About Us
Our Story
Aussie Island Surf Shop has been proudly servicing Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach and the surrounding areas since 1990. We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service, and strive to do anything we can to help our customers. No matter who you are or what your experience level, you can be sure to be feel at home and be treated like family in our relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Our 3000 square foot retail store is located off of New Centre Road by Target in Wilmington. We carry a variety of products from mens and women’s clothing and shoes, to surfboards, skateboards and snowboard gear. We also have a great selection of high quality watches, sunglasses and snow goggles during the winter months.
Meet Our Team
Our Aussie Island team is dedicated to helping each and every customer that comes in have the best experience possible, while sharing our enthusiasm for what we do!
Dean Lassiter
Dean lives in Wilmington with his wife and 3 children and has always loved board sports. He has been in the retail industry for over 30 years and part of the Aussie Island team for most of his adult life. Dean loves getting to connect with customers over shared passions and interests and help them with whatever they need!
Chris Jackson
Chris has been working at Aussie Island for over 20 years and highly values God, family and friends. He is a fan of all board sports and has been skating and surfing for 40 years and snowboarding for 27 years. Chris has made some of his best relationships through working at Aussie Island and looks forward to coming into work each day!
Zach Riggs
Born and raised in Wilmington, Zach has been affiliated with Aussie Island for over 10 years. He started out on the skate team and is now running it! Zach is amazed to see all of the local support and loves watching Wilmington grow. He loves his job and the people he works with!
Mick Cotton
Mick grew up near Emerald Isle, NC and has been working in the surfing industry for over 30 years. Him and his family are all lovers of the Ocean, with his wife being an Oceanography teacher and his son a surfer as well. He says that working at Aussie Island is like being part of one big surfing family and he loves sharing his enthusiasm with customers!