Mike Purpus

Mike Purpus. Self: Pacific Vibrations. Surfer Mike Purpus was born in 1948 in Santa Monica, California. Raised in Hermosa Beach, California, Purpus started surfing at age ten. Mike placed fourth in the juniors division in the 1965 United States Surfing Championships; he went on to finish sixth in the men's division of this same contest in 1967, fifth in 1968, third in both 1969 and 1970, and sixth again in...