Surf Camps in Wrightsville Beach, NC - Crystal South Surf Camp

Crystal South Surf Camp – Wrightsville Beach

SHARING THE ANCIENT SPORT OF KINGS WITH THE CAROLINAS FOR 20 YEARS! CALL 910 465 9638 to schedule lessons

The original surf camp in Wrightsville Beach, Crystal South Surf Camp has been helping people from all over the world take their surfing abilities to the next level since 1996. Whether you have never surfed before and have always dreamed of learning or if you want to improve your already existing skills, we offer all of the coaching and instruction you will need in order to reach your fullest potential while staying safe and having the most fun possible!

Through our programs, we will teach you how to surf and how to enjoy every aspect of the ocean. From surf etiquette and ocean safety to coastal ecology and marine life, you will develop a vast understanding of the ocean and how to enjoy every minute of your time spent in the ocean. Please join the fun this summer and let us share our love of the ocean with you!

The History of Crystal South Surf Camp

Crystal South Surf Camp was established at the south end of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in 1996.Founded by East Coast female surfing legend Jo Pickett, the camp began as a way for residents to provide their children and loved ones with the skills and knowledge that Jo’s children were quickly acquiring through her coaching. Since then, new and returning students have sought out Jo and her family to help advance their abilities and their stoke in and out of the ocean. Many students who learn their skills here become instructors for Crystal South Surf Camp and other surf schools. Crystal South Surf Camp builds a world view into the experience of surfing at Wrightsville Beach, while learning to surf in a safe and structured environment with certified instructors.

What Makes Our Surf Camp Different?

With the abundance of surf camps popping up in most beach communities, it is becoming more and more difficult to choose the perfect ocean experience for yourself or a loved one. As the oldest and longest established surf in Southern North Carolina, we lead the charge in manufacturing stoke for our clients. Through our many years of instruction, we not only meet our clients’ expectations, we exceed them both in and out of the water.

At Crystal South Surf Camp, we pride ourselves on being the only surf camp in Wrightsville Beach with coaches and instructors who are national and regional surfing champions. Camp founder / owner Jo Pickett continues to compete in the Eastern Surfing Association (since 1977) and directs the Wahine Classic Wrightsville Beach. Airlie Pickett competes on the UNC Wilmington Surf Team, affiliated with the National Scholastic Surfing Association.

Our instructors are teachers within our public school system, college students who have learned to surf at Crystal South Surf Camp, and high school students who share their love of surfing. Our alumni often join us during the summer to instruct, coach, and mentor our students.

Our surf students often join us for more than one week per summer, and return summer after summer to build their surf skills. Crystal South Surf Camp provides the appropriate surfboards during this transition from beginner to intermediate level. Then we go shopping, and choose the best surfboard for you! This is a custom service offered only by Crystal South Surf Camp, and we place a high degree of importance on this service, as we facilitate your continued surfing improvement and enjoyment.

The Future of Crystal South Surf Camp

During this winter of 2016 and 2017, I am coaching in Costa Rica. We are building skills and wave knowledge, and using video analysis to measure progress and target specific maneuvers for improvement.

Planning ahead for summer 2017, in addition to the beginning surf camp, the coaching / mentoring program that has always been an integral part of Crystal South Surf Camp will continue, and is designed to improve rotational motion and leg strength, develop compression / extension and shoulder / hip mobility / stability, and improve maneuvers, stance, and positioning on waves or above them! Also, competitive surfing skills and strategy are key components of this intermediate program.

Crystal South Surf Camp

Crystal South Surf Camp provides beginning through advanced surf instruction for people of all ages, with customized formats for private and group lessons, summer surf camps at Wrightsville Beach, and guided surf trips to destinations including the east and west coasts of United States, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Emphasizing ocean awareness, safety, and surf etiquette, our experienced instructors match students with appropriate equipment, starting with soft surfboards, and build skills which allow students to transition to higher performance equipment, which equals more and more fun! CSSC also provides ocean therapy in a surf setting, personalized fitness training and surf yoga from a certified personal trainer and yoga teacher.