Corky Carroll’s Surf School

I will be the first to tell you that I didn’t catch a bunch of waves and I did amazing. I did swallow a ton of salt water and quite a bit of dirt. What I will tell you was how amazing the staff and my teacher Tristan are! He was amazingly patient with me and made me feel very comfortable in the water. I won’t lie I have a bit of fear of the ocean! Also the customer service was top notch. Kevin and his wife Kelsey were amazing and and very responsive. They were on top of it! I emailed them on the Thursday before Father’s Day to surprise my husband for a lesson. She emailed me that evening and we were out on the water that Saturday. Again amazing customer service and made you feel like family. I would suggest anyone taking lessons here any time. I can’t wait to bring my seven and five year old for some lessons now! Thanks again Kevin and Kelsey!

Came for a conference and thought I’d skip to try surfing for the first time. Called and Keith set us up with an instructor within an hour! Todd was a great instructor. Had fun and great to get out there, even though I sucked. Thank you, Keith and Todd!

20 years ago, I enrolled my 9 year old son Patrick in CC Surf School. Rick Walker and his staff were so awesome with us and Patrick got the «stoke» and to this day, my 29 year old airline pilot son Patrick still surfs with me several times a week in So. Orange County. I was so happy with his lessons I bought a 9.0 custom made Seahorse Surfboard. Believe it or not, I still surf that board several times a week. Surfing has brought our family together through good and not so good times and we have to give Corky Carroll Surf school a 5 star rating albeit 20 years late. Someday we will come visit again to see Rick and perhaps Corky too. Bless you all!
Dan and Patrick Ramirez

Growing up in Huntington Beach and loving the beach, Corky Carroll’s Surf School is a dream come true for me and my son! My son’s 7 years old and LOVING surfing now. Before he was a little apprehensive of the water and waves, and now he is so excited to get out and surf.
Corky Carroll’s surf school is amazing and for kids (and adults) of all ages. :)
They ensure safety is NUMBER ONE and they make sure the kids have fun!
They have many awesome professional instructors and they also have one on one personal lessons.
I would highly recommend Corky Carroll’s Surf School!!!

Thank you to Corky Carrolls Surf School for supporting Taste for Los Alamitos. It is through donations from local business that make this event so successful. Thank you for supporting the school district and our community!

Really cool experience for the kids. My son and daughter both took private lessons.
Instructors were AWESOME! I wish I would have found them sooner!

This is a great outfit. I learned to surf here in HB, then we went to their Costa Rica surf school. In both settings, you are provided with everything you need to surf — wetsuit, board, and personal instructor. I brought my niece and my brother a couple of weeks ago, and we all had a great experience. The instructor stays with you for every minute of your hour lesson. You will stand up and ride a wave! Very fun. Highly recommended.

This is hands down the best surf school for kids of all ages. We have been coming here for three years now. My son dreams about it all year long so when it is summer, we go to the camp almost every single day! This is the best day care for kids at the beach. They also run a beach day care program for the super little groms where they dig in the sand, boogieboard and have a blast all day long ON THE BEACH! Safety is number one and there are many professional instructors and one on one personal lessons. If your kids are going nuts this summer send em to da beach! Bolsa Chica is an awesome spot for beginners where the waves are mellow.

I had a 19 year old nephew from Chicago visiting with us for a week so I enrolled my nephew and my 10 year old son for their first ever private surf lessons. I found out about this school through some parent friends who also bring their kids here for lessons. The process was super easy and Kelsey was very quick to respond back and scheduled us right away. Both my nephew and son had a blast with their instructors –Alex and Doug. Although neither of the boys never surfed before, seeing them standing up on the board even for a few seconds was exciting! The water was very choppy because of weather conditions but it was a great first experience for them. My son liked it so much that he wants to go back for more lessons. In my opinion, I think you get more bank for your buck with a private lesson. Also, they offered Beach Adventure camps for my younger son who is afraid to surf.
I will consider enrolling the boys again next year.

Our kids have attended either Beach Adventure or Surf School for the past 3 years and look forward to this every year. They love the experience, love the instructors and are thrilled to have learned to surf. I can’t say enough about Corky Carrolls– highly recommended!

