About Us
Perranporth's family surf shop since 1989
Same shop, same family, still giving honest advice.
From garage to surf shop
Before the surfboards, there were cars. Our shop on St Pirans Road started out as a garage, until Graham Job turned it into Shell Shock in the 1970s. Then in 1989 he swapped shells for surfboards, and Bathsheba Surf was born. He named it after a wave and village on the east coast of Barbados he'd visited.
Since then the shop has seen a lot of summers – sandy feet and salty hair, plenty of laughs and beers with friends, lots of tall tales about waves surfed, and more wetsuits wrestled in and out of than we could ever count.
Graham's son Matt more or less grew up behind the counter, helping his dad out as a grom, and took over the shop in 2005. More than 35 years on, it's still in the family – and we're still kitting out surfers in Perranporth.
The people behind the counter
Between us we've spent decades in the water and decades fitting wetsuits and talking boards. No hard sell – if we haven't got the right thing for you, we'll tell you.
Graham Job
No longer behind the counter.
Matt Job
Matt grew up in the shop, working alongside his dad Graham as a grom, and took over Bathsheba Surf in 2005.
Dave
Dave started working in the shop in 1996, so he's been fitting wetsuits and talking boards at Bathsheba for 30 years. These days he usually rides a longboard on whatever bank is best out at Perran.
Matt Wood
At 30, Matt does most of the hours in the shop these days, so he's the one you're most likely to meet. He rides tiny shortboards, surfs Droskyn and Fistral most of the time and heads to Australia whenever he can.
What you'll find in the shop
Wetsuits – fitted properly
Men's, women's and kids' wetsuits plus boots, gloves, hoods and vests from Xcel, Rip Curl, Quiksilver, Roxy, Alder, Billabong, Oxbow, Sisstrevolution and Vissla. Getting the fit right matters more than how much you spend, so pop in and try a few on. Our wetsuit buying guide explains what to wear in Cornwall through the year.
Trade-in: bring back a wetsuit you bought from us and we'll give you money off a new one – the better its condition, the more it's worth. On kids' suits that's often been as much as half price.
Boards – from handplanes to longboards
We're lucky to work with Ben Skinner of Skindog Surfboards, one of the UK's best shapers, and we also stock Firewire, Thunderbolt, Lost and Lib Tech. There are softboards for learning, bodyboards from Science, NMD, Apex and Paipo, and handmade Dick Pearce bellyboards. See our softboard and bodyboard size guides.
Hardware
Everything you need to get in the water – leashes, fins, wax, traction pads and board bags from Ocean & Earth, FCS, Futures, Koalition and Dakine, plus Solarez ding repair and wetsuit shampoo to keep your kit going. Not sure which fins fit your board, or how long a leash you need? Just ask.
Accessories
All the bits for a day at the beach – changing robes from Red, Passenger and our own Bathsheba range, sunglasses from Dirty Dog, I-Sea and Ritual Vision, backpacks and bags, and sun cream and zinc sticks from Sun Bum, Sun Zapper, Surf Balm and Island Tribe.
Surf hire
Down for the week, or want to try before you buy? We hire out softboards, hardboards and bodyboards from the shop.
Clothing, our own range and local art
Fresh stock arrives every season from Rip Curl, Vissla, Passenger, Florence Marine X, TCSS, Lost, Barts, Vivobarefoot and more. Our own range is designed by local artists like Laurie McCall and printed on Earth Positive organic cotton just down the road at Blackwater. You'll also find Rip Curl Perranporth destination tees.
Photos from over the years
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19 St Pirans Road, Perranporth
Bathsheba Surf, 19 St Pirans Road, Perranporth, Cornwall TR6 0BH
Phone: 01872 573748