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Learn to surf in beautiful Santa Barbara! Your expert instructor will teach you how to stand up on your board and ride the perfect wave, offering tips on balance while ensuring your safety. All skill levels are welcome, and equipment rental is included. This Southern California city offers great outdoor activities like surfing year-round.
Private Surf Lesson with Instructor, Board, & Wetsuit lasts about 1h 30min.
Prices start at $85 per person for this Santa Barbara experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is IMPORTANT: The directions above are NOT accurate for your meeting point. You will be meeting your instructor at the beach, which will be a 15-25 minute drive south of Santa Barbara. You will be emailed about the exact location AFTER you book your lesson. Thank you!. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Excellent lesson for my 14 year old son with Ryan. He got many rides in and was happy and tuckered out afterwards. Well worth the time, great experience!
Glad you enjoyed your surf lesson with Ryan! Stoked he got many rides and had a great time.
This was our first time surfing and Josh was great! He explained it all super well, made it a great experience overall. Definitely recommend and would do it again!
Thanks Isabella! We appreciate you taking the time to write us a 5 star review about your surf lesson with Josh. Happy to hear that his instruction was helpful!
Our instructor Josh was awesome during our surfing lesson! Super informative and helpful. Had a great time!
Awesome! So happy to hear this! Thanks for booking your surf lesson with Santa Barbara Surf School and we hope to see you again in the future!
Omg this was so much fun! Our instructor Josh was so informative and professional during our surfing lesson! He helped us all get the hang of it and I would do it ten times over so much fun!
Woohoo! Happy to hear it! So glad that you had a good time during your surf lesson and we are stoked that it got you really excited about surfing!
We had a wonderful experience. Our instructor Kenzie was great. She was patient and kind. Great teacher for both my 9yr old daughter and me/mom.
Right on! Pumped to hear that you had such a great surf lesson experience with Kenzie and a great memory with your daughter!
Took a surf lession with Josh, which was amazing! He's a very patient and encouraging teacher. He made sure I had a good time! It was my second time surfing and I feel confident going out on my own to try to catch some gentle waves on my own after this!
So stoked you had an amazing surf lesson! Josh will be thrilled to hear this—his patience and encouragement make all the difference. Awesome to hear you’re feeling confident getting out there on your own. Can’t wait to see you catch more waves soon!
This was one of the best expriences money can buy. Ethan is a great instructor, and will make sure your safety is his number one priority.
Thanks so much! Glad to hear you had an awesome surf lesson with Ethan — he’ll love this. Hope to see you back out in the waves soon!
My daughter (13 years old) did a surf lesson with Kenzie today and LOVED it! She learned so much and is excited to do more lessons next week. Great instruction and fun experience!
Glad you enjoyed your surf lesson with Makenzie! We are pleased to hear your daughter had a great experience!
The kids took surf lessons with George and had a blast. They were catching waves and having fun from the get go. The whole experience was great-from getting gear to getting into the water.
We are so glad your kids enjoyed their surf lesson as well as the whole surf experience with George! We hope to have you back surfing with us!
We had an amazing Surf Lesson with George! He was patient, encouraging, and explained everything clearly, making it easy to learn and have fun. Thanks to him, we felt confident in the water and truly enjoyed the experience. Highly recommended!
Thanks for joining us for a surf lesson! We’re thrilled to hear George made the experience fun, clear, and confidence-building. We appreciate the recommendation and hope to surf with you again soon!
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