Lessons, camp & rentals

Yes. You should be comfortable swimming in the ocean. No surfing experience is needed. Everyone starts in the whitewater on a soft-top.

It runs 56 to 58 degrees in October, which is about as warm as it gets here. The 4/3 wetsuit we give you handles it. Bring a swimsuit for underneath, a towel, and a warm layer for after.

Cowell is small most days, but when a big swell or a water quality notice hits, we call by 7:30am and move you to another morning. Flat days we still go out. Lying on a board in the sun is good practice.

8 and up for the group lesson, 8 to 15 for camp. Younger kids get cold fast in this water, even in a good suit.

Yes, Monday to Friday mornings. Fall camps fill with homeschooled kids and families on a school break week. They are smaller than summer, usually six to eight kids.

Yes. Tell us what you have surfed and we will set you up. If you are new, we will say so and point you at the inside at Cowell.