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CampSurf Voted Best of The Beach 2017
For 20 years, CampSurf has been sharing the stoke and instilling a love for the ocean in local kids. Campsurf’s CPR and first aid certified professional surf instructors are all experienced surfers and waterman have taught the proper techniques and safety to thousands of students. Read More
Slashing the Stereotype: A Profile on Campsurf Owner/Instructor Tommy Ostendorf
Check out this cool article from the Easy Reader "Drop Zone" on Campsurf Owner and surf instructor, Tommy Ostendorf. The full article is available at www.easyreadernews.com. Enjoy! We can all thank Hollywood for the perception of surfers as stony slackers. Tommy Ostendorf slaps back at this identity with one hit of the lip and one [...]
Campsurf Instructor Featured in Geico Commercial
Watch Campsurf Head Instructor, Tommy Ostendorf, successfully teach a private surf lesson in under 15-minutes. Believe it or not, the wave in the video is actually her first attempt and she rode it all the way to the beach! This Geico commercial is currently airing on the Sundance Channel. Thanks, Geico, for choosing Campsurf [...]
Surfing Etiquette
Surfing Etiquette: The Rules of the Water With the growing popularity of surfing, the number of new surfers in the water has increased, and unfortunately some surfing etiquette has gotten lost. Etiquette is a term thrown around in surfing all of the time, but what exactly does it mean? In this month's edition of Surfer's [...]
Finding Waves
How to score the best surf in the South Bay, Los Angeles An important, but often overlooked aspect of surfing is finding good waves to surf. It sounds super basic, but this is a crucial skill in surfing. The best surfers are also the best at reading ocean conditions. The ability to decipher the [...]
Getting Started in Surfing
STEP 1: LEARN SURFING ETIQUETTE I can't emphasize this one too strongly. A great place to start is a lesson with a knowledgeable surf instructor or friend. DO NOT attempt to just paddle out on your own and "wing it". You will be a danger to yourself and others. I will not attempt to [...]
Jimmy Miller Foundation Featured On Fox News
How Surfing Is Helping to Heal Wounded Warriors To the outside world, it looked like Jimmy Miller had it all. He was a competitive surfer living in a beach community in California; he was a world traveler and was even married to a supermodel. In his brother’s words – he had it all [...]
Camp Surf in LA Times – Deal on Los Angeles Surf Lessons
HIGHLIGHTS - $99 (A $200 Value) 90 minute surf lesson for 2 Surf boards and wet suits provided 2 T-shirts featuring the Campsurf logo Certified instructors Manhattan Beach location only No experience necessary THE DETAILS Surfing a wave? Wowza! Surfing the internet? Not so much. If you’re ready to climb out from behind your [...]
Los Angeles Surf Lesson – Wave Basics
Los Angeles boasts some of the best surfing conditions in the world. On any given day you will most likely find some swell along the South Bay coastline, enough for you to at least get wet and have some fun. Wave knowledge is an important aspect to surfing. Camp Surf instructors have decades of surfing [...]