The Oceanside Surf (formerly known as the San Diego Surf) were a semi-professional basketball team based in Oceanside, California, that competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

The team's home venue was HourGlass Arena at Miramar College in San Diego.

[3] The San Diego Surf was formed and held its first tryouts later that year under head coach Terry Mason,[4] and began playing in late 2009.

[6] The Surf finished their season on a positive note participating in the benefit games for the 80,000 victims of the devastating earthquake in Chengdu, China 2008 against the Beijing Aoshen Olympians in Chengdu, Sichuan, China[7] and the first game of ABA Global's ABA Friendship Games 2010 against the Philippine National Pro Basketball team, Smart Gilas, in San Diego April 2010.

The Surf began their short exhibition season against the Camp Pendleton Marines on October 21 at Hourglass Arena.