<p>I live near Santa Cruz, and I'd have to say that Pepperdine would be #1, then University of Hawaii, then UCSC, then UCSB, then UCI, then Cal State Long Beach (I also lived and went to school there).</p>
<p>Pepperdine wins since it is right at the beach in Malibu--and Zuma beach is also just a short bus ride away. UCSC has great surfing, but the locals aren't as friendly as they should be down at "Steamers' Lane", the local surfing spot.</p>
<p>Also, if you like the "big waves", then check out San Francisco State. It's about a 20 to 30 minute drive from there to "Mavericks" near Half Moon Bay--the location of the largest waves in the known universe.</p>