[1][2] Margo Godfrey was born on September 8, 1953, in Pennsylvania and her family moved to La Jolla, California when she was five years old.
[2] During this early stage of her career, she was coached by former World Champion Mike Doyle, who also shaped her surf boards.
[6] She won the 1968 World Contest in Puerto Rico, and successfully defended her title in 1969.
After coming in second place in the 1970 World Contest in Australia, she retired from surfing in dismay.
"[5]: 73 In 1972, she graduated from high school, married Steve Oberg, and moved to Hawaii where she taught surfing and managed a beach concession stand.
[9] She is the mother of two sons, Shane Kainoa (born in the early 1980s) and Jason Kaipo (b.