As a company, WRSC strives to provide the most exceptional surf vacation experience for all: the first time surfer, learning surfer, experienced wave riders, and advanced professional surfers.
We care about every aspect of the surfing traveler's needs: comfortable hotel accommodations with a view of the surf, a friendly staff that considers everyone family, unrivaled surfing instruction, elite access to Costa Rica's premiere waves, superior surfboards, and an unbeatable surfing atmosphere on the beach.
We surf to live. We live to surf.
"Witch's Rock Surf Camp is a boutique surf resort located ocean front in beautiful Tamarindo, Costa Rica. We have spent years perfecting our accommodations, our surf programs, our restaurant and bar, and everything else that makes our surf camp so special. The result is a Costa Rican surf community that centers around our "life is short, so do whatever you need to do to make yourself happy" philosophy. Nearly 10,000 guests later, we must be doing something right. I think you'll like what we've got, so come down and check us out. Then find your own little piece of paradise and carry on the tradition..."
Joe Walsh
WRSC Creator and Owner
It all started when we drove this old school bus from San Diego, California to Tamarindo, Costa Rica in search of a simple life undefined. We found perfect waves with warm water, and camped out in an old beach house on the shores of Tamarindo. We opened a beach bar and taught surf lessons, not having a clue that we were evolving into one of the world's most recognized surf camps ever.
Over time, Witch's Rock Surf Camp grew into a surf resort that is now complete with our boutique hotel, our restaurant and bar, a surf school, surf tours, a surf shop with our custom surfboards, and a collection of the nicest people you'd ever want to be on vacation with. This is truly a dream come true for everyone.
Witch's Rock Surf Camp offers:
- Beach front hotel accommodations. You can watch the surf from your room or watch your room from your surfboard.
- Co-ed, family, individual traveler, and group surf camps for beginning through advanced level surfers.
- Tamarindo's best restaurant and bar. Eat @ Joe's is a true beach bar with great food. Why would you go anywhere else?
- The Witch's Rock Surf Shop, where you can find original clothing, custom surfboards, or book a boat trip to Witch's Rock and Ollie's Point.
- An awesome local surf community. As our guests we will show you the true meaning of PURA VIDA. This national phrase translates to PURE LIFE, and there is truly no better place to feel the pura vida spirit than at our surf camp.
ENJOY OUR OCEAN FRONT HOTEL
At Witch's Rock Surf Camp we offer you ocean front hotel rooms with Tamarindo's main surfing beach DIRECTLY IN FRONT. The rooms are great, the views are great, even the price is great! We don't believe in charging more than we have to, as we'd rather have you come back again and again and again.
SURF SCHOOL
Whether you are just starting out or you've been surfing for your entire life, we have an instructional surf school package that will be perfect for you. Our lessons are held directly in front of the surf camp on Playa Tamarindo (widely known as Costa Rica's best learning beach). All of our surf instructors are ISA Certified and experienced lifeguards. We offer the best surf school program that you will find, with the added bonus that the water is warm and the surroundings are excellent! We pride ourselves on getting all of our guests up and riding waves, and you will be no exception. Or, if you've just been out of the water for some time and need some brushing up, we can do that too! Get hooked with our beginning, intermediate, and established surf school programs led by our professional instructors.
SURF TOURS
Our surf tours are intended for advanced surfers only and are, by far, the BEST WAY to surf Costa Rica! Why?
- Flying with surfboards is a pain in the ASS! Damaged boards and excessive airline handling fees are a thing of the past. Book a surf tour package and get one of our brand new Witch's Rock boards to ride while you're here.
- No rental car needed. We take you everywhere, ensuring that you don't get lost. We even pack your board on top of the van or in the boat so you don't have to (its called V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N)
- Surf the absolute best waves ever. We know this coast and we surf it every single day. We have mastered finding the best surf with any given swell direction, wind direction, and tide. You will do with us what simply cannot be done with a book or novice guide.
- Small tour sizes. No more than four guests per tour.
Now is your chance to surf the waves that made this country famous. Our tour destinations include Witch's Rock and Oliie's Point (featured in the movie Endless Summer II), Playa Grande, Avellanas, Marbella, Ostional, Nosara, and plenty of nooks and crannies not included on any surf map or in any book. Seriously, it gets as good as this photo OFTEN. Let us show you where...