Surfbeat was the first album recorded by the Los Angeles-based surf rock group The Challengers.

The album was released in early 1963 and became a huge hit, helping to propel the surf genre.

It was sought by collectors for many years and gained great notoriety in the obscure surf market.

In 1994, Sundazed records, a company with a lot of vintage surf at its disposal, released the album on CD with two bonus tracks.

The two songs were written cowritten by Bel-Airs guitarist Paul Johnson,[2] who remained close to the band, later playing with them on other projects.