Surf Lessons: Personalized Small Group Experience

Dive into surfing with personalized lessons. Expert instructors ensure you ride your first wave with confidence. Book your adventure today.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Costa Rica Surf Camp - Upon gathering at our surf shop in Dominical, participants will proceed directly to the beach for a safety briefing and land instruction. Following this, surfing practice will commence in the white water. Instruction will be provided on how to stand up and ride the waves. Each surf lesson lasts for 2 hours.
What's Included
  • Rash guard
  • Surfboard
  • Fruit
  • Water
Additional Information

We provide intimate, customized classes with a 2-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio. Our team is professional and attentive, ensuring you have an exceptional experience while learning to surf.

Our instructors possess extensive surfing knowledge and have many years of experience teaching surf lessons. Typically, students are able to stand up and ride the waves during their very first lesson.

Location
Costa Rica Surf Camp
Next to El Coco Restaurant, beach front in Playa Dominical
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Solrb6590pv
Jan 5, 2025
Awesome first surfing experience! - This was the first time for my seven year old son and 10 year-old daughter to try some surfing. My son had some reservations as he was a little nervous, but the instructors were wonderful with him. They kept a very close eye on him and worked their butts off 😂 to keep him safe and have fun. My daughter enjoyed it so much it was her favorite thing we did in Costa Rica.
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Daviddw8739in
Dec 26, 2023
My sons very first surf experience - I learned to surf here 23 years ago, so now I took my 10 year old soon to learn at the same location. The staff were kind, and my sons instructor was very informative and patient with him. He was up surfing on his second attempt, and within the hour he was catching waves on his own. I would highly recommend taking lessons here.
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Curious09118290273
Dec 25, 2023
Beginners - The instructors were excellent. Successfully surfing small waves by the end of the lesson. Wish we had more time for the intermediate class!
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Alessandrasl2699ib
May 17, 2023
Had an amazing time surfing! - Second time visiting and taking lessons and I had an amazing time during both visits. Kaitlin is super helpful and welcoming, and answered all my many questions. Our two surf instructor’s were very supportive, informative, and made learning how to surf even more enjoyable. I love Dominical and Costa Rica Surf Camp and I hope to be back again soon!
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Tomtc8397jf
Mar 6, 2023
Great lessons on a great surfing beach - Our group surfing lesson with Gonzalo, Alfredo and Ronny was fantastic. The 2 teens in our party were excited enough to do an intermediate session as well. I've done a previous lesson and this was by far the better experience - the on-beach instruction was great. Having 1 instructor for 2 would-be surfers made for a great ratio.
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Christinamz7728el
Jan 23, 2023
Fun Family Surf - We took lessons as a family! The instructors were friendly and made us feel comfortable. I wish I could remember all their names- Delan, Alfredo & “Head Instructor” :) Our 10 year old son absolutely found a new hobby and loved the Head Instructor. He was very knowledgeable, he knew how to adapt his instructions and he was attuned to each of us. Our 4 year old wants to see Delan again too. It was a great place and friendly staff. Overall it was a Great experience! Thank you! We will use them again when we are back. -The Mitchell Family
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204shellyw
Jan 11, 2023
Professional and very thorough - My daughter took two lessons with Gonzalo and had fantastic time. She had a beginner and then moved onto intermediate. She has fallen in love with surfing and Dominical.
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Psichering
Aug 31, 2022
Surf lesson with Gonzalo - I took two intermediate surf lessons with Gonzalo. Cesar (the owner) drove us to Dominicalita where the conditions were suitable to my skill level. Gonzalo carefully chose a board based by talking to me about my prior experience and how I have been surfing elsewhere. Once at the beach, he gave me a tons of tips about making a plan, how to paddle out, and work with the given conditions. We reviewed some basic technique and paddled out into the sea. I was non-stop surfing, and every surf I did, Gnzalo had analytical feedback, which I could take in to try differently for the next surf. I got a lot out of these two lessons. He encouraged me a lot to work harder than I normally do, which I appreciate it a lot. After the lesson, sweet pineapples were offered, which tasted sooo good after being in the water for a bit. The camp had variety of boards and Kaitlin and Cesar were friendly. I would come back and take their lessons again.
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V2428ypmichelf
Aug 26, 2022
1st time surfer ! - Great surf lesson for the entire group (7) of beginners ! Really enjoyed the help of the coches. Excellent and expertise very obvious ! Thanks for your patience, devotion, smile and energy : we had a blast and can now understand why it's so much fun to be a surfer !
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Margiehan77
Dec 26, 2024
Great experience but some instructors much better than others - We really enjoyed it and came back for a second day. However, the quality of the instructors and the level of English spoken varies significantly from one instructor to another.
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