<PAGE>

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002
                                               Registration No. 333-____________
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                                   ----------

                                QUIKSILVER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                                     33-0199426
  (State or other jurisdiction                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                               15202 GRAHAM STREET
                       HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92649
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                   ----------

                            2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                                   ----------

                                 CHARLES S. EXON
                          SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                                QUIKSILVER, INC.
                               15202 GRAHAM STREET
                       HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92649
                     (Name and address of agent for service)
                                 (714) 889-2200
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                   ----------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==========================================================================================================
                                                        Proposed          Proposed
                                                         Maximum          Maximum
    Title of Securities to be       Amount to be      Offering Price      Aggregate         Amount of
            Registered              Registered(1)       per Share       Offering Price   Registration Fee
    -------------------------       -------------       ---------       --------------   ----------------
<S>                                <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value      600,000 shares       $22.875(2)      $13,725,000(2)      $1,262.70
==========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)     This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
        Common Stock which become issuable under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
        by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
        similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
        consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
        outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.

(2)     Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
        Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
        high and low selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on
        March 26, 2002, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.


<PAGE>

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

                Quiksilver, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):

        (a)     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended October 31, 2001 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");

        (b)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
                period ended January 31, 2002 filed pursuant to Section 13 of
                the 1934 Act;

        (c)     The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed
                with the SEC on June 15, 1998, in which are described the terms,
                rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding
                Common Stock.

                All reports and definitive proxy or information statements
subsequently filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities

                Not Applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

                Not Applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

                Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits
indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant under certain
conditions and subject to certain limitations. Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has the power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors against
any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability
under the provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

                Article III, Section 13 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors,
executive officers and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. The rights to indemnity thereunder continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the person. In
addition, expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in defending any
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the



                                      II-1
<PAGE>

Registrant (or was serving at the Registrant's request as a director or officer
of another corporation) may be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Registrant as authorized by the relevant section of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.

                As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, Article Fifth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally
liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except
for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

                The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements
generally require the Registrant to indemnify its executive officers and
directors against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
actually and reasonably incurred by the executive officer or director in
connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is
or was an executive officer or director of the Registrant. The indemnification
agreements also require the Registrant to advance litigation expenses provided
that the executive officer or director undertakes to repay the amounts if it is
ultimately determined that the executive officer or director is not entitled to
indemnification for the expenses. The indemnification agreements also establish
a conclusive presumption that the director or executive officer has met the
applicable standard of conduct required for indemnification unless a majority of
the disinterested members of the board of directors, a majority of the
stockholders or independent legal counsel in a written opinion determine that
the applicable standard has not been met. Partial indemnification is explicitly
provided for in the indemnification agreements in the event that a director or
officer is not entitled to full indemnification under the terms of the
indemnification agreements or under applicable law.

                The Registrant has purchased directors' and officers' liability
insurance. The Registrant intends to enter into additional indemnification
agreements with each of its directors and executive officers to effectuate these
indemnity provisions.

                Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed

                Not Applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number     Exhibit
--------------     -------
<S>                <C>
       4           Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is
                   made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-14229 on
                   Form 8-A12B, together with any exhibits thereto, which are
                   incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to
                   this Registration Statement.
       5           Opinion and Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP.
      23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.
      23.2         Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
      24           Power of Attorney.  Reference is made to the Signature Page of this
                   Registration Statement.
      99.1         2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
</TABLE>



                                      II-2
<PAGE>

Item 9. Undertakings

                A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts
or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the Registrant's 2000
Stock Incentive Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

                B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

                C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



                                      II-3
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Huntington Beach, State of California
on this 26th day of March, 2002.

                                            QUIKSILVER, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Charles S. Exon
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Charles S. Exon
                                                Executive Vice President,
                                                Business & Legal Affairs,
                                                Secretary and General Counsel

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

                That the undersigned officers and directors of Quiksilver, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Charles S. Exon and
Steven L. Brink and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them,
determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or
regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              SIGNATURE                              TITLE                           DATE
              ---------                              -----                           ----
<S>                                      <C>                                    <C>
/s/ Robert B. McKnight, Jr.              Chairman of the Board and              March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------      Chief Executive Officer
Robert B. McKnight, Jr.                  (Principal Executive Officer)



/s/ Steven L. Brink                      Chief Financial Officer and            March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------      Treasurer (Principal
Steven L. Brink                          Financial Officer)



/s/ Harry Hodge                                     Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Harry Hodge
</TABLE>



                                      II-4
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              SIGNATURE                              TITLE                           DATE
              ---------                              -----                           ----
<S>                                      <C>                                    <C>
/s/ William M. Barnum                               Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
William M. Barnum

/s/ Charles E. Crowe                                Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Charles E. Crowe

/s/ Michael H. Gray                                 Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Michael H. Gray

/s/ Robert G. Kirby                                 Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Robert G. Kirby

/s/ Tom Roach                                       Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Tom Roach

/s/ Bernard Mariette                                Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Bernard Mariette
</TABLE>



                                      II-5
<PAGE>

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    EXHIBITS

                                       TO

                                    FORM S-8

                                      UNDER

                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



                                QUIKSILVER, INC.