We just finished another amazing week with the hard working crew of Corky Carolls. Kelsey and Keith helped us organized a group of 14 kids ages ranging from 8 – 14. We had a few shy kids but by the second day they were having a blast.
Every instructor we meet treated our kids like they were number one. Safety was a priority and so was having fun. My own kid left the group and went on shore. His instructor noticed right away and looked for him. He got a well deserved talking to. Which I appreciate. As a teacher I was impressed with The crew’s etiquettes and safety guidelines.
If you are looking to relax on the beach, socialize with your friends, read a book comfortably knowing your kids are well taken care of, this is the camp for you. We the parents enjoyed the beach while the instructors tired out our kids. After lunch the kids have exhausted most of their energy that they are quiet the rest of the day! Haha the best part.
Thanks Corky Caroll we will see you next year!

My daughter has attended Corky Carroll’s Surf School the last 2 summers and absolutely loved it. 3 hours was the perfect amount of time for beach and water play. And at 7 years old they had her standing up on a surf board!
It’s a great balance of fun and instruction and the staff is awesome too. I highly recommend it!

If you are going to go to surf school don’t even consider going anywhere else. I could sit here and tell you how great the customer service, safety and instruction is but you already know all that from reading the other reviews! I think the thing that truly sets Corky Carroll’s apart and makes it sooo much fun for everyone of every age is that once you show up you instantly feel part of a big family! These guys are rad!
Now I will tell you how great the customer service, safety and instruction are:
I have a son in Surf Camp a daughter in the Beach Adventure program and I enrolled myself in a private lesson to help me advance a step beyond where I was with my surfing. Every one of these programs are very very good. I initially put my kids in for a week of full day camp. They had so much fun I put em in for another week. Both kids are learning about ocean safety, a bit of marine biology and of course tons of surfing. We are really happy to find such an amazing camp, they are just so dialed in to every aspect of a good surf program.
You don’t have to be a kid to go here either. My private lesson advanced my surfing instantly. After watching me catch and ride one wave Alex explained what I needed to do so that I could turn and ride down the line. He was spot on and has saved me so much time in my learning process. Highly recommend the private lessons for both your kids and yourself especially if you are having an issue progressing. Once you have a private lesson you are going to be a better surfer or at least know what you need to work on to be a better surfer.
Keith, Kelsey, Hunter and all the other instructors… Thank You!

My cousin and I took a lesson at Corky’s just last week and had one of the best days ever. The instructors are the friendliest, most genuine people — -mad aloha vibes. My cousin who is just learning got up on the first try and the instructors did an awesome job explaining basic surf etiquette and form. Would absolutely recommend to anyone at any level — literally made our saturday (:

I can’t say enough at how wonderful the instructors and owners are! They are so kind and knowledgeable… I CANT WAIT FOR COSTA RICA!

Spent the afternoon relearning how to surf after 20 years. Alex was my instructor and he was fantastic! I appreciate that he took the time to go over fundamentals with me and gave me tips that really helped out once I hit the waves.
He had me up and riding on the first wave and the ones I missed were because I was too gassed to stay up! Thanks Alex!
Kelsey was the one who set up the lesson and she was great too. Super easy to work with and really friendly. All around great experience! It was just what I hoped in between sessions at my conference.
Thanks Corky and team!

My daughter just finished her first surf camp ever with Corky Carroll’s and she LOVED IT. She can’t stop talking about how much fun she had. The instructors were fun, patient and very attentive with the kids. She had a blast and we already signed her up for a few more weeks this summer and are inviting more of her friends to join for the FUN!

WOW, WOW, WOW! What an amazing experience! Mary was a fantastic teacher on sand and even more so in the water to my teenage daughter. I’m thrilled to have found something my daughter can become obsessed with and we will absolutely go back to Corky Carroll’s Surf School for more lessons!

Todd and Aaron were funny, patient and gave us the best surf lesson we could have hoped for. We are 4 forty year olds, out of shape with barely any endurance yet they both made us feel like surfing superwomen! I recommend to ask for these two cool guys, they made it worth it. Thank you.

My kids return to the surf school every year. We have done private lessons and group. We even did surf camp one year. The school focuses on safety first and I always feel good when my boys are in their hands. The school is great, my kids were surfing on day 1. This last lesson my kids had Blake and Josh as instructors and they were amazing! I refer this school to all my friends and I will continue to take my 2 boys there.