Photo Gallery: 500 surfers paddle out for a record-setting effort to promote Huntington Beach for the 2024 Olympics

More than 500 surfers gather for a record-breaking paddle out off the Huntington Beach pier Tuesday to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers gather on the beach to take part in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday off the Huntington Beach pier to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers walk down Main Street in Huntington Beach on Tuesday to participate in a record-breaking paddle-out to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers head to the beach in Huntington Beach on Tuesday to participate in a record-breaking paddle-out to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers gather on the shore to take part in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday off the Huntington Beach pier to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

Jimmy Coggins with Guinness World Records counts surfers in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers head to the beach in Huntington Beach to participate in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers head to the beach in Huntington Beach to participate in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

More than 500 surfers float offshore Tuesday in Huntington Beach as they participate in a record-breaking paddle-out to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

Spectators gather on the pier to watch Tuesday as more than 500 surfers attempt to set a record-breaking paddle-out to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

Kim Hamrock, left, and Cathy Young cheer to spectators on the Huntington Beach Pier on Tuesday during the effort to break a paddle-out record to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

Adam “Bushman” Orozco flshes a shaka to spectators on the crowd Tuesday at the Huntington Beach Pier. Over 500 surfers participated in record-breaking paddle-out to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.

Ella Burchell with her dad, Bobby, right, prepares to join in a record-breaking paddle-out Tuesday in Huntington Beach to promote the International Surf Museum and a bid to be the host city for surfing in the 2024 Summer Games.