Encinitas Surf Camp at Moonlight Beach San Diego
KIDS SUMMER SURF CAMP 2026
9:00 AM-1:00PM
Surf if you have never surfed before. Easy to Ride Softboard included.
DAILY SURF CAMP
Monday to Friday 9am-1pm
4 hours!!
$470
Monday June 15 to Friday August 14
June 15-19 / June 22-26 / June 29 – July 3 / July 6-10 / July 13-17 / July 20-24 / July 27-31 / August 3-7 / August 10-14
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Wide, sandy beach at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. We have an excellent, easy access surf spot at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, north San Diego. We are only 400 feet north of the beach entrance, the main beach at Moonlight. We have a lot of good, easy-to-ride softboards which are safe and easy for beginners, and surf that is easy for beginners. Students will learn how to catch and ride both inside white water waves, and outside unbroken waves, and do it safely. Students have the choice to surf on the inside or outside, whatever their comfort level. Plenty of instructors so you get plenty of help, and most importantly, plenty of good rides! See the reels on our instagram feed below to see the kids surfing in the surf camps. A beginners surf camp, we can easily have you surfing even if you have never surfed before. We have a lot of excellent reviews, going back 20 years since we started.
Softboard Included free You must bring your own wetsuit if needed Tips for getting a wetsuit on our meeting page Plenty of instructors with you at all times.
Weekly from June Monday June 15 to Friday August 14
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Easy beginner waves and easy access at our Moonlight Beach location.
“We know what you want in a surf camp or lesson. It’s the same thing we want when we go surfing, and that is a lot of good rides.”
- Instructor to student ratio is 1-3
- Campers are grouped based on age & ability.
- All instructors are CPR Certified
- Parents always welcome on the beach
Students will learn:
- Catching and riding whitewater waves
- Catching and riding outside unbroken waves
- Surf Etiquette
- Surf safety, how to prevent getting hurt
- What kind of surfboard to ride
- What kind of wetsuit
- Techniques for paddling out through the surf
- Wave judgement
- Swell Direction and Tides
Our goal is that you are able to surf on your own. You don’t need lessons until you are surfing like Kelly Slater, you only need lessons until you are able to catch and ride the easiest of waves straight in, Waikiki in the 1950s style. Then you are on your way to improving your skills, and its all fun along the way.
You will be surfing on the first time out, and getting “surfed out” every day. Plenty of top notch instructors, great equipment, and fast results. Specializing in beginners, even if you have never surfed before, don’t worry! We will have you surfing in no time.
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 Included We have a large selection of various surfboard shapes, so that we can custom fit just the right softboard for you. You will get the board that will be the easiest for you to ride.
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 CPR certified, sometimes lifeguard or emt certified also..
What to expect at surf camp In the surf camps, we get you standing up in the whitewater, then take you to the unbroken waves on the outside, when the conditions are easy. You always have a choice to be inside in the whitewater, or “outside” on the unbroken waves, whatever your comfort level, with plenty of instructors everywhere.
If you are “intermediate”, good in the whitewater, standing up every time, we can help you to surf the “outside” unbroken waves, conditions permitting.
We are on Moonlight Beach, on the north side. There are restrooms, a snack bar, and a lifeguard tower at Moonlight Beach.
Parents and other friends and family members are always welcome on the beach at surf camp.
CUSTOMER REVIEW FROM YELP: Absolutely the best surf camp on moonlight beach, my son did four days and had a ball, lots of instructors, lots of help it’s all about surf, they get them up on the board so fast. There were other schools on the beach and Leucadia Surf School stood out so much as by far the best camp. Would recommend it to all my friends. Was totally impressed from start to finish. CUSTOMER REVIEW FROM YELP: My husband and I signed our Grandson up for one lesson last week. He was in town for six days and we really wanted him to spend time in the water. We opted for one day of surf lessons not knowing if he would like it. Gerry had him standing on his board by the end of the first lesson. We ended up cancelling everything else we had planned and just let him go to Gerry’s surf school and catch waves. He had so much fun! The instructors were wonderful and very encouraging and we did not have to worry about wetsuits or boards. We did stay to watch the class and always felt that our child was safe. We love the way the school is run and how the lessons are set up. The students participate from the very beginning and they sure respect each other in the water. I would recommend this school for anyone. Thank you all so much for providing such a wonderful experience for a young boy. Oh, and the waves were all “10 footers” when he talked to his parents.