlingame, releases the surfboard wth his dog Coconut in the mid-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Hundreds of spectators watch dogs surfing during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Carson, of Long Beach, surfs in the small-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Iza Surf Dog, of Pleasanton, maneuvers to stay on the surfboard in the mid-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Spectators watch dogs surfing during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Cacau, of Brazil, surfs to the beach in the extra-large-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Hundreds of spectators watch dogs surfing during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Coconut, left, of Burlingame and Iza Surf Dog, of Pleasanton, surf in the mid-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Iza Surf Dog, of Pleasanton, surfs in the mid-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Hundreds of spectators watch dogs surfing during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Donald Horn, of Stinson Beach, left, celebrates after his 11-month-old dog Sammy Jr, surfed all the way to the beach in the small-sized dog heat during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
