...I Learned in the Ocean

Celebrating This Season’s Coworkers of the Week Thank you to the best staff for another epic season! Hey surfers! As summer comes to a close, its time to express gratitude to the amazing individuals who contributed to Summertime Surf School. From the dedicated Boardwalk Staff to the creative minds behind the awesome merchandise (available for…

Local Summer The Best Kept “Secret”   It’s that time of year again… the crowds are gone, the water has warmed up. Locals wait all year for September at the Jersey Shore, which earned the moniker “Local Summer.” For beachgoers and surfers alike, Local Summer really is the peak of our beaches, from the water…

24 of the Best Photos from the 2024 Season Celebrating National Photography Day Hey surfers! If you didn’t know, August 19th is National Photography Day (it’s also National Potato Day, but that’s a bit trickier to work into a surf school blog post, isn’t it?)! And what better way to celebrate and hang onto this…

What’s going on in Tahiti? Olympic Surfing 101   If your social media explore pages are anything like mine, you might have seen some posts about the floating Olympic village inTahiti and had a few questions (and a lot of jealousy). Luckily for you, we have some answers! Keep reading to get the 411 on…

My First Surf Lesson From the desk of a non-surfing surf school employee…  Dear not-quite-surfers, One time in the water and I’ve caught the bug. I’m afraid it’s as fun as all my coworkers say it is, and now I’ll be spending my days in the office gazing lovingly at the pictures on our pamphlets….

What a summer it has been so far! Please enjoy a few highlights from the crew that knows how to make the most of summer.    

The Summertime Surf Staff can be found at all corners of the world making memories in the off-season. As Spring is coming to an end, we can’t wait to be back with all of you this summer season. Get a glimpse of what the Crew has been up to!

Dear Surfers, I always loved the ocean, and had a boogie board as a kid. One of my Boy Scout leaders took a surfboard to the beach one time, I gave it a shot, fell a couple times, but eventually got one 1 foot tall glassy wave all the way to the beach – the…

Another winter season has the Summertime Surf Crew adventurous spirit come out before returning to New Jersey for the best summer job. Get a glimpse of what the Crew has been up to!    

Dear Surfers, About 14 years ago, Billabong released a campaign called “I surf because,” gathering perspectives from some of the foremost professional surfers in response to the question: “Why do you surf?” There were a lot of poignant responses, but the late Andy Irons had the simplest, and perhaps the best, stating “I surf because…