SLOcal Surf: A Coastal Day Trip

Dec 11, 2024

$55 students / $80 non-students

Learn to surf with Poly Escapes Trip Leaders! Come out to a local beach and learn how to paddle, stand up, and catch your first wave with Poly Escapes.

Session 1:

Jan. 18, 2025, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Session 2: 

Mar. 8, 2025, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Register Dec. 2

Skill Level: Moderate

Activity Level: Beginner

Trip Highlights

  • A beginners welcome surf trip! Come have an epic day of salty air, waves, good food, and good friends. Ride the waves with basic surf instruction.
  • Bond with fellow participants and improve surfing skills.
  • Lunch provided.

Details

  • Depart near the listed time and travel to a prime surf location on the Central Coast.
  • Activities include beginner to intermediate surfing lessons and open surf time.
  • Enjoy lunch and return to campus after a day of riding waves.

What's Included

  • Transportation to and from campus.
  • Surfboards, wetsuits, booties, and other necessary surf gear.
  • Beginner instruction tailored to participant skill levels.
  • Lunch and first aid kits.

What to Bring

  • Bathing suit
  • Change of clothes to keep warm
  • Sandals
  • Daypack
  • Personal snacks
  • Water bottle
  • Sunscreen, sunhat, and sunglasses
  • Towel
  • Wetsuit (if you own one)
  • Comfortable shoes for walking and hiking
  • An extensive gear list will be provided at the mandatory pre-trip meeting. Trip leaders will contact participants in advance
Need Rental Equipment?

The Poly Escapes Rental Center at the Cal Poly Recreation Center has the gear you need for your next adventure! Explore our selection online, then visit the Rental Center to equip your trip.

Learn More