Located in Huntington Beach, California
What Do We Offer?
Surfing for Recovery: We work with treatment programs, schools, wellness centers, and idividuals to create meaningful ocean experiences that support recovery, mental health, and personal growth through surf lessons, mindfulness, and nature.
Surfing for Wellness: Tailored, neurodivergent-affirming surf instruction for kids, teens, and adults. We combine accessible surf coaching with calming mindfulness techniques to support sensory regulation, build confidence, and help you find calm in the ocean. Click here to learn more about this offering
Both options can be used for private lessons, small groups, recovery center outings, team-building, and workshops. Addiction recovery is not a requirement for these services.
Who Is This For?
We serve two primary groups: individuals navigating substance use and mental health recovery, and neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults building confidence and managing stress. Integrating mind, body, and spirit, we customize every session to fit each person’s physical, sensory, and emotional needs.
Schedule a phone call to see if this is right for you, your organization, or your loved one.
Who Are We?
Serene Waters Surf Adventures is located in Huntington Beach, California. Besides our regular surf school services, we also offer surfing for recovery & wellness: experiences based around surfing and the ocean, known as surf therapy. These programs aim to help people recover, become more resilient, and grow personally.
Our mission is straightforward: to harness the healing power of salt water to foster lasting resilience and wellness—one wave at a time.
Why the Ocean as the Vessel for Change?
Research shows that movement in nature reduces stress, improves mood, and supports healthy brain function. By demanding total presence, the ocean naturally creates a flow state—acting as a dynamic moving meditation that pulls you out of overthinking and anchors you firmly in the present moment. Surfing adds that crucial element of healthy challenge, helping you build real-world courage, resilience, and adaptability.
Experiential (adj.): “Involving or based on experience and observation rather than theory.” — Oxford English Dictionary
At Serene Waters, this means we don’t just talk about tools for growth—we actively practice them in real time in the sea.
Blue Mind: A mildly meditative, peaceful state induced by being in or near water, providing a natural antidote to daily stress and anxiety.
— Concept credited to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind
Surf Therapy: “Surf therapy is the use of surfing as a vehicle for delivering intentional, inclusive, population-specific, and evidence-based therapeutic structures to promote psychological, physical, and psychosocial well-being.”
— Definition credited to the International Surf Therapy Organization (ISTO)
*If you do need help with professional help resources we can point you in the right direction. These are not psychotherapy sessions nor are these services meant to be replacements for medications, medical, or other professional treatment services. This approach aims to enhance overall quality of life and works best as an adjunct service.
We also offer Surf lessons in Huntington Beach, California
We teach surf lessons in Huntington Beach, CA. Go to serenewaterssurfadventures.com to book with us. If you are not looking for experiential surf offerings then this is will be a great fit.
