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Leucadia Surf School offers kids summer surf camp, daily surf camp, spring break surf lessons, beginner surf lessons, small group and semi private surf lessons, private surfing lessons, and an intermediate private paddle out lesson. The program also runs an Encinitas Surf Camp that includes softboards, wetsuits, and instruction.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Kids summer surf camp runs Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, with 4-hour sessions; beginner surf lessons are 2 hours.
• Price: Daily surf camp: $470 per week; Small Group / Semi Private Surf Lessons: $120 per person; Private surfing lessons: $190; Private surfing lesson for 2: $290; Intermediate private paddle out lesson: $190.
Leucadia Surf School has been serving San Diego, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, Leucadia, Carlsbad, and Oceanside since 2002, and it was started at Grandview Beach in Leucadia. All instructors are CPR certified. The school describes itself as a low-impact surf school that keeps a low profile and stays out of the way of the public, and it uses a small tent for summer surf camps. Softboards are included with kids summer surf camp, daily surf camp, and surf lessons, and the program uses only softboards. Group lessons have a 2-1 to 4-1 student to instructor ratio, and all lessons include a thorough beach lesson covering safety and how to get up on the board and ride. Lessons are described as designed so students can continue surfing on their own without further lessons, with a focus on quick results, getting students up and riding in easy waves on easy boards right away, using high quality softboards custom fit for students, and being proactive on safety. The school states four mottos: “We know what you want in a surf lesson. It’s the same thing we want when we go surfing, and that is a lot of good rides,” “You know we are good because our competition copies us,” “Good waves, good boards, good instructors,” and “We do surfing like it is supposed to be done.” Gerry Kantor is the owner and head instructor; he is a native of San Diego, wrote for Surfer Magazine in the 1980’s, and is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego. Leucadia Surf School reports being #1 on Trip Advisor, and one Trip Advisor review states, “They gave me the best day of my life.”
Last updated March 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Kids summer surf camp runs Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, with 4-hour sessions; beginner surf lessons are 2 hours.
• Price: Daily surf camp: $470 per week; Small Group / Semi Private Surf Lessons: $120 per person; Private surfing lessons: $190; Private surfing lesson for 2: $290; Intermediate private paddle out lesson: $190.
Leucadia Surf School has been serving San Diego, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, Leucadia, Carlsbad, and Oceanside since 2002, and it was started at Grandview Beach in Leucadia. All instructors are CPR certified. The school describes itself as a low-impact surf school that keeps a low profile and stays out of the way of the public, and it uses a small tent for summer surf camps. Softboards are included with kids summer surf camp, daily surf camp, and surf lessons, and the program uses only softboards. Group lessons have a 2-1 to 4-1 student to instructor ratio, and all lessons include a thorough beach lesson covering safety and how to get up on the board and ride. Lessons are described as designed so students can continue surfing on their own without further lessons, with a focus on quick results, getting students up and riding in easy waves on easy boards right away, using high quality softboards custom fit for students, and being proactive on safety. The school states four mottos: “We know what you want in a surf lesson. It’s the same thing we want when we go surfing, and that is a lot of good rides,” “You know we are good because our competition copies us,” “Good waves, good boards, good instructors,” and “We do surfing like it is supposed to be done.” Gerry Kantor is the owner and head instructor; he is a native of San Diego, wrote for Surfer Magazine in the 1980’s, and is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego. Leucadia Surf School reports being #1 on Trip Advisor, and one Trip Advisor review states, “They gave me the best day of my life.”
Last updated March 24, 2026.
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