Leucadia Surf School – since 2002
Surf Camps & Lessons
at Moonlight Beach
Encinitas, north San Diego county
5 DAY SURF CAMPS
Beginner Surf Camp
Most in our camp have never surfed before.
Register Now for Surf Camp
June 21-August 20, 2021
Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm
Softboard Included
All Surfing – No beach games
5 Days – $400
Minimum Age – 8 years old
Our spot on Moonlight Beach:
All camps are open, some are getting full.
Surf camp weeks: June 21-25 / June 28-July 2 / July 5-9 / July 12-16 / July 19-23 / July 26-30 / August 2-6 / August 9-13 / August 16-20
You must know how to swim, and be in reasonably good physical shape to attend a surf camp or surf lesson.
We have been giving surf lessons for 17 years and are one of the first surf schools in San Diego. We were originally at Grandview beach in Leucadia, where we had been living and surfing for a decade, then we moved to Moonlight Beach for the past 10 years. The owner and head instructor has been surfing since the 1960’s, and has a long track record of success with getting people surfing. (Check our reviews.)
COVID RESTRICTIONS FOR SUMMER 2021
We will not be providing wetsuits. We have detailed information on where to get an inexpensive wetsuit, and details on how to get the right size, etc., when you register for a surf camp.
We are only doing 5 day surf camps right now, so that we have the same people in the camp all week, so we are not having a large circulation of different people coming through.. We are not doing group surf lessons and bringing in new people. We may start doing group lessons after surf camp is over August 20.
Restrictions for 8 and 9 year olds
You must have a parent or guardian on the beach with them. See complete details on our confirmation details page.
Sign up for surf camps
760-635-SURF (7873)
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NO SURF LESSONS
at this time
Right now we are only doing 5 day kids surf camps.
We will start surf lessons in mid August. We will have an announcement at the top of this page when we are sure of a starting date. Adults and kids, softboard included.
Our fees are below.
Adults & Kids
Softboard included in all lessons
You always get a good, effective lesson, with a good board, from a highly-experienced instructor. 1 hour and 15 minutes water time, the whole lesson takes about 2 and a half hours. You can surf for the first time if you have never surfed before.
2 hour group surf lesson – $80
Very effective group lessons. A private lesson is not necessarily better, as you do need time in the water on your own, without an instructor right with you all the time. You need to figure out things for yourself, to use on your own what we have been showing you. Ultimately, you want to surf on your own, so this gets you there little by little.
You can sign up as 1 person, and we will put you into another group. Only 2 people necessary for a group, like getting a private lesson for a group rate.
2 hour private lesson – $140
One on one with an instructor. 1 hour 15 minutes water time, plus beach instruction.
Intermediate private lesson – $120
1 hour water time, plus a personal assessment to get you catching more waves and having better sessions in the surf. We will paddle out to the outside, for those trying to transition from the inside whitewater to the outside unbroken waves. How to position and catch unbroken waves, best techniques for paddling out, generalized instruction and catching waves on the outside. You have your own equipment, or use ours.
#1 on Trip Advisor
Yelp looks good too!
This is the only surf lesson you will ever need to start surfing
In our group and private surf lessons, we try to get you to the point of catching whitewater and standing up. We instruct you in what kind of board you need, and what type of wave, a basic orientation to your new sport. Once you are catching waves and riding in the whitewater, then all you have to do is keep doing that and your surfing will progress. No need for further lessons. We try to get the job done in one lesson.
Quick Results – Surf Right Away
We understand that many of you are only in San Diego for a short time, and have to get some surf while you are here! This is our specialty, getting you up and riding in easy waves on easy boards right away, even if you have never surfed before.
High Quality Softboards Provided
We have a large selection of various surfboard shapes, so that we can custom fit just the right soft surfboard for you. You will get the board that will be the easiest for you to ride, and that you will have the most success on. We also have thick 4/3 mm O’Neil wetsuits, which are surprisingly warm in winter. A softboard and wetsuit are included with your lesson.
Safety Certified
We are proactive on safety, and won’t let you get into trouble. We use only softboards, and all our energetic, experienced and professional instructors are EMT, Lifeguard, or CPR certified.
OUR MOTTOS
Motto #1 “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.”
Motto #2 – “You know we are good because our competition copies us.”
Motto #3 – “Good waves, good boards, good instructors.”
760-635-SURF (7873) tap to call
surf@leucadiasurfschool.com
Yelp: “Absolutely the best surf camp on Moonlight Beach”
Trip Advisor: “Best Surf School in North County”
Learn to Surf on your own
Our surf lessons are designed to teach you not only how to surf, but how to learn to surf on your own without taking further surf lessons.
Go surfing instead of going to the gym
If you are just visiting the San Diego area, don’t live near the surf and don’t plan to continue surfing, you can come out and surf with us purely for the physical benefits which surfing provides.
Stress Relief
Getting out into the clean water of a beautiful beach and riding the waves is not only an excellent workout, it is also refreshing, rejuvenating, and a great stress reliever which will leave you pleasantly exhausted with a healthy appetite and maybe even the desire to go out and try it again.
You can do it!
You may not think that you would be able to surf, but with our help, we guarantee that within 1/2 hour of hitting the surf we’ll have you standing up and riding the whitewater to the beach with a big smile on your face.
