Santa Barbara Surf School Surf Camp
Campus Point (UCSB), University of California-Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA 93106
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Santa Barbara Surf School Surf Camp includes surfing, kayaking, paddleboarding, beach games, group surf classes, morning stretch, a beach and ocean safety talk, and surfboard fundamentals and safety. Camp days also include a snack break, team activities, and a closing surf camp chant before pick up.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Weekly surf camp, Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm; 2026 camp weeks are July 6–10, July 13–17, July 20–24, and July 27–31
• Price: $425 per camper for Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm
Each camp day runs from 10:00am to 1:30pm, with a daily schedule that includes 10:00 check-in, 10:10 sunscreen and wetsuits, 10:20 morning stretch, 10:30 beach and ocean safety talk, 10:40 surfboard fundamentals and safety, 11:00 group surf class #1, 11:45 snack break and sunscreen application, 12:00 group surf class #2, 12:45 beach games, and a 1:15 surf camp chant, change, and clean up before 1:30 pick up. The camp provides surfboards, wetsuits, boogie boards, rash guards, and life jackets if needed, including a warm full body 4/3 wetsuit and a softtop surfboard, and every camper gets a free rash guard. The program uses a 4:1 camper to instructor ratio, and supervision is provided at all times.
All instructors are AED/CPR certified and first aid certified, and each instructor has more than 8 years of surf experience. The curriculum includes ocean awareness such as tide, winds, and swell, beach safety, surfing etiquette, and information about Santa Barbara sea life. For safety, every camper is required to know how to swim and to be healthy and able to swim, and families are asked to send children with snacks, water, a bathing suit, a towel, and sunscreen. The mission of Santa Barbara Surf School is to provide a positive surf learning environment and to educate, inform, and teach ocean awareness and beach safety. Since 2002, Santa Barbara Surf School has been teaching children and adults the joys of surfing, and the program is rated 5 out of 5 with licensed and CPR certified instructors.
Last updated April 5, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Weekly surf camp, Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm; 2026 camp weeks are July 6–10, July 13–17, July 20–24, and July 27–31
• Price: $425 per camper for Monday–Friday from 10:00am–1:30pm
Each camp day runs from 10:00am to 1:30pm, with a daily schedule that includes 10:00 check-in, 10:10 sunscreen and wetsuits, 10:20 morning stretch, 10:30 beach and ocean safety talk, 10:40 surfboard fundamentals and safety, 11:00 group surf class #1, 11:45 snack break and sunscreen application, 12:00 group surf class #2, 12:45 beach games, and a 1:15 surf camp chant, change, and clean up before 1:30 pick up. The camp provides surfboards, wetsuits, boogie boards, rash guards, and life jackets if needed, including a warm full body 4/3 wetsuit and a softtop surfboard, and every camper gets a free rash guard. The program uses a 4:1 camper to instructor ratio, and supervision is provided at all times.
All instructors are AED/CPR certified and first aid certified, and each instructor has more than 8 years of surf experience. The curriculum includes ocean awareness such as tide, winds, and swell, beach safety, surfing etiquette, and information about Santa Barbara sea life. For safety, every camper is required to know how to swim and to be healthy and able to swim, and families are asked to send children with snacks, water, a bathing suit, a towel, and sunscreen. The mission of Santa Barbara Surf School is to provide a positive surf learning environment and to educate, inform, and teach ocean awareness and beach safety. Since 2002, Santa Barbara Surf School has been teaching children and adults the joys of surfing, and the program is rated 5 out of 5 with licensed and CPR certified instructors.
Last updated April 5, 2026.
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