In early 1992 a group of Malibu surfers founded a surf club. The impetus for the formation of the Malibu Boardriders Club was to provide an energetic vehicle to mesh the surf-culture with other community elements. Early on the Club spread "the stoke" associated with surfing through promotion of community events, stewardship of the local environment and mentoring kids in a sports setting.

In 1993 the children of Camp Ronald McDonald for Goodtimes gained the benefit of this generous philosophy through a chance meeting. Wouldn't it be great to help these children play and romp on the beach? From this initial contact evolved the "Day at the Beach" where up to 300 campers from Camp Ronald McDonald let go of all cares and join the many Malibu Boardriders volunteers for a day of pure beach fun at Leo Carrillo State Park. A day filled with tandem surfing, boogie boarding and a whole array of beach activities not usually available to children with a severe ailment.

To fund the beach day for the kid campers the Club started an annual surf contest to raise funds and awareness. The inaugural event was held at Malibu's famous Surfrider Beach in 1993. The contest steadily grew in stature and was dubbed "The Call to the Wall" in 1997, this contest has become one of the largest invitational longboard surfing contests in the world.A two-day event, over 300 top competitors from the West Coast and Hawaii gather to put on a radical show of cutting-edge and old-school longboard skill. "A-team" surfers from up to twenty Coalition of Surf Club member Clubs vie for top honors and bragging rights. The Call to Wall is an all-volunteer event, which provides a true surf vibe, the essence of tradition and surf-culture.

Over the years the Club has managed to provide support to many community programs and events including; hosting the Tommy Zahn Memorial Paddle Race, the adoption of Westward Beach for clean-up, adopting the Marine Science Lab at the Pt Dume Marine Science School, support for Heal the Bay on Coastal clean-up day, support of the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors WATER program for under-privileged kids, support for California State Parks through beach wheelchair access and restoration of the Pt Dume Headlands and support for the Marine and Mountain Wildlife rescue program.

The Malibu Boardriders Club was created on a simple philosophy, to share the stoke and the love of the true surf culture.