Jon and The Nightriders were an American surf music band known for Instrumental rock: Surf music's "2nd Wave" began in 1979 with the release of the first Jon & the Nightriders record.
The band was formed in 1979 by John Blair. Original members of the band included Dusty Watson, and Greg Eckler.
Punk rock band Jughead's Revenge included "Rumble at Waikiki" by Jon and the Nightriders in their setlists. Their songs have reappeared on Surf II "Fuel Injected" - Jon & the Nightriders; "Surf Jam" - Jon & the Nightriders.

The Bomboras are an American all-instrumental surf band from Los Angeles, California, United States. The band was formed in the summer of 1994, sharing a love of 1960s surf and garage music such as The Ventures, Booker T, and The Sonics.
Donning Day of the Dead regalia onstage, the fivesome tempered their retro-stylings with an update by way of The Ramones, The Pandoras, and Nuggets. Accompanied by frenzied Go Go girls, spitting flames, stage-diving, and destroying their own equipment, the Bomboras’ livid funhouse take on surf rock became an object of fan adoration, albeit a worry to the local fire department.
The Bomboras took their name from a classic surf instrumental by the Original Surfaris and released several albums on Burbank-based indie label Dionysus Records between 1995 and 1997. In summer 1997 Rob Zombie took notice of the band and signed them to his then newly formed Zombie a Go-Go label, which was distributed by Geffen Records. The Bomboras finally called it quits in 2000 with some of the members forming the Lords of Altamont and some members formed The Legendary Invisible Men.

The Insect Surfers are an American band formed in Washington, DC in 1979. The group bills itself "Planet Earth’s Longest-Running Modern Surf Band," and has been based out of Los Angeles, California since 1986. Inspired by the psychedelic surf sounds of the 1960s, their instrumental music is propelled by the energy of the punk movement that surrounded them at birth. Founder David Arnson has been the mainstay of the band’s sound through numerous personnel changes over the decades. They are sometimes grouped into the category of "second wave" surf, the first wave being that of the 1960s originators, and the third wave being the scores of bands inspired by mid-1990s interest sparked by the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino’s movie Pulp Fiction. Insect Surfers have performed shows all over the USA and Europe. Their music has appeared in videos and television shows, and along with a score of their own releases they have been featured on dozens of compilations. While only about a third of their music lacked vocals during their DC incarnations, after Arnson relocated to Los Angeles the band shifted focus to perform primarily instrumental tunes.

The Sentinals were a surf rock band from San Luis Obispo, California. The band is notable for a Latino influence in some works, such as "Latin'ia". Notable band members included Tommy Nunes, drummer John Barbata and Lee Michaels on keyboards.

Langhorns is an instrumental surf music band from Lund, Sweden. The members are:
Michael Sellers - guitar
Martin Berglund - bass
Rikard Swardh - drums
Erik Wesser - organ
The band is strongly influenced by surf music and Latin music.
Some of their music has been used on Nickelodeon's cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants and on the TV series Sex and the City. They are also featured in the Swedish horror film Frostbiten.
So far, they've released three albums on Bad Taste Records label:
Langhorns
Club Gabardino
Mission Exotica