Girls-Only Surf Camp at Wrightsville Beach, NC
Difficulty
moderate
Duration
3–5 hours per day
Fitness Level
Participants should have moderate fitness, able to swim and handle physical activity on sand and in waves.
Overview
Wahine Week Surf Camp delivers a tailored girls-only surfing experience at Wrightsville Beach, NC. With expert coaches and small groups, young surfers ages 9-16 can improve skills in a supportive ocean environment.
Wahine Week Surf Camp! (Ages 9-16)
Girls Surf Camp Week
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About This Adventure
Wahine Week Surf Camp offers an exhilarating girls-only surfing experience for ages 9-16 at Wrightsville Beach, NC. With personalized instruction from certified coaches, campers will enhance their skills while enjoying beach activities. Limited to just 10 students per session, this camp ensures a fun, safe, and memorable summer adventure on the waves.
What is Wahine Week Surf Camp?
Wrightsville Beach, NC's Girls-Only summertime surf camp! For girls ages 9-16 years old! Camp runs Monday through Friday from 8:00am-10:30am every week of the summer! Each camp has a capacity of 10 students total! This camp is great for beginners all the way up to advanced surfers.
FYI: 'Wahine' translates to something like 'little surfer girl' in Hawaiian.
Our camp's strength is highly personalized, fun, and effective surf instruction catered to your child's particular skill development set. We'd like to see them showing us all the work and know-how of surfing well on their own by the end of the camp! Your kids will come out of this camp absolutely stoked on surfing! But don't take it from us, just ask around!
Our CPR and First Aid Certified instructors will teaching your Wahines to surf and/or improve their surfing the majority of each day's 2.5 hrs. All while learning about safety in the sea! We also have a ton of other fun beach activities we do when the surf isn't cooperating and/or the kids are getting tired. If this is the case, we'll be bodysurfing, learning how to use handplanes, riding surf mats in the shorebreak, as well as doing some light relays to improve the kids' paddling, swimming, breath holding ability and overall safety in the ocean.
We also run the Grommets Camp for boys ages 9-16 years old 8:00am-10:30am just down the beach!
These are Wrightsville Beach, NC's finest summertime surf camps!
LOCATION
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LOCATION#
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June 5-9: Beach Access #2 June 12-16: Beach Access #32 June 19-23: Beach Access #2 June 26-30: Beach Access #32 July 3-7: Beach Access #2 July 10-14: Beach Access #32 July 17-21: Beach Access #2 July 24-28: Beach Access #32 July 31-Aug 4: Beach Access #2 Aug 7-11: Beach Access #32 Aug 14-18: Beach Access #2
(Monday through Friday, 8:00am-10:30am each week)
What to Bring
We suggest bringing water, a light snack, sunscreen, a hat, a rash guard, a towel and a warm change of clothes! If you have a surfboard you'd like your Wahine to learn on during the camp, please bring it and we'll teach them on it! Otherwise, we provide the surfboards and and all necessary equipment!
Student to Instructor Ratio
2:1 minimum ratio. If their is an odd total number of students, we will either round up or down based on the given day's surf conditions. Safety is our #1 priority at all times.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refunds or credits will be issued for surf camp cancellations with at least 48 hours notice prior to the camp's start date. Cancellations with less than 48 hours notice prior to camp's start date will not be refunded, payments will be kept as a credit which can be used any time within the calendar year. No shows will not be refunded. Canceling less than 30 minutes before lesson start time is considered a ‘no show’. Full refund (for lessons) or Full credit (for camps) will be issued in case of operator cancellation due to foul weather and/or poor surf conditions. If a student is absent from any day(s) of their camp, we do not refund/pro-rate.
Adventure Tips
Arrive early to check tides
Morning low tides offer smoother, safer waves for beginners to practice on.
Use reef-safe sunscreen
Protect your skin and the local marine life by applying eco-friendly sunscreen before heading out.
Remain within supervised swim zones
Stay inside designated areas where instructors monitor safety during surfing sessions.
Stay hydrated and rest between sessions
Surfing is physically demanding; take breaks and drink water frequently to maintain energy.
Local Insights
Wildlife
- Ospreys commonly nest in nearby trees along the beach.
- Loggerhead sea turtles occasionally nest on Wrightsville’s shores in summer.
History
Wrightsville Beach has been a surfing and recreational hotspot since the 1950s, evolving alongside the rise of East Coast surf culture.
Conservation
Local organizations promote beach cleanups and encourage reef-safe products to protect the coastal ecosystem.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Recommended Gear
Surfboard (provided or personal)
A properly sized board boosts learning and wave control during instruction.
summer specific
Rash guard
Worn to prevent chafing and provide sun protection while in the water.
summer specific
Water shoes
Optional for walking rocky or shell-strewn shorelines comfortably.
summer specific
Reusable water bottle
Helps maintain hydration throughout busy surf and beach activities.