Costa Rica Women's Surf + Yoga Camp
Experience a seven-night womens-only surf trip in a jungle paradise. With tropical retreat accommodation right by the beach, you can stay in a surfers paradise with sunshine, delicious food and epic waves everyday.
Why choose to go surfing in Costa Rica?
Unlike other surf camps at Women + Waves we tailor our surf trips to suit your needs and abilities. With an amazing 1-3 instructor to guest coaching ratio, you’ll receive personalised guidance in the water and back on land to help you progress with confidence. Each day your hosts and instructors choose the best surf breaks for you. With their first-hand experience of the local beginner, progressor and intermediate waves, they will guide you to take the next step on your surfing journey.
What to expect
With Women + Waves everything is organised for you; from airport transfers, to amazing activities and a stunning beachside apartment, all you have to do is show up and enjoy the sunny vibes and good times. These trips are fully insured and have received over 350 5-star reviews from customers so you can be sure of being in safe hands.
Quick facts
Your Trip Leaders
Your Costa Rica crew brings years of coaching, surf travel, and local knowledge to every session. Each team member is trained in-house, fully insured, and dedicated to helping you progress in a safe, supportive, and empowering environment. They’re more than instructors, they’re mentors, motivators, and the ultimate surf buddies to share the pura vida spirit with.
Chelsea RoettBarbados, Costa Rica & Nicaragua Trip Host
Chelsea started surfing at 10 after finding her dad’s fluorescent pink surfboard (iconic). She was hooked, and by 12 she was representing Barbados at the ISA World Junior Surfing Games in Portugal. She grew up surfing Barbados’ incredible waves and has now been surfing and competing for over 20 years. The internationally renowned reef break Soup Bowl is a special place for her, but Brandons is another local favourite. Shortboarding might be Chelsea’s first love, but longboarding holds a special place in her heart. For her, gliding along a wave on a longboard feels like dancing, taking her straight back to her childhood ballet days.
Chelsea is an ISA Level 2 surf coach and ISA Level 1 judge, and she’s been coaching women for several years. In 2025 she was part of the very first ISA Women’s Regional Coaching Programme in Costa Rica. She loves breaking things down, working out what you need next and watching women catch waves they never thought they could. Guests say she’s encouraging, patient and genuinely invested in helping them improve.
Chelsea leads our Barbados women’s surf camp and Costa Rica women’s surf camp, and has joined the team in Nicaragua too. Want a taste before you book? She’s made a series of coaching videos for our YouTube channel, and if Barbados is calling, our guide to surfing in Barbados will tip you over the edge.
Out of the water, Chelsea is a graphic designer and digital marketer at a Barbadian publishing company, and she plays the drums (learned at 12, a little rusty now).
Hatty CooperNicaragua & Costa Rica Trip Leader
Hatty has an unrivalled love for surfing that is infectious to be around. She’s a true talent as she divides her time working as a Trip Leader on our international camps and coaching weekends. As well as spend time back at Women and Waves HQ she keeps as Head of Partnerships. She brings years of experience building authentic connections and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. With a love for surfing, sustainability, and community, she’s already bringing fresh energy and exciting ideas into the mix.
An ISA level 1 instructor, SLSGB Beach Lifeguard and a slave to the art of surf coaching, there is no one better to help you have an amazing trip and achieve all of your surfing goals!
Accommodation
Stay in luxurious bungalows where ocean sounds lull you to sleep each night. Nestled among tropical palms, enjoy morning yoga sessions, swing away evenings in hammocks, or relax poolside. Upgrade to our private studio apartments for your own cosy retreat just minutes from main camp.
Itinerary
Please note, sometimes we need to be flexible as some activities will be weather and condition dependent – but don’t worry, we’ll always do our very best to ensure you get the very best out of the trip! All our surf days and suggested activities are completely optional – you can enjoy as much or as little as you desire. This is not a boot camp!
































