Sharing surf and turf in ‘Boarding House’

Outsurf. Outparty. Outpose.

From producer Mark Burnett, the “reality TV” kahuna behind “Survivor,” comes the unscripted “Boarding House: North Shore,” a six-part glimpse into the surfing culture premiering tonight at 8 on the WB.

The premise: Seven world-class surfers are rivals in the ocean but roommates on land, staying at an opulent beach house on Oahu’s North Shore while they compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

The cast includes five-time champ Sunny Garcia, a hulk of seething intensity; Holly Beck, a dedicated competitor who scoffs at giggly surfer chicks; party animal Danny Fuller; model-athlete Veronica Kay, the international face of Roxy surfwear (if you’ve never heard of it, ask your kids); plus Myles Padaca, Damien Hobgood and Chelsea Georgeson.

Burnett was brought in to turn raw footage from the November-December tournament into an appealing package aimed at young adults, and his brisk touch shows. Thankfully, the series is also pleasantly uncontrived by unscripted TV standards, with no lame household games such as eviction votes and immunity challenges.

The surfing competition is all that passes for suspense on “Boarding House.” Although the action highlights are “sick” -- as in good -- serious surfing fans may already know the results.

No matter. What “Boarding House” really offers is an offhand look at the grungy glamour of the surfer life, especially those candid moments that make the show such lightweight fun for us wannabes and other couch potatoes.

In one scene, Sunny slow-burns when a clueless recreational surfer “drops in” on him, cutting him off midwave. Later, the tension rockets at a local dance club when an annoying patron hits on Sunny’s wife.

Danny does nothing to dispel any stereotypes, and thankfully so. In his opening interview, he explains that he has “a few girlfriends here and there but nothing too serious,” adding with a laid-back drawl: “Can’t really handle the lockdown right now.”

This stuff, as several of the roommates remark when they first enter the house and take in its splendor, is killer.