Somo Teens Surf Camp - Santander, Cantabria. Spain
INTRODUCTION
With more than 35 years of experience teaching surfing to generations of kids and teens from all over Europe, Somo Teens Surf Camp (ages 10–17) is held by the first surf school of Spain and is widely recognized as one of the best surf schools in the world. We offer proven and trustworthy teen surf camps throughout the month of July and beyond.
The camp is located just a few minutes from the safe and beginner-friendly beach breaks of Somo Beach, in front of Santander Bay, Cantabria, Northern Spain. This teen surf camp offers an engaging and active holiday for teenagers, combining surfing and skateboarding with afternoon multi-activities and outdoor fun. The program includes full-board accommodation in tents, airport transfers from the local airport, 24-hour supervision, and the use of ultimate surf and skate equipment, ensuring a safe, structured, and unforgettable experience.
Our experienced instructors and tutors motivate and inspire participants to get the most out of their surf lessons, skate sessions, and complementary activities, all carried out in a safe, structured, and supportive environment. Our staff speaks Spanish and English, ensuring clear communication and comfort for all guests.
The surf camp experience concludes with a surf competition, followed by a barbecue and evening music party, creating unforgettable memories filled with excitement, teamwork, and new friendships.
THE ACCOMMODATION
The guys will be sleeping at the surf camp up on the hill of Lorredo, overlooking the beautiful surfing beach of Somo hearing only the noise of the waves! Under the complete supervision of the staff 24 hours a day with an entire area dedicated to them. Every Tent can accommodate up to 3 kids and is featured with a sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, pillow and mosquito nets. Boys and girls are accommodated in separate areas.
Beyond the daily surf courses and water activities, the program includes a wide range of afternoon and evening entertainment, such as beach games, graffiti workshops, skateboarding sessions, and other outdoor activities, creating a fun, social, and memorable surf camp experience for teenagers.
Somo Teens Surf Camp Program
For the applicants to the 2 weeks program, the schedule will be modified. The INTENSIVE SURF CAMP are twice the hours of surf lessons, without missing any activity (Recommended!)
- Day 1 – Arrival at the surf camp and welcoming with introductions, explanation of activities and dinner.
- Day 2 – Breakfast + 2h of surf lessons in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + dinner + workshop + night activities.
- Day 3 – Breakfast + 2h of surf classes in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + paddle surf initiation classes + excursion + dinner.
- Day 4 – Breakfast + 2h of surf classes in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + Skate, Long Skate and Surf skate classes + dinner + talks (history of surfing, competition…).
- Day 5 – Breakfast + 2h of surf classes in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + visit Surf Shop and surfboard workshop + talks + dinner.
- Day 6 – Breakfast + 2h of surf classes in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + Graffiti classes + surf talk + dinner.
- Day 7 – Breakfast + 2h of surf lessons in the morning + lunch + supervised multi-activity + barbecue + surfer farewell party + delivery of photos with your week of surfing + diploma + raffles, gifts and many more surprises.
- Day 8 – Breakfast + 2h of surf lessons in the morning + championship + lunch + farewell and departure from the Surf Camp in the afternoon.
Food
Full board service included in every package. With daily breakfast at the camp every morning before preparing the backpacks for the beach and materials for lessons (everything is provided). Packed lunch at the beach and dinner at the camp. The last night the barbecue and party are included! Remember to inform us if you have any allergies or intolerances and if you are taking any medication.
THE ACTIVITIES
Objective? Having Fun!
Our goal is to help the surfers with progress, wave knowledge, respect of the ocean, safeness always respecting the other surfers to have the maximum fun! Every course includes the employment of the ultimate surf technology materials with softy surfboards perfect for beginners and intermediate. These boards help our young surfers to have:
• More stability
• Better floatation
• Takeoff easier
• Less risks of injuries
They will be standing up on the board after a week of course with no difficulties or stress which will be automatically translated in more fun! After the morning session with theory and practice, the afternoon will be dedicated to the second lesson of the day (highly recommended to beginners and intermediates looking for fast improvement) or for more experienced ones, will be the occasion to carry out and tests themselves.
Our surf instructors will be taking care of them during the surf lessons and free surf, meanwhile, a photographer will be often taking some nice shot to make a video/photo collage. Many professionals have participated in the success of this school, which is why we are known for our professionalism and experience in the water.
Surf Spots
Somo itself is a well-known surf spot with excellent beach breaks ideal for beginners. Somo is also ideally located to discover the nearby breaks of Langre and Galizano, a few kilometers east of the seaside resort. Santander is centrally located to discover the splendid, although underrated surf spots of Cantabria. West of Santander are the spots of Liencres, Suances, Oyambre, and Meron. East of the city is the spots of Laredo, Santona and El Brusco, Cantabria’s most famous break. Most of these breaks are beach breaks and enjoy excellent swell conditions year-round thanks to the deep northern Atlantic depressions traveling down the Bay of Biscay.
Surf Lessons
The staff will bring the guys to the beach school facility where they can dispose of a room with lockers, hot shower, hair drier and materials storage. We will provide the ultimate surf technology materials: leash, surfboard, and wetsuit for the whole camp.
