learning how to surf – Swell Surf Camp, Cabarete
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learning how to surf

By · May 23, 2018 · Updated September 29, 2026 · 1 min read

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Air28°C82°F
Water27°C81°F

If you have always wanted to learn how to surf, but don’t know what it takes to do so, read this article

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Megan S, Swell Surf Camp guest
Megan S
Age
43
From
San Diego
Level
Beginner
Travelled
Travelled solo
If I could give Swell 10 stars I would!! My partner and I visited Swell at the end of March 2026. We had an absolutely amazing trip. The rooms are clean and spaceship. The A/C works great and had warm water to shower. The WiFi is spotty in the upstairs rooms but works perfectly in the downstairs communal room. The staff is above & beyond!! The meals were some of the best I’ve had. The surf instructors are phenomenal.. they work with your experience and levels of surfing and join you for breakfast & dinner nights. The yoga is great mostly long holds and stretches which are great after 2 sessions of surfing. Haudy is the best. She runs the place and without her Swell wouldn’t be Swell. I highly recommend doing the canyon tour with Helmut. And last but not least the people that I stayed there with honestly became my family for the week. I honestly want to come back!
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Jeroen Mutsaars co-founded Swell in 2009, building the retreat in Cabarete from bare land with his wife Clare after years running a European surf travel company. Fifteen-plus seasons on the beach, six watersports ridden himself, and several thousand adult beginners coached from their first wave onward.

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