Replying to Surfing

So our seasons are pretty short out here, probably only got 7-8 more weeks of skiing if we're lucky, 5 if we aren't.  I decided I'm going to take up surfing again this summer.  I used to do it back when I was a kid, but I outgrew my short board to the point where it was unusable, and I haven't been on one in a good 5 years at least.  I live in SoCal so its always sort of pissed me off that I don't surf, and with this ski season being my most active one to date, I think I'm going to miss the lack of sport in my life.  So its time to start surfing.

Does anyone know of a good Surfing forum to hit up?  Like one where I can find out some spots and figure out which gear to buy and such?  I can only remember how to get to one of the spots I used to hit up.  Any help is appreciated all the ones I turned up on Google were pretty shitty.

Also whats like the best surf movie ever?  Just to get pumped.  Out There from TGR looks cool but probably has too many old people complaining about the environment in it.

Oh and is there a Surfing cult?  I wouldn't be surprised.