Cast
- Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick - A seventeen-year-old Northern Rockhopper Penguin who is determined to win the tenth annual Big Z Memorial Surf Off.
- Jeff Bridges as Ezekiel 'Big Z' Topanga a.k.a. "Geek" - Cody's idol, a professional surfer who is presumed dead.
- Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai - A lifeguard and Big Z's niece. She quickly becomes Cody's love interest.
- Jon Heder as Chicken Joe - A rooster from Sheboygan, Wisconsin who also participates in the Big Z Memorial Surf Off and befriends Cody.
- Mario Cantone as Mikey Abromowitz - A talent scout shorebird who is sent out to find wannabe surfers.
- James Woods as Reggie Belafonte - a sea otter who acts as Tank's manager. His character is loosely based on boxing promoter Don King.
- Diedrich Bader as Tank "The Shredder" Evans - The main antagonist. A surfer who has won the Big Z Memorial Surf Off nine times.
- Dana Belben as Edna Maverick - Cody's mother.
- Brian Posehn as Glen Maverick - Cody's older brother.
- Kelly Slater as Himself, professional surfer.
- Rob Machado as Himself, professional surfer
- Ash Brannon and Chris Buck as the documentary makers.
- Sal Masekela as SPEN Announcer
- Reed Buck as Arnold, a young penguin who wants to become a surfer; he often pretends to drown to gain Lani's attention.
In the deleted scenes the voices of Michael McKean (as Rock), Jane Krakowski (as Sheila Limberfin) and Mindy Sterling (as Doris Flipkitz) can be heard.
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