Summer Camp!

It’s almost July and the North Carolina coast is already seeing temps in the mid-90’s!  There’s no better time to hit the beach and spend time in the water.  Our summer camps are ideal when school’s out and the weather starts heating up.

Surf Camp hosts summer camps for kids ages 6 – 10 (Guppy Camp) and surf camps for ages 11 and up.  We have day camps and overnight camps, weekend clinics, adventure travel camps, and surfing vacations as well as private and group surf lessons.

All of our summer camp and surf camp instructors are certified and highly trained.  Each of our Surf Camp overnight camp instructors are also certified in CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Lifeguarding, and First Aid.  Collectively, we have tons of experience both in the water and as camp counselors for kids ages 6 and up.  Our Surf Camp Team is hand picked from hundreds of applicants and has a reputation and responsibility of providing a safe and highly trusted summer and surf camp program.

Marine Exploration

In addition to the focus on top-notch surf instruction with low student to instructor ratios (never more than 3:1), Surf Camp also has a mission of environmental conservation that is shared by every instructor and staff member.  Kids will not only learn respect and understanding of the ocean, wave dynamics, and surfing, they will also learn to appreciate the importance of protecting our environment and the impact our actions have on the world around us.

Surf Camp is the perfect summer camp for kids who love the outdoors, love the beach and the water.  Learning to surf is a skill and a passion that stays with you throughout a lifetime.  We LOVE our job of introducing the world of surfing to kids and adults alike.  Join us at Surf Camp this summer for an experience you’ll never forget!

To learn more about us, visit WBSurfCamp.com or call 866-844-7873.

Kids Surf Camp

We’ve still got a few spots available in some of our upcoming Surf Camps.  Check out our Surf Camp Schedule to see what might work for you and your family.  We’re having a great season so far and we’d love to have you join us.  Check out photos from the past couple weeks on our Facebook Page :

Overnight Teen Adventure Camps:
June 26 – July 7 – Bahamas Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 7 – July 13 – Oahu, Hawaii Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 8 – July 21 – Barbados Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 14 – July 20 – Oahu, Hawaii Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 31 – August 6 – Outer Banks Teen Adventure Camp, ages 13-16
August 7 – August 13 – Outer Banks Teen Adventure Camp, ages 13-16

Overnight Teen Surf Camp:
Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp Schedule
June 26 – July 1 – Wrightsville Overnight Camp, ages 11-14
July 10 – July 15 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 12-16
July 17 – July 22 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 13-17
July 24 – July 29 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 14-17

Overnight Teen Specialty Camps:
July 10 – July 22 – Surf & Lifeguarding Certification Overnight Camp, ages 15-17
July 17 – July 29 – Surf & Scuba Overnight Camp, ages 13-17

Day Camps:
Check availability for Day Surf Camps in Wrightsville Beach and Kure Beach for ages 6 – 10 and 11+: Day Camp Schedule

Adult Surf Vacations:
August 14 – August 19 – Women’s Surf & Yoga Retreat, ages 18+

WB Surf Camp offers world renowned surf schools, surf lessons, and summer camps for kids, teens, adults, and families.  We have something for everyone – whether you’re just learning to surf, looking to hone your skills, craving a surf vacation, interested in surf travel, or looking for a great summer camp for the kids. 

Contact Surf Camp today to learn more about our programs and see how surfing can transform your life! 866.844.7873

I have to admit, I really want to go to Guppy Camp. I have worked at Surf Camp for almost a year, have taken Surfing Lessons with my husband, attended one of our awesome Day Camps at Wrightsville Beach, successfully learned to pop up, managed to catch a few amazing waves, but I REALLY want to go to Guppy Camp! The only problem is that the program is for 6 – 10 year olds, so they won’t let me. You might wonder why I want to spend a week of summer with kids in a program that I am far too old for… But if you talked to the moms (and dads) that I talk to every day as I answer the office phone, you would want to go too! As camper’s parents and grandparents contact us throughout the year to sign up for camp, or to ask questions, they have so many tremendous things to say about their Guppy’s experiences at camp that I can’t help but feel jealous!

Every day of Guppy Camp is action packed with cool activities like boogie boarding, paddle boating, visiting the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, learning how the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital rehabilitates sea turtles, learning to play a ukulele, fishing, clamming and crabbing in the marsh, playing fun games on the beach…the list goes on and on. Even the van rides in between activities sound fun due to all the games! Not only is Guppy Camp fun, but it teaches campers about basic ocean safety, Junior First Aid, marine life, rip currents, the importance of protecting our environment… this list goes on and on too! It’s amazing that you can learn so much and have a super fun week; for nine sessions each summer, Guppy Camp does exactly that!

Chelsea Thornhill and Rick Civelli do a great job hiring Guppy Camp Staff that love both children and the ocean, are great role models and have the stamina to push boogie boarders into waves all summer long. After they interview a ton of folks, they hire the cream of the crop, make sure the new staffers acquire the proper certifications (Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid), and train them extensively in house. They then send them off to have fun filled weeks with kids; their ultimate mission being to change camper’s lives forever. Based on the phone calls and emails I receive, I would say that they do a first-class job (which leaves me wanting to be a Guppy!)

If you have a 6 – 10 year old that might be interested in Guppy Camp, call me! I’d love to send you our Guppy Camp Catalog, and put you in contact with some previous Guppies and their parents!

-Erica