6 Best Surfing Competition Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 14, 2026

Chasing the perfect wave is graceful, dangerous and competitive. Soul Surfer has a teenager returning to competition after losing her arm in a shark attack, Chasing Mavericks has a young surfer training under a legendary mentor, and Blue Crush balances a competition dream with work and romance. Point Break (2015 and 1991) and North Shore round out the six.

Point Break (2015)

TMDB ★ 5.2

An FBI agent infiltrates a group of extreme athletes suspected of pulling off daring heists tied to an elaborate ideology.

Directed by Ericson Core · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Echoboom Amazon Channel , Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Soul Surfer (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A teenage surfer fights to return to competition after losing her arm in a shark attack.

Directed by Sean McNamara · 1h 52m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chasing Mavericks (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A teenage surfer trains under a legendary local mentor to take on a mythic, dangerous wave.

Directed by Michael Apted & Curtis Hanson · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Blue Crush (2002)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A talented surfer balances her dream of competing professionally with work and family responsibilities.

Directed by John Stockwell · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Point Break (1991)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 68% Metacritic 60

An FBI agent goes undercover among surfers who moonlight as masked bank robbers.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 2h 02m · Rated R

1 win & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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North Shore (1987)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A talented wave-pool surfer travels to Hawaii to prove himself against the legends of real ocean surfing.

Directed by William Phelps · 1h 36m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Surfing Competition Movies

Point Break (2015)

Soul Surfer (2011)

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

Blue Crush (2002)

Point Break (1991)

North Shore (1987)

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