Camp Info
| Ages: | 5–18 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | Coast |
| Water: | Water, Surfing |
| Meals Type: | Bring Your Own |
| Time: | 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Staff to Сamper Ratio: | 5:1 |
[email protected]
Long Beach, CA, USA
Learning to surf is the center of the day at M&M Surfing School Camp, where campers work in small groups on the sand and in the water at Seal Beach. The program focuses on surfing fundamentals, water safety, and repeated practice catching waves. Surfboards and wetsuits are provided, so children can take part without bringing their own surf equipment. The camp page lists a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio, and instruction is designed for beginning and intermediate surfers. Children age 5 and up are welcomed by the surf school, while the official summer-camp information also describes programming through the teen years.
Campers spend the morning surfing with instructors, building from safety and pop-up instruction into time in the ocean. For longer camp-day options, the published program adds a lunch and sand-play break followed by more time in the water for boogie boarding. Families can pack lunch for their child or provide money for lunch in town. The program emphasizes safety first, and the camp states that instructors are certified in CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety. With a beach-based format, provided equipment, and a strong focus on learning by doing, the experience fits children who want active time in the ocean and hands-on coaching rather than a classroom-style camp.
| Ages: | 5–18 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | Coast |
| Water: | Water, Surfing |
| Meals Type: | Bring Your Own |
| Time: | 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Staff to Сamper Ratio: | 5:1 |
You won’t be charged yet. The camp will contact you to confirm all terms first.
You can still submit a quick request to let the camp know you’re interested.
The camp is organized around small-group surf instruction at Seal Beach. Campers begin with safety guidance and surfing fundamentals, including pop-up technique, before practicing in the water with instructors. The program is intended for beginning and intermediate surfers, and the surf school also works with more experienced students who want to progress. A published 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio keeps the main surf-camp format focused on guided practice rather than large-group activity.
Standard surf-camp hours are listed in the morning. The camp also describes longer all-day season-pass options in which children surf in the morning, stop for lunch and time on the sand, and then return to the water for boogie boarding in the afternoon. Families may pack lunch or provide money for a child to get lunch in town. Surfboards and wetsuits are included with instruction. Safety remains part of the teaching approach throughout the program: the camp emphasizes water safety, and its instructors are described as CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety certified. Registration is handled through the City of Seal Beach, and families coordinate their selected camp days with M&M Surfing School.
For longer camp-day options, campers take a lunch break after the morning surf session. Families may pack a lunch for their child or provide money for the child to get lunch in town. The official camp information does not describe camp-provided meals or dietary accommodations.
Safety instruction is part of the program, and the camp describes its teaching approach as safety first. Campers receive water-safety guidance and supervised surf instruction in small groups. The published surf-camp ratio is 5 students to 1 instructor. The camp states that its instructors are certified in CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety. New surfers begin with safety and pop-up instruction before entering the water for coached wave practice.
M&M Surfing School is led by Michael Pless Sr. and Michael Pless Jr. The school states that Michael Sr. has decades of surfing and teaching experience and a professional medical background, while Michael Jr. has long-term surfing and instruction experience and is CPR certified. The camp page says instructors are CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety certified, and the surf-camp format uses a published 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio.
Families register through the City of Seal Beach and then coordinate camp scheduling directly with M&M Surfing School. The camp asks families to identify the selected days during registration or in the checkout notes, and its published instructions direct parents to contact the school with questions about scheduling.
Camp registration is handled through the City of Seal Beach. Families are asked to identify the five camp days they want during registration or in the checkout notes, and the camp requests that the registration receipt be brought to class. Surfboards and wetsuits are provided. For longer camp-day options, families should plan for lunch by packing food or providing money for lunch in town.
