Marin Gerrish

Marin Gerrish was born in Miami FL, but at age five moved to Costa Rica. Her family had dreams of raising their kids with a slower pace of life, to spend more quality time together and pass lots of time in the ocean. Surfing was always a part of her life but she was not always nearly as passionate about it as she is now. At around age 11 is when she began to surf with friends and that’s when she fell in love with the sport. Ever since, waves waves waves have been on her mind. 

When Marin was 16 her family decided to move back to Miami. After finishing high school there, Marin picked up and moved to Prescott, AZ. There she studied environmental science but eventually decided it wasn’t for her. She spent some time sailing in the Caribbean before making the move to Crested Butte, Colorado- because the mountains were calling. She loved learning how to snowboard and even spent a summer as a raft guide on the Taylor River in Colorado. Then, after nearly two years of living a life away from the ocean, she decided to move back down to Costa Rica!

Marin now lives in southern Costa Rica and joined the SWA surf coach team to work a full surf season in early 2022. She’s stoked to be able to share waves with Amigas in the special place where she grew up and continues to follow her passions in surfing.