Summer Surf Camp 2025

We have been running SURFMAYO surf camps for 25+ years and it has been a great success teaching local, national and international kids and teenagers how to surf.

Surf camps run weekly throughout July & August and it’s mainly for children from 7 to 16 years old. As well as learning to surf or improving your surfing skills our camp is based around an atmosphere where everyone will have a great time while staying safe in the water. Technique, water safety, fitness and learning about the ever-changing surfing conditions are all part of the camp. Each person is encouraged to progress at their own pace while being inspired and inspiring others in the group.

The grand finale is a surf competition on the Thursday. Run with “good craic” in mind, more than battling for a world title, this gives our surfers the big push to really go for it at the end of the week. With a few medals up for grabs, from most improved surfer of the week to best wipe out!

We usually run surf camp from 9.30 – 11.30am Monday to Thursday, however some weeks we alter start times to fit in with local tide-times for Carrowniskey Strand (see timetable below). This is solely to ensure optimum conditions and safety of the kids participating.

All our Surf Coaches are Irish Surfing Association Approved Surf Instructors, qualified Beach Lifeguards, Garda vetted and have received training and certification in Child Protection.

PRICES
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€95 per child including all equipment (wetsuit, surfboard & boots).

How to Book:

If you find a week that suits your time schedule (see timetable below), please just drop us an email ([email protected]).

Please provide the following information to complete bookings; Kids name, age, any medical conditions we need to be aware off, parents / guardians name & contact details.

Early booking is strongly advised as we will have limited places.

Important Information:

Please arrive 20 minutes before the surf camp start time slot for sign up, kitting out of gear, etc.
SURFMAYO will provide all the suitable disinfected gear to participate in surf lessons (wetsuit, boots & surfboards).
Please ensure participants have swimming togs for under wetsuits, towel, and dry clothes for afterwards, water, post surf snacks & sunscreen.

Surf Mayo

4.9

Based on 128 reviews

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Николай Дешевенко

22:05 18 May 25

Perfect

Eugene Brazhnyk

16:40 18 May 25

Response from the owner 17:40 21 May 25

Thanks for coming surfing with us Eugene. Charles, Elvis & SURFMAYO team

Olav Nørstebø

17:34 09 May 25

Me and my fiancee had a two-session private intro to surfing with Charles at beautiful Carrowinski beach during our stay in Ireland in April. He is an excellent surf instructor that teaches you the basics before letting you advance to the next level, which helped us a lot. He gives clear advice on what to focus on as well as honest feedback about what could be improved. Everything was really well organised and prepared. I highly recommend lessons with the Surf Mayo team!

Response from the owner 17:26 21 May 25

Thanks for coming surfing with us Olav. See you soon. Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Jennifer Abreu

21:41 23 Apr 25

guillaume choubrac

13:22 18 Apr 25

Great afternoon of surfing! The setting and supervisors were really nice. In two hours, we had the necessary explanations to have fun quickly.

Response from the owner 17:27 21 May 25

Thanks for bringing your football team from France to surf with us Guillaume. Hopefully see you next time you come back to Ireland. Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Hannah Waters

09:53 17 Apr 25

Charles and Elvis were so helpful and went out of their way to make sure we could hire what we needed and get a surf in on our very short trip to Westport. We really appreciated it and had a great surf!

Response from the owner 17:28 21 May 25

Thanks Hannah, you are very welcome. Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Armel Bonsergent

10:43 13 Apr 25

Beautiful waves, beautiful place

Response from the owner 17:29 21 May 25

Thanks for passing by Armel, see you again soon. Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Matthew Lenehan

07:28 13 Apr 25

Elvis and the team are fantastic! I was a complete beginner and after an hour I was up and flying around. Definitely get the lessons too, way better than trying to wing it. Really great value! Will be going back as soon as i can

Response from the owner 17:30 21 May 25

Many thanks for the kind review and coming surfing with us Matthew. Catch you again soon. Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Lianne Lugg

18:03 12 Apr 25

Myself and my little ones (aged 7 & 10) had a wonderful couple of days at Surf Mayo. The location is stunning & Elvis & Charles were absolutely amazing teachers - their tips and time spent teaching the children helped my little ones become confident and over the moon with their ability to surf! We’ve definitely got the bug for surfing due to the passion & patience of both Elvis & Charles. We will be back and highly recommend this wonderful surf school. Thank you!

Response from the owner 17:32 21 May 25

Hi Lianne, thanks so much for the lovely review. Delighted to hear the kids and you had a good time. See you over the summer for kids camp. Many thanks Elvis, Charles & the SURFMAYO team

Nic O'Malley

11:09 06 Apr 25