Sorry. The sport of surfing was invented by the Polynesians. The Hawaiians brought modern surfing to the world. Medalist and Waterman Duke Paoa Kahanamoku is the Father of Modern Surfing, and he introduced and popularized surfing in California and Australia. :)  However, most of the best surfers in the world in the past (along with Hawiaians) and today are people of European ancestry. The Aussies (White) are at the top. The Iron brothers of Kauai and Kelly Slater of Florida are also top-notch surfers. :clink  Whites are the ones who formed the sub-culture that we now identify with surfing though;) Everybody go surfin'...surfin' USA. :D So...the surf culture would be a White sub-culture.