Friday-Monday · 12 guests max

A long weekend, twice daily in the water.

Three nights, six surf sessions, video coaching at lunch, and a slow Sunday dinner with the people you've spent the weekend learning beside. For adults who actually want to get better at surfing.

Reserve from $1,295 See schedule

Hour by hour

What a long weekend at Salt Shore looks like.

Day 01

Friday

3pmArrival + check-inDriftwood Inn lobby. Welcome bag, board fitting, room keys.
5pmBeach orientation30-min walk-and-talk on the cove. Coaches assess where you are.
7pmWelcome dinnerLong-table seafood at the boardwalk. Glass of wine included.

Day 02

Saturday

7amCoffee + paddleOpen kitchen, then beach yoga warm-up.
8amSurf session #1Two hours. Filmed by your coach.
12pmLunch + video reviewKitchen lunch. Watch your morning paddle on the projector.
3pmSurf session #2Late afternoon glass-off. Different break.
8pmFree eveningBoardwalk, beach fire, or your room.

Day 03

Sunday

7amCoffee + paddleSame as Saturday. We start the day in the water.
8amSurf session #3Coaches working on your specific issue.
12pmSurf-mindset workshopTalia leads a 90-minute workshop on fear, flow, and ocean awareness.
3pmSurf session #4Apply what you just learned.
7pmFamily-style dinnerThe big one. Local oysters, slow-cooked everything.

Day 04

Monday

7amCoffee + paddleLast beach yoga of the weekend.
8amSurf session #5"Show me what you've learned" session.
11amBrunch + video editsYou leave with a 4-minute edit of your weekend.
1pmDepartureHugs, contact swap, drive home tired and salty.

Lodging

Three nights at Driftwood Inn.

We've partnered with Driftwood Inn — the small ten-room hotel just off the boardwalk, two minutes' walk to the beach — for retreat lodging. It's not a budget motel, but it's also not a $700-a-night resort. It's good.

Rooms are quiet, beds are comfortable, and the open kitchen does the meals included in your retreat package.

Shared roomStandard from $1,295
Private room+$220 / 3 nights
Ocean-view upgrade+$340 / 3 nights
Bring a partner (non-surfer)+$680 / 3 nights · meals included

Coaching

Real video coaching, not just "looked good" feedback.

Rafa Costa runs the retreat coaching. Every session is filmed by a coach with a long lens from the beach, then watched back together at lunch — frame-by-frame on the projector. You see what you actually did, what worked, and what to fix next session.

By Sunday afternoon you've watched four of your own sessions and you can tell, on your fifth paddle out, what your coach is going to point out before they say it.

Long-lens video

Every session, every guest

Take-home edit

4-min weekend edit

1:1 sessions

2 per guest

Group size

4 students per coach

Pricing

Three options. No surprises.

All packages include three nights, all six surf sessions, all coaching, video review, three breakfasts, three lunches, two dinners, and one welcome bag.

Standard

Shared lodging

$1,295

Shared double room (your choice of roommate or assigned)
All sessions, all meals
Take-home video edit
Welcome bag (board wax, leash, t-shirt)

Reserve standard

Private room

$1,515

Private room with ocean side window
Everything in Standard
One additional 1:1 with your retreat coach
Priority on session group assignment

Reserve private

2026 Retreats

Eight long weekends. Pick yours.

Apr 17-20

Spring opener

First retreat of the season. Smaller waves, fewer crowds.

May 22-25

Memorial weekend

Warmer water now. Mid-size groundswell typical.

Jun 19-22

Solstice retreat

Longest days. Two-and-a-half hour evening sessions possible.

Jul 17-20

High summer

Peak water temp. Most beginner-friendly window.

Aug 21-24

Late summer

Bigger groundswells start filling in. Intermediate-leaning groups.

Sep 18-21

Fall classic

Best surf of the year, historically. Books out first.

Oct 9-12

Indigenous Peoples'

Cooler water, glassy mornings, less crowded lineups.

Nov 6-9

Closing retreat

Last weekend of the season. 4/3 wetsuits required.