6-Night Laguna Beach Surf Camp with 10 Coaching Sessions

Days start with breakfast at the camp house, then a morning session with an instructor at the home break. After lunch, most days give you free time to rest, walk into town, or fit in another activity, followed by an afternoon solo session with equipment provided. You're back at the house for dinner and downtime. Wednesday is a full rest day with nothing scheduled.

Friday breaks the pattern. It's a full-day road trip in search of the perfect wave. You surf one session with an instructor to get used to the unfamiliar break, stop for lunch at a local restaurant, then do a second session with video coaching — a surf guide films from the beach. Back at the house, you review the footage to see what to fix.

Saturday follows the normal routine but closes with a goodbye pizza dinner. Sunday is departure day, and if you have an afternoon flight you're welcome to take equipment out for a final surf before heading to the airport.

What separates this from a standard surf school package is the mix of coached and uncoached water time. You get ten sessions across the week, and the afternoon solo sessions mean you're actually practising on your own rather than only surfing in a lesson. The video review on Friday is the one structured feedback session where you watch yourself surf and work out what to change.

Laguna Beach itself is a walkable coastal town. The camp house is close enough to the beach that you walk there. Beyond surfing, the area offers stand-up paddle boarding, surfboard shaping, yoga, coastal biking, harbour cruises, hiking, offshore fishing, and nightlife. Discounted shopping is also listed among the options.

The instructors are the other reason people book. They've competed professionally and travelled widely for surfing, and they're CPR certified. The camp describes them as watermen and waterwomen — people who spend their lives in the ocean rather than seasonal staff.

What's included

- 6 nights accommodation (shared or private room, depending on package) - 10 surf sessions across the week - Morning coached surf sessions with an instructor at the home break - Afternoon solo surf sessions with equipment provided - Full-day road trip on Friday with two surf sessions - Video coaching session with surf guide filming on the beach - Video review back at the camp house - Breakfast on scheduled days - Dinner at the camp house on scheduled days - Goodbye pizza dinner on Saturday - Lunch at a local restaurant on the Friday road trip - Surf equipment for solo sessions - Professional instruction from CPR-certified instructors

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Lunches on days other than Friday - Personal expenses - Optional activities (stand-up paddle boarding, yoga, biking, harbour cruises, hiking, fishing, etc.) - Accommodation if booking the no-lodging package