Intermediate Surf Coaching in Costa Rica
Take your surfing beyond the basics with the Intermediate Surf Program at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. You’ll score fun, consistent waves by boat or van, receive expert in-water coaching, and get daily video analysis designed to accelerate your progression.
Whether you want to improve your turns, timing, wave selection, or positioning in the lineup, our coaches will help you break through your plateau and build real confidence in a variety of conditions.
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Take Your Surfing to the Next Level in Costa Rica
Welcome to Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in beautiful Tamarindo, Costa Rica. If you’re an intermediate surfer looking to refine your skills, catch better waves, and build real confidence in the lineup, our Intermediate Surf Program was designed exactly for you.
Our expert surf coaches will take you to the best waves in the area—by van or by boat—so you can train in a variety of ideal conditions. Each session focuses on improving technique, speed, positioning, wave selection, and turns, giving you the tools you need to surf more consistently and intelligently.
Every afternoon, you’ll review your footage with your coach and receive personalized feedback. This video analysis will help you understand your strengths, identify mistakes, and make faster progress. All your videos are yours to keep so you can continue reviewing even after your trip.
But this program delivers more than coaching. You’ll stay steps from the sand in our beachfront hotel, enjoy daily breakfast, and have unlimited access to our full surfboard quiver. You can also join daily surf seminars that cover ocean safety, paddling technique, surf etiquette, board design, and the science behind waves.
We also include free round-trip transportation to and from Liberia International Airport to make your arrival as smooth as possible.
Since 2001, Witch’s Rock Surf Camp has helped thousands of surfers from around the world elevate their skills while enjoying world-class waves and the pura vida lifestyle. Whether you stay a week or longer, you’ll experience focused coaching, great surf, and a welcoming community of like-minded surfers.
Surf Tours with Coaching
Our Intermediate Coaching Tours run every day and are built to help you progress fast. Each session lasts about two hours, and your coach will take you by van or boat to the best nearby breaks for your level. You’ll focus on wave selection, speed, positioning, timing, and turns—everything you need to catch more waves and surf with real confidence.
You’ll get personalized coaching in the water, immediate feedback, and guidance that helps you break old habits and build better technique session after session.
While we recommend Saturday-to-Saturday stays for the full experience, you’re welcome to join the program for any number of days. Surf tours can begin on any day of the week.
Boat Trips to World-Class Surf Breaks
Some of Costa Rica’s best waves can only be reached by boat — and that’s where our intermediate program really shines. Our guided boat trips take you straight into uncrowded surf, letting you skip long paddles, avoid busy lineups, and spend your energy where it matters most: riding waves.
Traveling by water also allows us to chase the best conditions in real time. Your coach will position you at the right break, at the right tide, at the right moment for your level, giving you the consistency and wave quality you need to progress faster.
Consistent, Year-Round Surf Conditions
Tamarindo and the surrounding coastline in Northwest Costa Rica offer some of the most reliable surf conditions in the country. With more than 300 days of sunshine and steady offshore winds each year, you’ll find clean, consistent waves no matter the season. It’s the ideal environment for intermediate surfers looking to progress quickly.
Our experienced surf coaches will help you take full advantage of these conditions — increasing your wave count, sharpening your technique, and giving you the confidence to push into more challenging surf, session after session.
Community and Connection
At Witch’s Rock Surf Camp, surfers join us from all over the world for the same reason — a shared passion for surfing and an unforgettable experience. While the Intermediate Surf Program focuses on progression, it’s just as much about the people you meet and the friendships you build along the way.
You’ll connect naturally with like-minded travelers who love surf, adventure, and good vibes. Many guests arrive solo and leave with lifelong friends. When you surf with us, you’re not just improving your skills — you’re becoming part of the Witch’s Rock family.
Surf Camp Vacations for Everyone at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp
Intermediate Surf Program
Costa Rica Surfing Tours with Coaching
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Our daily Intermediate Coaching tours last 2 hours and we will take you to the best waves in the area. Nothing huge, just great waves to rapidly improve your surfing. You will work on gaining speed, positioning, wave selection, doing turns, and catching more waves.
A Saturday-Saturday reservation is suggested, but not required. Guests can stay more or less than 7 days, and trips can start on any day of the week.
Our daily surf seminars are great oppurtunities to socialize and possibly learn something new!
Seminars include:
- Ocean Safety
- Proper Paddling
- Surf Etiquette
- Surf Science
- Surfboard Design
- History of Surfing
In the intermediate surf program, you will watch video footage of yourself surfing and receive constructive feedback from your surf coaches.
This is one of the most powerful tools to help improve your surfing. These video files are yours to keep.
Whether you need help choosing the perfect board for your first lesson, or you are an experienced surfer who doesn’t want to pay the fees to bring your board, we have what you need.
You can test and change boards as many times as you like all day long. We have over 250 surfboards in our rental fleet: long boards, mid-range, shortboards, and alternative shapes by Firewire, Robert August, Von Sol, Walden, and more.
This isn’t your normal free breakfast.
Choose from anything on the menu in our beachfront restaurant Eat at Joe’s. Prepare for your big day of surfing with large portions of tasty beach grinds.
We provide free airport transportation to and from the Liberia International Airport on Saturdays in our air conditioned vans. Arriving on a non-Saturday? No worries, we can get you at your convenience for $96.
If you are arriving by other means, please contact us for information and we can help you out.
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