Co-Ed Surf Camps

Co-Ed Surf Camps

We educate and instruct children to enjoy the beach and ocean responsibly.

PROFESSIONAL • EDUCATIONAL • EXPERIENCED

Welcome to Orange County’s #1 ALL DAY Surf Camp! Come join Erik Nelsen’s 39 years of youth camp experience for a week of exciting Surf Camp. Girls and Boys will receive surf instruction, learn ocean awareness, tide cycles, wave types, eco-friendly beach exercises, as well as beach activities including relay races, beach flags and other junior lifeguard games.

All instructors are CPR & First Aid Certified. Sunscreen reapplication breaks are scheduled multiple times throughout the day. Our surf camp has a 4:1 student to instructor ratio.

A professional surfer will be on hand to share their surfing knowledge on Friday afternoon.

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LOCATION:
We are located at Seashore Drive and Nordina Street near Tower 71.

AGES: 5–12

COST:
$780

TIME:
Drop off: Between 9 am and 9:30 am
Pickup: Between 2:45 and 3 pm

WHAT TO BRING:
A backpack with a snack, lunch, a bottle of water, sunscreen, a bathing suit, shorts, flip flops, a towel, a sweatshirt, and a hat.

WHAT WE PROVIDE:
Soft surfboards, wetsuits, tents for shade, a camp t-shirt, and a

Welcome to Orange County’s #1 ALL DAY Surf Camp! Come join Erik Nelsen’s 38 years of youth camp experience for a week of exciting Surf Camp. Girls and Boys will receive surf instruction, learn ocean awareness, tide cycles, wave types, eco-friendly beach exercises, as well as beach activities including relay races, beach flags, and other junior lifeguard games. 

 

Ocean safety will be taught and practiced by our professional staff of CPR and First Aid certified.Our surf camp has a 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio. Surf lessons are conducted at an excellent site with gentle waves with a sandy bottom and a safe environment for learning. A professional surfer will be on hand to share their surfing knowledge on Friday afternoon. A pizza party is provided on Friday.

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DAILY SCHEDULE:
9:00 am to 9:30 am – Camp sign-in and drop-off at park lawn
9:30 am – Camps begins/ introduction/roll/stretching circle
9:45 am – Groups organized
10:00 am – Surf instruction and daily ocean lesson
11:00 am – Snack break
11:15 am – Surf instruction and ocean activity
12:30 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Surf lesson and ocean activity
2:20 pm – Activities finished/ beach clean up/pack up
2:45 pm – Instructors walk campers to the dismissal area
2:45 to 3:00 pm – Sign out campers from lawn pick area

Parents are welcome to watch on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

CAMP CHANGES AND CANCELATIONS:
(949) 270-8150

CAMP INFORMATION:
(949) 464-0077

When

Jun 9, 2025 – Jun 13, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 – Jun 20, 2025
Jun 23, 2025 – Jun 27, 2025

Jul 7, 2025 – Jul 11, 2025
Jul 14, 2025 – Jul 18, 2025
Jul 21, 2025 – Jul 25, 2025
Jul 28, 2025 – Aug 1, 2025

Aug 4, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025
Aug 11, 2025 – Aug 15, 2025
Aug 18, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025

Our staff

Erik Nelsen's Surf Camps instructors and staff

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