It may seem hard to imagine Gidget twisting to a twangy version of “Zum Gali Gali,” but someone’s finally gotten a hold of surf music and made it Jewish.

Meshugga Beach Party: Twenty Songs of the Chosen Surfers is the product of Mel Waldorf, a New-York born-and-bred Jew whose lack of access to surf babes and waves hasn’t stopped him from building a career on the sounds of sunny California. In fact, he’s something of a legend; he’s a longtime vet of the San Francisco surf music scene with his band the Mel-Tones as well as a composer of snazzy jams for “SpongeBob Squarepants” and “The Real World.” In fact, you can just go ahead and call him the “the Jewish Dick Dale.”

“Meshugga Beach Party” is a pretty crazy ride; all songs are traditional Hebrew school familiars strummed out in beach music’s signature laid-back style. Even serious prayers like “Avinu Malkeinu” are transformed into boogaloo-worthy tunes; you can imagine that “Hava Negilah” might inspire a bonfire right in your livingroom. Listen here.

Yes, it’s a bit concept-driven, but if you dig the genre, it’s a must-have — even if you’re not coastal. All I have to say is I know what El Yenta Man’s getting for Father’s Day.