<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number     Exhibit
--------------     -------
<S>                <C>
       4           Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is
                   made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-14229 on
                   Form 8-A12B, together with any exhibits thereto, which are
                   incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to
                   this Registration Statement.
       5           Opinion and Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP.
      23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
      23.2         Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
      24           Power of Attorney.  Reference is made to the Signature Page of this
                   Registration Statement.
      99.1         2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
</TABLE>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002
                                               Registration No. 333-____________
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                                   ----------

                                QUIKSILVER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                                     33-0199426
  (State or other jurisdiction                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                               15202 GRAHAM STREET
                       HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92649
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                   ----------

                            2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                                   ----------

                                 CHARLES S. EXON
                          SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                                QUIKSILVER, INC.
                               15202 GRAHAM STREET
                       HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92649
                     (Name and address of agent for service)
                                 (714) 889-2200
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                   ----------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==========================================================================================================
                                                        Proposed          Proposed
                                                         Maximum          Maximum
    Title of Securities to be       Amount to be      Offering Price      Aggregate         Amount of
            Registered              Registered(1)       per Share       Offering Price   Registration Fee
    -------------------------       -------------       ---------       --------------   ----------------
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value      600,000 shares       $22.875(2)      $13,725,000(2)      $1,262.70
==========================================================================================================
(1)     This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
        Common Stock which become issuable under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
        by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
        similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
        consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
        outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.

(2)     Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
        Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
        high and low selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on
        March 26, 2002, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

                Quiksilver, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):

        (a)     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended October 31, 2001 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");

        (b)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
                period ended January 31, 2002 filed pursuant to Section 13 of
                the 1934 Act;

        (c)     The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed
                with the SEC on June 15, 1998, in which are described the terms,
                rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding
                Common Stock.

                All reports and definitive proxy or information statements
subsequently filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities

                Not Applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

                Not Applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

                Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits
indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant under certain
conditions and subject to certain limitations. Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has the power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors against
any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability
under the provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

                Article III, Section 13 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors,
executive officers and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. The rights to indemnity thereunder continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the person. In
addition, expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in defending any
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the

                                      II-1
Registrant (or was serving at the Registrant's request as a director or officer
of another corporation) may be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Registrant as authorized by the relevant section of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.

                As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, Article Fifth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally
liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except
for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

                The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements
generally require the Registrant to indemnify its executive officers and
directors against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
actually and reasonably incurred by the executive officer or director in
connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is
or was an executive officer or director of the Registrant. The indemnification
agreements also require the Registrant to advance litigation expenses provided
that the executive officer or director undertakes to repay the amounts if it is
ultimately determined that the executive officer or director is not entitled to
indemnification for the expenses. The indemnification agreements also establish
a conclusive presumption that the director or executive officer has met the
applicable standard of conduct required for indemnification unless a majority of
the disinterested members of the board of directors, a majority of the
stockholders or independent legal counsel in a written opinion determine that
the applicable standard has not been met. Partial indemnification is explicitly
provided for in the indemnification agreements in the event that a director or
officer is not entitled to full indemnification under the terms of the
indemnification agreements or under applicable law.

                The Registrant has purchased directors' and officers' liability
insurance. The Registrant intends to enter into additional indemnification
agreements with each of its directors and executive officers to effectuate these
indemnity provisions.

                Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed

                Not Applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number     Exhibit
--------------     -------
4           Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is
                   made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-14229 on
                   Form 8-A12B, together with any exhibits thereto, which are
                   incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to
                   this Registration Statement.
       5           Opinion and Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP.
      23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.
      23.2         Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
      24           Power of Attorney.  Reference is made to the Signature Page of this
                   Registration Statement.
      99.1         2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
II-2
Item 9. Undertakings

                A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts
or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the Registrant's 2000
Stock Incentive Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

                B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

                C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Huntington Beach, State of California
on this 26th day of March, 2002.

                                            QUIKSILVER, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Charles S. Exon
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Charles S. Exon
                                                Executive Vice President,
                                                Business & Legal Affairs,
                                                Secretary and General Counsel

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

                That the undersigned officers and directors of Quiksilver, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Charles S. Exon and
Steven L. Brink and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them,
determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or
regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE                              TITLE                           DATE
              ---------                              -----                           ----
/s/ Robert B. McKnight, Jr.              Chairman of the Board and              March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------      Chief Executive Officer
Robert B. McKnight, Jr.                  (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Steven L. Brink                      Chief Financial Officer and            March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------      Treasurer (Principal
Steven L. Brink                          Financial Officer)

/s/ Harry Hodge                                     Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Harry Hodge
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SIGNATURE                              TITLE                           DATE
              ---------                              -----                           ----
/s/ William M. Barnum                               Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
William M. Barnum

/s/ Charles E. Crowe                                Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Charles E. Crowe

/s/ Michael H. Gray                                 Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Michael H. Gray

/s/ Robert G. Kirby                                 Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Robert G. Kirby

/s/ Tom Roach                                       Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Tom Roach

/s/ Bernard Mariette                                Director                    March 26, 2002
-----------------------------------
Bernard Mariette
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    EXHIBITS

                                       TO

                                    FORM S-8

                                      UNDER

                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                QUIKSILVER, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number     Exhibit
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4           Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is
                   made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-14229 on
                   Form 8-A12B, together with any exhibits thereto, which are
                   incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to
                   this Registration Statement.
       5           Opinion and Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP.
      23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
      23.2         Consent of Hewitt & O'Neil LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
      24           Power of Attorney.  Reference is made to the Signature Page of this
                   Registration Statement.
      99.1         2000 Stock Incentive Plan.