Never had a problem with surfers, usually cuz I'm fishing at night.
I remember fishing Squibby (not too far from the parking lot) one day and me and a bunch of surfers shared the beach. I broke off a 3 oz polaris popper and one of the surfers paddled out and retrieved if for me. Class act.
I guess the golden rule applies and we gotta share the beach.
Now, if you could find a way to combine the two [like skishing

]
-WW