Skip to content
visitorfun
BusinessesGrow
Sport & OutdoorLocal GemOutdoor Adventure

Surf Diva

2160 Avenida De La Playa · La Jolla, CA

Why you should go…

Surf Diva is a surf school and shop founded in 1996 in La Jolla, San Diego, originally launched as the first all-girls surf school. It offers group, semi-private and private surf lessons, kids and teen camps, and women's clinics at La Jolla Shores, a beach known for its consistent, beginner-friendly waves and long sandbar. All instructors are CPR, first aid and lifesaving certified, and group lessons start at roughly 60 dollars per person.

  • #surfing
  • #lessons
  • #beach
  • #outdoor
  • #family

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Surf Diva, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Birch Aquarium at Scripps

    Under $25

    Explore ocean science exhibits and more than 9,000 marine animals overlooking La Jolla Shores.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    La Jolla Cove

    Free

    A small, cliff-ringed beach cove where sea lions haul out on the rocks just feet from swimmers.

    0.9 mi awayMore like this

  • Tours
    Date Night

    Cruise San Diego

    $25–$50

    Family-owned sunset and daytime boat cruises on Mission Bay aboard a vintage passenger ferry.

    6.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Family Favorite

    San Diego Whale Watch

    $50+

    Year-round boat tours from Mission Bay to see whales and dolphins off the San Diego coast.

    6.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Local Gem

    Balboa Park

    Free

    A 1,200-acre urban park packed with Spanish Colonial architecture, gardens, and more than a dozen museums.

    11 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    History Buff

    Cabrillo National Monument

    Under $25

    A clifftop point at the tip of Point Loma marking the first European landing on the West Coast, with whale-watching views.

    13 mi awayMore like this