San Diego's Best Surf School
The Most Trusted Surf School offers a safe, fun, and memorable San Diego Surf Lessons experience for all. We have been in business for more than 60 years. Each year we teach more than 3,500 men, women, boys and girls, how to surf. Our friendly staff and experience instructors are knowledgeable watermen and women with a talent for teaching.
Over 60 years in the game
We opened in 1962 when the surf scene was just in its infancy.1962 to 2022! 60 years in business serving the Pacific Beach and San Diego surf scene!
30 years of ownership under me, Randy Strunk! We are proud to be an institution and fixture here at the beach. We will be celebrating the month of October with specials and a new 60 year t-shirt designed by Butch Cornelius, the artist who designed the original logo when he was a 10th grader at Mission Bay High!
If your visiting our website for the 1st time – know we are San Diego’s original surf school and oldest surf shop. Our roots run deep and our staff is a full stoked and knowledgeable group of surf instructors! Our surf lesson experience is unparalleled from our location to better equipment and the best curriculum designed to get you up and surfing right away!!! Plus a hot outdoor shower to rinse off after your lesson or surf rental!!!
We have all your surf needs covered from quality foam surfboards and bodyboards to a fine quiver of fiberglass surfboards for rent from Rusty Surfboards, Hank Warner and more!!! We have a fine retail shop to meet any needs you have for your stay in San Diego. Want to cruise the Boardwalk or ride to La Jolla or Ocean Beach we have you covered with bike rand skateboard rentals too!
Hard to believe 30 years has passed, I’m still surf stoked as ever! A big thank you to all the local surfers who have supported our store for decades and to all the families and tourists who have trusted us with your loved one’s for our surf lessons and surf camps! Also we cannot forget the legions of surfer’s who have worked here past and present that have shared there talents and aloha to help keep our little shop so popular!!! We have something for everyone and we do it better than anyone! Let’s go surfing!!!
Mahalo,
Randy Strunk
Owner
PACIFIC BEACH SURF SCHOOL
Learn to surf with San Diego Surf Lessons from Pacific Beach's most experienced surf school. We are proud to be San Diego’s Most Trusted Surf School offering a safe, fun, and memorable experience for all. Pacific Beach Surf School has been in business for more than 60 years. As a result, each year we teach more than 3,500 men, women, boys, and girls, how to surf. The surf camp is actually a great way to make the experience of learning to surf safe, and fun. Our program is dedicated to safety and structured to provide a fun and enriching setting for youth. Our program builds the self-confidence necessary to develop into true water-women and men.
Surf Lessons
Our instructors coach beginners daily and have been doing so for years! Our surf school teaches visitors and residents how to surf with the perfect blend of patience, skills and encouragement to get everyone catching waves. Learning to surf is so much more than standing up. Surfing requires the knowledge of which wave to ride and how to do it safely. Working one on one with an instructor and receiving undivided attention assures the best experience possible. Available for beginner-intermediate surfers, whether you want to stand up for the first time, catch waves on your own, or learn different maneuvers. Now is the time to cross surfing off your bucket list so sign up today for your San Diego Surf Lesson. Pacific Beach Surf School is the perfect place for beginner surfers and kids to learn how to surf.
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San Diego Surf Lessons for all Abilities
We provide professional surf lessons for local residents and vacationers from all over the world. Our surf lessons are offerred on Pacific Beach. We currently offer surf lessons 7 days a week, for all ages and skill levels.
new to the water?
Learn how to surf in San Diego. Pacific Beach Surf School provides premium private surf lessons with qualified instructors. Enjoy the personal professional attention with just you or your private group in the surfing lesson.
Intermediate surfer
If you are an intermediate surfer, you are probably looking for ways to improve your surfing. Challenge yourself and improve your skills to move from an intermediate to advanced surfer.
advanced skills
We can help perfect mechanics, fix bad habits, tune-up paddling and takeoffs while teaching efficient movement. We assist you to hone your surfer mentality and refining your wave judgment and ability to read the ocean
Our San Diego Surf Lessons Instructors are...
...knowledgeable watermen and women with a talent for teaching and...
...Fun
Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun
...Talented
talents are meant to be shared
....friendly
we love putting smiles on your face
...enthusiastic
Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment
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Surfing Is a Series Business
In tha last 10 Years I have seen the sport of surfing grow faster than ever before. Here in San Diego, up and down the coast, we are seeing more and more people hit the water with each year that goes by. And why wouldn't they? After all, Surf in
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San Diego’s Best Surf Camp
Every year, as the days get longer and the countdown to the last day of school begins, parents wrap their heads around the age-old question, “How do I keep my kids active and happy this summer?”
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2022 Dr. Walter Munk Scholarship
Well folks, it's literally been a pandemic since our last post but the PB Surf Shop blog is back! The timing has worked out perfectly too; because we wanted to make sure our first post (in a while) would be meaningful and something we – as a surf shop and
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Surf Etiquette
No matter your skill level, how you surf and interact in the water says a lot about you, and surf etiquette is the basis of it all my friends. So, when acting on instinct: Do you express your joy? How about your fear? Do you hesitate or charge? How do
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