Santa Barbara Surf School Surf Camp
Campus Point (UCSB), University of California-Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA 93106
About
Santa Barbara Surf School Surf Camp includes surfing, kayaking, paddleboarding, beach games, group surf classes, morning stretch, a beach and ocean safety talk, surfboard fundamentals and safety, snack breaks, and team activities. The camp is described as more than just a surf camp and as a watersports camp, with options for campers to specialize in their favorite water sport. Campers are provided with surfboards, wetsuits, boogie boards, rash guards, and life jackets if needed, and every camper gets a free rash guard.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Weekly surf camp Monday–Friday from 10:00am to 1:30pm; a 3-hour beach camp from 9:00am to 12:00pm is also described for the Santa Barbara surf and water sports camp
• Price: $425 per camper for Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm
Santa Barbara Surf School states that its mission is to provide a positive surf learning environment and to educate, inform, and teach ocean awareness and beach safety. The camp curriculum includes ocean awareness, beach safety, surfing etiquette, and Santa Barbara sea life. For each camper’s safety, every child must know how to swim, and families are told to send snacks, water, a bathing suit, a towel, and sunscreen. The camp provides shade for sun protection and states that campers have supervision at all times.
All instructors are AED/CPR certified as well as first aid certified, and each instructor has over 8 years of surf experience. The program maintains a 4:1 camper-to-instructor ratio, which is also described as a 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio, and the camp is described as resembling more of a semi-private lesson. Santa Barbara Surf School provides a warm full body 4/3 wetsuit and a softtop surfboard for campers.
Since 2002, Santa Barbara Surf School has been teaching little kids to adults the joys of surfing and is described as the premier surf school in Santa Barbara for over two decades. The camp location at Campus Point is described as a great location for mellow waves and plenty of beach space for instruction and games, and Mondos Beach is described as one of the best surf breaks in the state for a private camp experience.
The program is rated 5 out of 5. One Google reviewer wrote that the company is very professional, that lessons felt like hanging out with old friends, and that the instructor helped them understand both the basics of standing up on the board and how to read the water and waves. Another reviewer, Jeff, stated that the surf lesson was an amazing experience because the instructors were thorough and fun, and that even though he was scared of the ocean, they motivated him to try, and he was able to stand up on the board and find a new appreciation for surfing.
Last updated July 5, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Weekly surf camp Monday–Friday from 10:00am to 1:30pm; a 3-hour beach camp from 9:00am to 12:00pm is also described for the Santa Barbara surf and water sports camp
• Price: $425 per camper for Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm
Santa Barbara Surf School states that its mission is to provide a positive surf learning environment and to educate, inform, and teach ocean awareness and beach safety. The camp curriculum includes ocean awareness, beach safety, surfing etiquette, and Santa Barbara sea life. For each camper’s safety, every child must know how to swim, and families are told to send snacks, water, a bathing suit, a towel, and sunscreen. The camp provides shade for sun protection and states that campers have supervision at all times.
All instructors are AED/CPR certified as well as first aid certified, and each instructor has over 8 years of surf experience. The program maintains a 4:1 camper-to-instructor ratio, which is also described as a 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio, and the camp is described as resembling more of a semi-private lesson. Santa Barbara Surf School provides a warm full body 4/3 wetsuit and a softtop surfboard for campers.
Since 2002, Santa Barbara Surf School has been teaching little kids to adults the joys of surfing and is described as the premier surf school in Santa Barbara for over two decades. The camp location at Campus Point is described as a great location for mellow waves and plenty of beach space for instruction and games, and Mondos Beach is described as one of the best surf breaks in the state for a private camp experience.
The program is rated 5 out of 5. One Google reviewer wrote that the company is very professional, that lessons felt like hanging out with old friends, and that the instructor helped them understand both the basics of standing up on the board and how to read the water and waves. Another reviewer, Jeff, stated that the surf lesson was an amazing experience because the instructors were thorough and fun, and that even though he was scared of the ocean, they motivated him to try, and he was able to stand up on the board and find a new appreciation for surfing.
Last updated July 5, 2026.
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