Offering fundamental classes for the beginner surfer or if you are looking to develop your surfing skills and simply get better. We offer 1 on 1 private instruction or small group private surf lessons with 3 students per instructor. Our private surf lessons are custom designed for either individuals, families, or any kind of group with any number of participants.
Our Girls Only! surf programs are designed to help girls develop their surfing skills in a fun and safe environment, while meeting other girls with the same love and passion for surfing and the ocean. Our all girls staff has years of surfing and teaching experience. Our goals are to help girl surfers gain the self confidence and the proper skills to hold their own in a lineup and not be intimidated by the boys.
Our exclusive surf camps are 3 hours a day, Monday – Friday over Spring Break and during the Summer months. We provide a safe, fun, and high energy environment for the kids to either learn surfing, or to improve on their techniques and develop their skills. We take surf instruction very serious so our students are able to be confident in the ocean and educated about its constantly changing conditions, and aware of its inherent dangers. All of our instructors are outstanding surfers and surf coaches…we take a lot of pride in providing our students with the highest standard of surf coaches and surf instructors.
The Step Up Program is an advanced, progressive surf coaching program designed for young surfers that want to maximize their full potential. We have a staff made up completely of active professional surfers and photographers that work with the students on many aspects of higher performance surfing. Some of our key points of emphasis are competitive surfing and strategies, photo and video analysis, custom boards, proper nutrition, cardio, core strength, overall fitness, explosiveness and speed, and aligning your mind and body to reach full potential.
Dawn Patrol Surf offers Private Surf Lessons, Professional Surf Coaching, Summer Surf Camps & After School Surf Programs
Our Summer Surf Camps & After School Surf Programs are offered through
City of Encinitas Parks & Recreation Department at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA
We offer surf programs for all ages and skill levels.
All of our surf instructors are experienced surfers and all have CPR and First Aid certification.
We educate our students about TIDES, REEFS, SANDBARS, WINDS, SWELLS and how each of these
elements influence the size and quality of WAVES.
We teach PROPER SURF ETIQUETTE and PROPER SURFING TECHNIQUES.
PRIVATE SURF LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET.
All equipment is provided for your surf lessons; INT soft surfboards, O’Neill wetsuits, DaKine rashguards, Watermans sunscreen and Sticky Bumps surf wax.
Photography and video analysis of your surf lesson is available upon request.