Surf Course
The first day, of course, they will be split into different groups according to their skills and surfing ability before joining:
• Regular Program: surf lessons 2 hours/day and free surfing under supervision the afternoon
• Intensive Program: surf lessons 4 hours/day
Level: beginner, intermediate, advanced
Age: 10 – 17
Duration: 2 hours per class
Classes: 10/12 students maximum per instructor
Instructor: English and Spanish speakers, in possess of surf coaching and lifeguarding certification.
Surf lessons include transport to the beach (go&return), surfboard, wetsuit, leash, wax, insurance.
Other Activities
- WARM-UP AND STRETCHING: In order to prevent injuries and introduce your sons to the regular sports activity, we always do some warm-up at the beach with stretching exercises to the muscles and articulation more stressed during surfing (shoulder, knees, abs,etc.).
- PILATES AND YOGA: Empower our balance with abs and targeted exercises to help improve your surfing. Relax breathing method with yoga and stretching exercises to strengthen the muscle after the activity.
- STAND UP PADDLEBOARD: Our SUP instructor will take a lesson about this Hawaiian surfing discipline with a beginner lesson and exciting excursion floating on calm water.
- BEACH GAMES AND CAMP ACTIVITIES: After every afternoon surf session or surf lessons we keep on playing at the beach. Beach soccer, volleyball, rackets and many more.
- PING – PONG
- SOCCER TABLE
- VOLLEYBALL
- SKATEBOARDING AND CARVER© SKATE: the kids will try a modern longboard skate projected to improve the carving technique of a surfboard on land. Close to the beach, there is a recently renewed skatepark at full disposal. This skate park is famous for its old summer competitions and freestyle exhibitions.
- SHAPING & SURFBOARD: Our main surf instructor will explain the shaping process and the different types of surfboards. The guests will learn about measures, volume, design and famous shaper and evolution of materials in order to be aware of it and select the right equipment.
- VIDEO PROJECTION, METEOROLOGY CLASS & NATURE: Often the night after dinner we will project videos of surfing to examine in the depth the theory learned during the day with a practical example of perfect surf technique. During the day we organise a meteorology lesson in order to become aware of wind, weather and wave conditions for surfing, collecting and understanding the useful information (forecast, safety, currents, pollution, etc.)
- GRAFFITI When surfing became art and expression of yourselves through the color and walls.
- SURF PARTY: The last night of every single surf camp we have a barbecue party at the surf house surfing video projection, raffle with many prizes and music !!!
- SURF CHAMPIONSHIP: After the morning lessons and before lunch we will run the surfing competitions: heats with judges giving scores. At the end of the course, you will get your diploma delivered by your surf instructors.
- DVD PHOTO/VIDEO: With the best shot of the week for an unforgettable surfing holiday in Spain!
LOCATION & GETTING HERE
LOCATION
SOMO
Somo is a popular seaside town with miles of long sandy beaches situated on a small peninsula closing the Bay of Santander. Easy to reach by boat, bus or shuttle bus directly from the downtown of the city, won’t take you longer than 30 minutes to get there by car and choose one of the numerous beaches which flank the bay.
Wildly recognize as the surf capital of Cantabria, Somo Beach offers a beautiful view of Santander with a landscape of lagoons and Santa Magdalena Peninsula on the east. This tiny, green and authentic village, thanks to its position, repaired from the bay and with access to the open ocean far at the end of Loredo, offers perfect conditions for surfing also with adverse weather conditions.
SANTANDER
Santander is considered as the capital of Cantabria and was made popular in the 19th century by the royal family. The city combines the charm of an old summer town with a range of cultural activities. With a big tradition of rowing and a growing surfing culture since the 60s, Somo is also a destination for lots of golf enthusiastic. The famous Pedrena Royal Golf Club, inaugurated in 1929 and designed by Harry S. Colt is home to the club of Severiano Ballesteros, the famous Spanish golf player who started his amazing career here as a caddy.
CANTABRIA
Cantabria is a mountainous region on the Atlantic coast and part of the “Green Spain” area. Located between Asturias and the Basque country, the region is divided into two distinct natural environments. The coastal area, some two hundred kilometers of cliffy shoreline and a series of quiet estuaries, is separated from the high mesetas of central Spain by the snow-capped Picos de Europa range which rises up to 2,665 meters. This wild and unspoiled area of outstanding beauty is protected as a natural park, still hosting wild bears and wolves.
CLIMATE
Atlantic, with mild/wet winters and warm summers.
Getting Here
The Surf camp and all the other facilities available are situated in Somo, 15 minutes far from Santander, the capital of Cantabria. Easy to reach by car through the north Spanish motorway, Santander is only one hour and a half from Bilbao.
We can offer you a private transfer from/to the International Airport of Santander. Please confirm the time of arrival and departure for your son’s flight schedule with 48 hours of prior notice.
BY PLANE
Santander Airport (SDR) – 15 km from Somo, Cantabria
You can reach Somo by flying into Santander Airport (SDR). From the airport, it’s approximately 15 km to Somo (around 20–25 minutes by car). Airlines operating to Santander include Ryanair, Iberia and Vueling.
With Ryanair:
- Belgium: Brussels‑Charleroi
- Germany: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt‑Hahn
- Ireland: Dublin
- Italy: Milano Orio al Serio, Roma Ciampino
- Scotland: Edinburgh
- Spain: Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Tenerife South, Valencia
- United Kingdom: London Stansted, Manchester
With Iberia:
- France: Paris
- Netherlands: Amsterdam
- Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Valencia
- Switzerland: Zurich
- UK: Londo
With Vueling:
- France: Paris
- Italy: Milan and Rome
- Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Seville, Málaga, Gran Canaria and Ibiza
To Bilbao – Bilbao Airport (BIO), 80 km (Air Europa, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, EasyJet, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Swiss International Air Lines, TUIfly, Vueling)
BY CAR
- From Madrid:You can drive from Madrid to Somo, Cantabria by taking the A‑1 north toward Burgos, then the A‑8 and A‑67 toward Santander, and finally following the N‑634/CA‑141 to Somo, a journey of about 4.5–5 hours.
- From Gijon: You can drive from Gijón to Somo, Cantabria by taking the A‑8 east toward Santander, then following the N‑634/CA‑141 to Somo, a journey of about 2–2.5 hours.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- From Santander: Line 9 from city center runs every 30/40 minutes.
- By Ferry Boat: Los Reginas runs every 30 minutes from Santander Bay to Somo go/return. Check the time-table here
- By Ferry Boat from Portsmouth England: Check your ferry here
- By Train: Jump on an interrail train interrail.eu or check the Spanish railway itineraries
PRICES & PACKAGES
Somo Teens Surf Camp
PLACE: Somo Beach – Cantabria – Spain
AGES: Directed to minors of 10-17 years
ACCOMMODATION: Tents
CAMPS: Regular (2hrs daily) vs. Intensive (4 hours a day)
FROM SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
Regular Program: 2 HOURS daily surf lessons
| 1 Week | 1 Week | 10 Days | 10 Days | 2 Weeks | 2 Weeks |
| 21.06 – 28.06 | 750 € | 21.06 – 01.07 | 999 € | 21.06 – 05.07 | 1.340 € |
| 28.06 – 05.07 | 750 € | 28.06 – 08.07 | 999 € | 28.06 – 12.07 | 1.340 € |
| 05.07 – 12.07 | 750 € | 05.07 – 15.07 | 999 € | 05.07 – 19.07 | 1.340 € |
| 12.07 – 19.07 | 750 € | 12.07 – 22.07 | 999 € | 12.07 – 26.07 | 1.340 € |
| 19.07 – 26.07 | 750 € | 19.07 – 29.07 | 999 € | 19.07 – 02.08 | 1.340 € |
| 26.07 – 02.08 | 750 € | 26.07 – 05.08 | 999 € | 26.07 – 09.08 | 1.340 € |
Intensive Program: 4 HOURS daily surf lessons
| 1 Week | 1 Week | 10 Days | 10 Days | 2 Weeks | 2 Weeks |
| 21.06 – 28.06 | 935 € | 21.06 – 01.07 | 1,340 € | 21.06 – 05.07 | 1.650 € |
| 28.06 – 05.07 | 935 € | 28.06 – 08.07 | 1,340 € | 28.06 – 12.07 | 1.650 € |
| 05.07 – 12.07 | 935 € | 05.07 – 15.07 | 1,340 € | 05.07 – 19.07 | 1.650 € |
| 12.07 – 19.07 | 935 € | 12.07 – 22.07 | 1,340 € | 12.07 – 26.07 | 1.650 € |
| 19.07 – 26.07 | 935 € | 19.07 – 29.07 | 1,340 € | 19.07 – 02.08 | 1.650 € |
| 26.07 – 02.08 | 935 € | – | – | – | – |
Inclusions
- Accommodation in Surf Camp (tent) with full board (all meals included)
- REGULAR surf course (2h of daily surf classes) or INTENSIVE (4h of daily surf classes) with everything included.
- All material for all activities included.
- 24-hour qualified monitors with complementary activities during the day.
- Multi-activities in the afternoons. Outdoor activities and excursions.
- Yoga & Stretching classes.
- Graffiti classes.
- Bboying and Break Dance classes.
- Skate, long skate and carver classes.
- Initiation to Paddle Surf and SUP tours.
- Ping-Pong, table football, billiards, indo-board, championships, board games, swimming pool
- Video & photography. Night video projections.
- Visit surf shop and workshop tables. Explanation of different types of surfboards.
- Talk about meteorology, history of surfing and formation of waves, so that you can surf safely anywhere in the world.
- Quiksilver and Roxy surf party and farewell barbecue.
- Quiksilver and Roxy gifts, raffles…and many more surprises.
- Surfing Championship. Diploma. Photos and video.
AIRPORT TRANSFERS: The price depends on the number of people
- From Bilbao: ~160 € one way per person
- From Santander: ~60 € one way per peson
Live an unforgettable experience this summer, in the summer camps of Somo Teens Surf Camp, with the #1 Surf school in Spain. Learn to surf or improve your surfing with professionals.
